Freebie Mondays: Life in a Wildfire Evacuation Alert Zone Freebie Mondays: Life in a Wildfire Evacuation Alert Zone By Megan Cutler | September 11, 2023 | Comments 1 comment Though I do consider this to be a piece of creative writing, composed with specific intention, this is not a work of fiction. The events described actually took place. … It’s been a rough body week. They happen sometimes. It’s reached the point where I just want to shut off my brain and relax for … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Poetry Hour Freebie Mondays: Poetry Hour By Megan Cutler | September 4, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment My good friend Joe, who goes by Jchillyy on twitch recently created a wheel of mayhem for one of his streams. He asked the community to contribute fun ideas for random, crazy antics he could get up to should the wheel land on them. Since he is a fellow writer, I thought it might be … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Meet the Seed Matron Freebie Mondays: Meet the Seed Matron By Megan Cutler | August 7, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment How does a Cryptonian goddess gain ascendency? Smoke billowed from the necks of beakers and liquid bubbled inside thin vials as Tauldar surveyed her latest set of handiwork. She checked the temperature dials of her instruments and made tiny adjustments, all while humming to herself. Here she sprinkled a small pinch of dust and there … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The End of Death Freebie Mondays: The End of Death By Megan Cutler | July 24, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment This tragic tale relates the details of the Reaper’s Death according to the Celestial Mother… “Pardon my intrusion, great mother, but I have come to ask a pressing question.” Agos’s voice, though quiet, echoed through the Celestial Mother’s grand sanctum when he spoke. But his was not an unknown or unwelcome presence within this hallowed … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Meet the Horned God of War Freebie Mondays: Meet the Horned God of War By Megan Cutler | July 10, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Not all the gods were born divine… The Reaper is fascinated by all mortal life. This is why, eventually, they add all living things to their collection. This practice causes no end of despair to the Celestial Mother, whose love for all her creations is enormous. But there are those among her creations that Aleonath … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Meet the Reaper Freebie Mondays: Meet the Reaper By Megan Cutler | June 26, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment In the beginning there was darkness. Until the Celestial Mother pricked her finger and bled light into the world. But still, the darkness remained. As life spread across the galaxy, infinite in its diversity and glorious in its resplendence, the celestial fabric of that early existence remained. Though suns may fill planetary skies by day, … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Meet the Celestial Mother Freebie Mondays: Meet the Celestial Mother By Megan Cutler | June 5, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Now this is a story of how the world was made… Like a child locked in an isolated tower, Aleonath – not yet the celestial mother – grew tired of the lonesome cold and darkness which filled her day to day existence. Out of desperation for change, if not interaction, she at last pressed the … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Welcome to Cryptonia! Freebie Mondays: Welcome to Cryptonia! By Megan Cutler | May 22, 2023 | Comments 5 comments The pages are very old, weathered and heavily stained. At some point in the past they must have been treated with a substance to preserve their core material, otherwise there is no way they would have survived this long. It still seems as though they will crumble at the slightest touch, so every part of … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: The Rules of the Rave Freebie Mondays: The Rules of the Rave By Megan Cutler | May 8, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment When I first started writing shorts for this blog, the main purpose was to challenge myself, but also to write something fun as a break from the pressure of my major projects. For a long time, I enjoyed the random nature and chaos of the stories I posted here and looked forward each week to … Read More Read More
Freebie Mondays: Pocket Preparation (Story 22 of 22 Stories in 2022) Freebie Mondays: Pocket Preparation (Story 22 of 22 Stories in 2022) By Megan Cutler | May 1, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment Here we are at last on the final story of the 22 Stories in 22 project! Since I write roughly 22 stories every year, I thought it might be fun to do a project for 2022. In 2022, the 22 shorts I write for my blog will be taken from prompts related to the 31 … Read More Read More