Published inILLUMINATION’S MIRROR·PinnedMember-onlyThe Complete Works of Christine GravesA categorized view of my work on Medium — One of the first things I learned from being on Illumination is that it’s important for writers to have a way to showcase their work. I’ve been watching the way other authors, such as Dr Mehmet Yildiz and J.A. Taylor, have put their portfolios together and came up with something…Authors4 min readAuthors4 min read
Published inEnticing the Muse·5 days agoMember-only15 on the 15thYour monthly prompts for September 2023 Hello, my darlings. I hope you are all enjoying the seasonal shift. I’m starting to get the urge to make a big pot of chili with cornbread and cinnamon rolls. It’s a Nebraska thing. It took me a little longer to put this together…Writing Prompts3 min readWriting Prompts3 min read
Published inDominium Tenebrarum — The Underworld·Sep 12Member-onlyOn the Brink of BattleThe Cara Bleu Chronicles The following story contains scenes of violence and strong language. Reader discretion is advised. As soon as darkness had fully descended, three SUVs pulled up outside. I took a step back, watching as several large men emerged, pulling Ragnar’s boys out in chains. Teig exited the…Fiction6 min readFiction6 min read
Published inLair of the Immortals·Sep 4Member-onlyThe Hero’s SecretGuardian of the Good-Chapter 5 I awoke with my host as he rose to ready a meal for his master. He laid out chunks of flatbread, an array of fruits and meat, and headed outside to milk a goat. I thought that was kind of gross, but knew I’d have…Fiction5 min readFiction5 min read
Published inEnticing the Muse·Sep 2Member-onlyWord-A-Day September 2023Your monthly dose of inspiration Hello, my angel babies. It’s time for another Word-A-Day prompt list. Okay, the truth is I should have had this out already, but I went and did some adulting and it wiped me out. Adulting is dumb. Before we get into this month’s list, I…Writing Prompts3 min readWriting Prompts3 min read
Published inDominium Tenebrarum — The Underworld·Aug 29Member-onlyThe Mother of All VampiresThe Cara Bleu Chronicles The following story contains scenes of violence and strong language. Reader discretion is advised. Ragnar sat with a blank look on his face. “Who the fuck is Sekmet?” I looked up at the clock and knew it would be dark soon. I didn’t have time to…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Published inEnticing the Muse·Aug 24Member-onlyNot the Time for DecafOver Coffee issue 19 So, in my last issue of Over Coffee, I announced that I would only be doing two prompt posts a month. I wanted to dedicate myself to my own writing for a while. I wanted to remember what it was like to create worlds and bring…Over Coffee4 min readOver Coffee4 min read
Published inIn Another Reality·Aug 22Member-onlyThe Lives of the Dead-Part 1A Gray Day in London-Chapter 4Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Published inDominium Tenebrarum — The Underworld·Aug 21Member-onlyThe Secret of the CrossThe Cara Bleu Chronicles *The following story contains scenes of violence and strong language* The trip to the storage facility took longer than I’d liked. It lay deep within the bayou, out of the way of the common folk. …Fiction5 min readFiction5 min read
Published inIn Another Reality·Aug 20Member-onlyElizabeth Kensington-Miss September 1946The Pin-Up Girls Murders Chapter 4 Victim #3 of Royce Brockmoeller Annabeth Kelly was born in the small town of Kensington, Maryland in February 1924. She was the only child of Jefferson and Elizabeth Kelly. …Serial Fiction5 min readSerial Fiction5 min read