Shelby Sees: a Short Story
December is here, and this very strange year is almost over. This story appeared on the Hagstone Publishing website a few years back....
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Michelle
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Announcing Briar, Coming in January 2023
It may be a little cliché to say it, but I don’t care: Winter is the best season for stories, preferably told or read by lamp or candle...
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Michelle
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Writing About Plants: Bloom Times
A common mistake many authors make when writing about plants has to do with when they bloom. I've seen Queen Anne's lace described as an...
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Michelle
- Nov 6, 2022
- 4 min
Visitation: A Short Story
November is settling in nicely, and I have another story for you. This story appeared on the Hagstone Publishing website a few years...
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Michelle
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
Five Tips for Writing Compelling Short Stories
Writing a short story seems like it should be simple, but it's an art many writers struggle with. I know some writers who can stare down...
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Michelle
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
Five Tips on Writing About Plants
If this post looks familiar, it should! It appeared on the Hagstone Publishing website a few years ago in a slightly different form. Many...
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Michelle
- Oct 2, 2022
- 10 min
Mother Storm: A Short Story
Happy October! Welcome to the best month of the year. Today I have a little story for you. This story first appeared on the Hagstone...
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Michelle
- May 29, 2021
- 1 min
A Prayer for Inspiration
The Polytheist Devotional Arts Challenge begins Tuesday, and I know many of us are feeling a bit overwhelmed, or unprepared, or are...
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Michelle
- Oct 8, 2020
- 4 min
Ghost: A Short Story
I wrote the following story in 2011 for a writing project on a blog that has since been taken down. I made a few revisions and decided to...
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Michelle
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
Hand Work
I've been writing by hand lately, scrawling stories in ink across the pages of a decomposition book. I've also been doing a lot of...
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Michelle
- Feb 15, 2018
- 1 min
She Waits
The oak on the corner Clings to last year’s leaves, While all around her, chestnuts and maples Unfold tiny umbrellas of tender green. But...
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Michelle
- Feb 12, 2018
- 3 min
Perception and Creativity
It's amazing how you can walk past something without noticing it for days - or years - and then one day something about it catches your...
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Michelle Simkins
polytheist . writer . maker . witch
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