Fiction

  My name is Noelle.  I come from a wealthy family living in Colorado.  His name is Jeremiah.  He moved with his family from New Mexico.  His family is quite poor.

September 22th

Charlotte Madden had never been so excited in her life. Ever. 

She was pretty positive she wasn't going to make it through this alive. 

She was the lead. 

Once upon a time, there was a boy. This boy, out of all the boys in town, had trouble reading. So, he asked the sky for help. He asked her, "Oh dear sky, whatever shall I do?

This is the opening sequence/prologue to my Orpheus and Eurydice rewrite (partially inspired by Hadestown with the tracks and all but I have never seen the musical) in 1860s cowboy Texas!

“The end. Are you sure you like this story? It’s a little scary.”

“I’m not afraid of anything, mama!” Eyes rolling, Luna’s mother crawled out of bed, exiting her young daughter’s small bedroom.

Princess Cassandra Scarlett De La Cruz has it all. A Palace, money, and servants waiting on her hand and foot. The thing is, she wants nothing to do with her parents and the tyrantical rule they keep over her kingdom.

Robins are chirping

The blossoms are opening

The springtime is near

The first time I saw her, she was clutching a sketchbook in her arms. It was very plain-looking with a black cover and golden spirals.

Every week at church, she carried that sketchbook. I never saw her without it.

Part 1 — The Thief

“Have a good night.”

“You too,” I responded dryly from behind the counter. 

Every day he woke up to his alarm at 7 made some breakfast took a shower and got dressed. Every day he’d get to work 10 minutes early at 8:50 and brew coffee to get himself prepared for the day.

Megan was staring out the window in the backseat of her mom’s minivan with a blank expression painted across her silent face. She shivered at the thought of spending her whole summer vacation at her grandma’s house.

the wooden floorboards creaked from the weight, a circle on the floor like we were kindergarteners once again. never missed the 'get to know you circles' .