Marian Allen's Blog, page 11
May 4, 2025
04 May 2025: Holly Afield
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #HollyJahangiri #Llannonn @hjahangiri.author For those who don’t know, years and years ago, I wrote a novel (currently out of print) set on Llannonn, a planet where courtesy is literally the law. When I…
May 3, 2025
03 May 2025 Caturday: Chickie Tells A Tale
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #blackandwhitecats #Chickie #MamzelleChickieLaSilk Chickie Tells A Tale by Marian Allen It was a day like a spoonful of warm tuna juice. One of those days when everything seems to…
May 2, 2025
02 May 2025 Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Infectious
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline Infectious by Marian Allen For so long, the world had been approaching perfection. Human habitation had spread nearly across every possible inch of land. More human constructs floated on the surface…
May 1, 2025
01 May 2025 Steffie Gets Gruff
This post is part of StoryADay May #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory and of the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge #ThursdayDoors So begins the 2025 Story A Day May, when, as part of Julie Duffy’s challenge, I write and post a short (often VERY short) story each…
April 29, 2025
Food Tuesday: Easter Curry
#FoodTuesday #curry #SaagAloo #vegan #vegetarian @theoliveandmango #writingprompt This is what I took to the Easter family pitch-in. I pretty much followed The Olive and Mango’s recipe, except I left out the chili flakes. Medium curry powder is plenty hot enough for most wypipo. Including me,…
April 28, 2025
Monday Recommends and Nail Art: WayBack Spring
#MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt Do you just KNOW you saw something on the internet but you can’t find it now? Well, maybe you CAN find it, courtesy of The WayBack Machine. Also known as the Internet Archive, it’s “a non-profit library…
April 26, 2025
Caturday: Tipper Goes Outside — Legally
Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #whitecats #Tipper #TipperLordSnowbottom #SirSniffsalot Hi, there! I’m Tipper Allen, and guess what? Momma stuck me out in the new cathouse, and I loved it! I could be outside and not have to hide under the porch! I stayed out for days…
April 25, 2025
April 24, 2025
Thursday Doors: Sara Goes to Spain 1
#ThursdayDoors #writingprompt Sara took these pictures when she was on her field school trip to Spain lo, these many years ago. “These are from the Palacio de Velázquez in Buen Retiro Park. It’s an art exhibition hall. I don’t know why I didn’t go in!…
April 22, 2025
Food Tuesday: This Orange Sauce Thing
#FoodTuesday #quickandeasy #writingprompt So I squeezed the juice of two oranges into a hot pan and added half a stick of vegan margarine. A little salt, a little pepper, some thyme, some white cooking wine, cooked it a few minutes to reduce it, and BOOM!…
