I enjoy dabbling in short stories from time to time, often based on random writing prompts or images I come across. I use these stories as a space to experiment, improve my craft, and explore different genres and styles outside of what I usually write. The writing featured in Bits and Blogs is at various stages of editing and completeness and is meant to be a record of the writing process.
Livvy Baker’s Kiss of Death- Chapter 1
I’m excited to present the first chapter of LIVVY BAKER’S KISS OF DEATH, a speculative young adult mystery with the sexy charisma of Easy A and the existential dread of Final Destination. Complete at 88,000 words, it blends the supernatural atmosphere of Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas), the teenage angst of The Do-Over (Lynn Painter), and…
The 17-Year Cycle
A short story of lost love, rediscovery, and the value of never giving up hope. “Youth is wasted on the young, you know.” Old Man Bower repeats the same trite phrase every week when Lila stops in to buy worms for the weekend. His lips pucker like an overripe prune as he rings her…
The Technological Mirror
Experimental 2nd person flash fiction (wildly unedited) Your alarm goes off, the ringing a tolling bell in the headache already forming behind your eyes. You’re just grateful that you were able to sleep to the alarm today and not have to get up at 4 in the morning to pee and not be able…
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
-Toni Morrison
Selina Marcille 