skunkcetera: A little skunk looking joyous (Motes)

A short story set in the Rift, a very cladists-out-of-water setting, where they are missing some of the functionality they remember from sys-side.

CW for the graphic description of a consensual violent (near) death of a child.

ExpandRead more... )

skunkcetera: A skunk with a magenta forelock smiling (Beholden)

Dot, I have been thinking while we sit here on the couch, you in my lap, dozing against my front, snoring softly as I brush my fingers through your fur. I have been thinking that you have spent more than a century now seven years old. That is one hundred seventh birthdays. Oh, sure, you have had a few twelfths, and once you even had a fifth, but no matter what, you have had more than your fair share of seventh birthdays.

I have been thinking, though — and this is between you and me — what if you grew up?

This post has been moved to the [community profile] post_self community. You can read it here

skunkcetera: A skunk curled in the shape of a heart. A dandelion is behind its ear (Default)

Heyyy, I am Maddy, an author living up in Cascadia with a dog, a partner, and some iffy internet. I have an MFA in creative writing and pedagogy at Cornell College, which means I write a shitload — if I am not out of the house, I am probably writing. I have a bunch of books and stories out there you can check out.

ExpandRead more... )

Profile

skunkcetera: A skunk curled in the shape of a heart. A dandelion is behind its ear (Default)
Skunks&

October 2024

S M T W T F S
  123 4 5
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  

Expand Cut Tags

Expand All Cut TagsCollapse All Cut Tags

Tags

Syndicate

RSS Atom
Powered by Dreamwidth Studios

Style Credit