Marian Allen's Blog, page 12
May 17, 2025
17 May 2025: Caturday: Tipper, King of the Sniffs
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #whitecats #Tipper #TipperLordSnowbottom #SirSniffsalot King of the Sniffs by Tipper Allen The handsome king rejoiced, and the whole kingdom rejoiced with him. The king loved to leave the palace…
May 16, 2025
16 May 2025 Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online
Returning to the Hot Flash format for this one. Just Then by Marian Allen It’s always darkest before dawn, and the field had never looked lovelier than just before the tornado hit.
May 15, 2025
15 May 2025 Steffie at the Wheel
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory Steffie at the Wheel by Marian Allen It wasn’t often that anybody got the drop on Steffie, but this small man with the Irish brogue had allayed her suspicions just long enough to…
May 14, 2025
14 May 2025 Pineys
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory Pineys He didn’t want the real estate agent to know it, but he fell in love with the little house in the country as soon as he saw it in person. He had…
May 13, 2025
13 May 2025 Smokey Joe
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory Smokey Joe by Marian Allen Guys, I got nothin. I was gonna tell you about this guy called Smokey Joe, but I can’t tell you about him, cause I don’t know nothin about…
May 12, 2025
12 May 2025: Bamboo Butterflies
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory ##MondayRecommends #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode #writingprompt Bamboo Butterflies by Marian Allen The bamboo was dark green. Thick. Sturdy. Thrusting toward the sky in straight, rigid lines. The butterflies were pale pink.…
May 11, 2025
11 May 2025 Holly Meets Mam
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 10, 2025
10 May 2025 Caturday: Adi Attempts A Coup
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory ##Caturday #cats #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #calico #calicocats #scottishfold #scottishfoldlovers #Adi #AdiLadyFluffington #FrauleinProfessorOverknocker Adi Attempts A Coup by Adi Amelia Allen Okay, so der was dis cat, an her name was … um … Chickie:…
May 9, 2025
09 May 2025 Fridays For Future, Climate Strike Online: Break in the Clouds
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline Break in the Clouds by Marian Allen It rains. That’s what it does. I mean, yeah, we’ve all been to school, duh, we’ve all heard about how it used to rain…
May 8, 2025
08 2025 Thursday Doors: Steffie On The Line
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #TDWC #ThursdayDoors This story is dedicated to the real Sandy G., who does make everything better. This is also an entry into the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge. Steffie On The Line by Marian…
