Marian Allen's Blog, page 13
May 7, 2025
07 May 2025 The Princess Who Considered Part 2
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory The Princess Who Considered – Part 2 by Marian Allen The princess cut herself a bit of Nanny’s bread, spread it with the butter Nanny offered, and found that her hunger made the…
May 6, 2025
06 May 2025 Food Tuesday: The Princess Who Considered
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory The Princess Who Considered Part 1 by Marian Allen Once upon a time, there was a princess who was as proud as she was beautiful. Nothing except her parents and herself was ever…
May 5, 2025
05 May 2025: Story and Nail Art
This post is part of StoryADay May (https://storyaday.org/) #StoryADay #StoryADayMay @storyadaymay #freeshortstory #NailArt #nails #Maniology #HelloManiology #ManiologyAmbassador #MomGoth10discountcode This is also in memory of my late friend and fellow writer, Jane, whose birthday it would have been today and who introduced me to Georgette Heyer’s…
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…
