Category Archives: Creative

Creative writing. Fiction and stuff. Oh, and 50-word stories.

Greta 2

[fr]Exercice d’écriture: personnage Greta.[en]She left Greta on a Tuesday, and she needs to fill in her week before she meets up with Sam on Sunday evening. It doesn’t have to be tricky. The nice thing about writing stories is that … Continue reading

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Sam 2

[en]Writing exercise: character Sam.[fr]Sam émerge bien trop tôt pour un lendemain d’hier. Il faut dire que c’est toujours trop tôt, les lendemains d’hier. Mais bon, il faut bien. Il met la tête sous le duvet en espérant sombrer à nouveau, … Continue reading

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Greta 1

[en]Writing exercise. Character Greta.[fr]Elle décide que sa deuxième aventure sera avec Greta. Sophie, ce sera pour après. Elle l’a tout juste effleurée, Greta, l’ex de Sam. Avec un nom pareil, elle doit être suisse-allemande, mais non, elle décide que ses … Continue reading

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Sam 1

[fr]Exercice d’écriture: personnage Sam.[en]The adventure begins. She doesn’t know Sam yet. She just knows his name. She’s not sure if she’ll like him or not. She’s afraid of making him too likable, too cliché, too unidimensional. She realizes that if … Continue reading

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The fridge did its best

The fridge did its best to keep its humans happy. Fresh vegetables and snacks, juicy meat and sweet wine. With the years it started failing, but did its best. Kicks of frustration denting its door and bruising its character. Weary, … Continue reading

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From Essay to Fiction

[fr]Exercice d’écriture: une aventure à la recherche de personnages pour porter ses histoires.[en]It’s an adventure. The adventure of a mind bubbling with ideas and things to say and write. The adventure of a mind which would like to bubble with … Continue reading

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The crow yelled at the cat

The crow yelled at the cat and flapped its wings. The feline retreated. The next day, two cats. The crow crowed louder and flapped her wings faster. Her mate swooped down and nipped a kitty tail. Third day, three felines: … Continue reading

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time

[fr]Un autre récit de rêve — double, celui-ci. Je suis navrée, mais ça sort toujours en anglais…[en]A dream. I have a gift for ending up at the wrong place at the wrong time. For example, think of the day Obama … Continue reading

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Political Nightmare

[fr]Récit de cauchemar.[en]A dream. In a few hours from now, they are going to come and make our heads roll. The new government of New York City, with which we have worked for many months to ease the transition, is … Continue reading

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Small Black Flies

Small black flies invaded the office, before taking over the whole city. It got so bad you had to wear a mask to avoid breathing them in. They formed a fine black film over everything, including your skin. People went … Continue reading

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