The light of the moon
is the flame which consumes
the human façade
until all that is left
is the wolf
that’s been waiting within.
Cold fire
Contingency plans
“Keep your hands where I can see ‘em!” he snarled.
it was then I knew the hours and hours I had spent learning how to do magic with my toes had not been wasted.
Thanksgiving Eve
Thanksgiving Eve: when fugitive birds of all types sit around the campfire and swap stories about their respective narrow escapes…
A short story by Maggie Stiefvater for Christmas 2018
It’s no secret that I’m an admirer of Maggie Stiefvater’s writing. Every time I read her, I’m watching to see what she is doing and how, so I can do it better myself.
You’ll get more from this if you’ve read the Raven Cycle of books she wrote. And the ending is stunning, if you have.
A Raven Cycle Holiday Short (A Very Declan Lynch Christmas) – Maggie Stiefvater
It only gets more complicated from there
From my work in progress:
“They were completely unaware of each other, which is just as well, because if they were, it would lead to a story which would take more time to tell than I have right now. The end.”
Beat the clock!
Just saw a plot description about a kidnapped scientist and a rescue team trying to beat the clock, and I thought, just rescue the scientist and leave the poor clock alone!
READY TO PLAY! Or not.
I love it when sportsball teams say they’ll “have to come ready to play.”
What ELSE did they think the whole “putting on uniforms and traveling” thing was about?
Team 1: puts on uniforms, travels to meet other team
Team 1: “So, what do you wanna do now?”
Team 2: “I dunno. Hey, how about we go out to grab a bite somewhere?”
Team 1: “Sounds good.”
Why the R?
I’m watching Batman on MeTV, and I just thought of something. Robin wears a green outfit with a red vest, a yellow cape, a black mask – and a white R in a black circle on his chest.
My question: why the R? Is that to distinguish him from all the OTHER superheroes running around wearing green outfits with a red vest, a yellow cape, and a black mask?
“Hey, who WAS that masked man?”
“Was he wearing a green outfit with a red vest, a yellow cape, and a black mask?”
“He sure was!”
“You didn’t happen to notice a letter on his chest…?”
“No, sorry, I didn’t.”
“Then it could be any one of a number of superheroes. I guess we’ll never know.”
Quoth the were-raven
There seem to be several works of fiction with the name Ravenous. I am disappointed that none of them involves a were-raven.
Quoth the were-raven, “Hey! I seem to be turning into a… caw! Caw! Caw!”
Zeno’s Werewolf
A very short story.
Zeno’s Werewolf
The moon is full at last, and I’m halfway to being a werewolf.
Now I’m half again there.
And again, halfway as close.
Too late. The moon’s no longer full.