The blanket curls around your shoulders tight. It’s cold outside, a bitter, winter cold, and the heating is barely on so you don’t have to spend any more money on it. So you’re left with your blanket, your cat, and your hot water bottle. The cat sits on your toes, comforted by your warmth. She … More Cosy (Stories on a Theme – “Soft”)
Rain hammered around them. Another storm, this one would hopefully pass quickly. In that moment, Rantia did not feel the rain smacking into her shoulders and soaking her clothes. She was lost in her memories, of happier times, of a home that was full of love and joy and wonder. “You ready?” Veran’s voice crackled … More Finding Home (Stories on a Theme – “Soft”)
Home is a place from which you can launch yourself and your ideas into the world. It’s a safe space. It’s your space. Every wall, every floor, everything in it is all yours. You control your space, you control your life. It doesn’t matter if it’s big or small home. It doesn’t matter if it’s … More Home (Stories on a Theme – “Family”)
First posted in 2015. || Image Credit: Photo by Alice Hampson on Unsplash “You know, there were times I didn’t think we would even get here.” Tell looked up at Keya, taken aback by the statement. Throughout the entire expedition, she had been the one who had led the way, the one who had kept them all going when times … More Flash Fiction – Home (From the Archives)
A quiet fire crackles with vigour in the corner of the room. You sit, listening to it, the hum of the fire slicing through the wood, the snap of the air, the warmth that gently travels across the room. It’s winter, but it’s not cold. It’s not just the fire, but it’s the warmth of … More Flash Fiction – Family (A 100 words story)
[Stories on a Theme – a weekly theme that I use as a spring board for short stories over the weekend. Catch up with the posts on my IG] It’s the almost home feeling, the place before you’re truly home but you’re so close. You sigh. Your journey is almost over. It doesn’t matter where … More Almost There – “Stories on a Theme” (Home)
[Stories on a Theme – a weekly theme that I use as a spring board for short stories over the weekend. Catch up with the posts on my IG] Olivia lay in her bed and breathed easily for once. This was hers. Her own home. It didn’t matter that there were still boxes to unpack … More Safety – “Stories on a Theme” (Home)
“Prompts on a Theme” is where I write a story based on a prompt given to me that loosely relates to a particular theme. Check out my “Prompts on a Theme” page for more info! Kaleidoscope Minai watched the fish swim at the bottom of the lake, their scales flashing in the sunlight – deep … More Kaleidoscope – (“Colour” Theme)
[100 Words is a story in 100 words or less, based off the word in the title.] Safety. A pause in the afternoon, looking at the walls, the carpet, the room. You own this. You are safe here. This is your safe space. This is your home.
Home – Home is more than a place, or stuff, or a memory. It is a feeling. (Genre – General, Rating – PG) Home is not just a place, it is a feeling. A place is transmutable. It can change, it can be changed, sculped and moulded into the design of the onlooker. It can be exchanged, … More Teacup Story – Home
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