The first time it happened, I was… (Writing Prompt Wednesday inspired by Jericho Writers)

Hello Literary Lovelies, I am continuing on with the writing prompt I received in an email from Jericho Writers. I will attach a screenshot below of the newsletter: The first time it happened, I was twelve. I thought it had been a recurring dream, happening oddly every summer. I didn't realize the truth until the …

Stuff your own stocking – A holiday themed Book Shop Meet Cute

"Pardon?" I huffed. Instantly fogging up my glasses, which was only a further reminder that it meant my mask didn't fit correctly. I was only supposed to have been in the store for twenty minutes. Twenty. My anxiety had allotted only so much time. My depression having wanted more was reminded that we were in …

Blind Date with a Book – A Book “Shop” Meet Cute

I froze where I had been dancing - alone in my apartment. Was that what I thought it was? As if in reply it came again, a soft: Knock, knock I went into a crouched position, as if somehow whomever was outside my door might be able to see me. When in fact they probably …

The Spine – A Book Shop Meet Cute

His warm breath at her neck sent a shiver skittering down her spine. To be this close to him. To feel his thumbs graze... "Ma'am?"  The words made me flinch. Not necessarily due to their connotation but more likely due to the fact that they just interrupted a really good part.  I did what most …

The Stack – A Book Shop Meet Cute

It wasn't the first time I had seen him there among the stacks of Rarity, my favourite book shop. But it was the first time I heard him laugh. He didn't even look up from what he was reading, not in the least bit nervous about who saw him or what it was he was …

Unsigned: A Book Shop Meet Cute

I wasn't supposed to be working today. Technically I wasn't working according to the regional manager. I was assisting with an author's Q&A that I was luckily given time off in order to attend. 'You can't imagine how busy events like this can be,' the echoes of his voice still reverberated within me. 'The very …

Writing Prompt Wednesday – Flash Fiction Challenge

Do you want to meet? I couldn't stop myself before typing my reply: Did you seriously just ask that question? You're being absurd. Absolutely absurd. I watched the three-dot text bubble appear on the screen before disappearing. Waiting for the response. Absolutely absurd had been a bit much even for me. But at least I …

“The world did not end in a bang, or a whisper, but rather, one scream at a time…”

  The world did not end in a bang, or a whisper, but rather, one scream at a time. Its chilling sound rattled me from my sleep. I hadn't even realized I had closed my eyes. Had it been a scream? It had to have been? My thoughts stumbled around in a foggy confusion. It …

“The human mind is truly the scariest thing of all.” – Writing Prompt Wednesday

  "The human mind is truly the scariest thing of all." I quickly scanned my surroundings. The words appeared to float around me, their source unknown. And I could almost imagine the letters hovering in my current space, a space devoid of anything except my own body. My voice was weak from disuse and I …

Another writing challenge!

... and immediately the space quieted. Every ear perked in anticipation, every figure hunched in silent hope. A moment passed and finally, a collective breath escaped the group as they all straightened to sit tall once more. "What do you suppose it was?" Cella's gleaming hair twitched in the firelight. Anya's hand stretched out to …