This is an idea for a novel inspired by “Swan Lake”, the ballet. The main character of Prince Siegfried is a “novice” character, with whom we enter and learn about the magical realist world of this story.
Day 1 of advent calendar story. Melvin and Sally meet for the first time.
“What is your name?” He asked as he searched her memories. There was nothing. He dived deeper into her unconsciousness until he came up against a door. Vlad breathed her essence in deeply and quickly retreated, This was not human child. She was not of his making.
A recently widowed woman is asked to care for a troubled boy from her neighborhood and discovers he knows more than she expected about how her husband passed.
An advent calendar story, six houses in a clearing and a Victorian ghost
I was alone at home, preparing the cakes for tomorrow’s party when the storm hit with no warning. One minute I was grating carrots, the next I was racing around the big old farmhouse, home to the Murphy family, closing…...
Year of the leaf, 43rd day of the cycle I have been considering a hypothesis: does power truly corrupt? We are warned about excessive power in the hands of a single being, but what if they had never chosen the…...
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A English girl on a personal journey finding her feet in Provence
BRAINSTORMING STORY IDEAS 1. Mr. Brailey, Sir Thomas Cromwell’s personal doctor, and Mr. Jackson, were both physicians of the Sadler family. They form a successful partnership and become founders of the first private hospital in Hackney, England, specializing in seizure…...
Rafe himself added more kindling and peat to the bedroom fireplace. He wanted the room to be comfortably heated for Helen at all times. She remained in a deep sleep and appeared less agitated than the day before. Mr. Brailey,…...
Two boys skip school and storm thwarts their plans.