Lyndsay E. Gilbert's Blog, page 11

Phoenix Girl

Watch me burn out to ashes Writhe in a flame Twist in the heat And Suffer the blame Crawl in the dust Lips cracked and dry Blood boiling slowly Steam in the sky Skin peeling back Bones set on fire Punished for trying Sick from desire Heart pumping wildly Clumped in my hand Smile twisting […]

Mother May I?

Flash fiction piece for a competition run by the lovely Anna Meade.  My story was posted as a guest entry on a friends blog page, as I did not have my own. I didn’t win but I did get an honourable mention.  It’s mega short, so have a wee read.Filed under: Other, Stories, Writing Tagged: competitions, […]

Writing Magazine Rhyming Poetry Competition

I am a chronic rhymer when it comes to poetry, which often disqualifies me from competitions and magazines.  They think rhyming is too contrived or cheesy.  For me rhyming comes easily as I get caught up in a rhythm in my head.  This is often helped by listening to Ludovico Einaudi tracks.  The fact that his […]

Nanowrimo Ready

That time of the year is almost upon us.  I have National Novel Writing Month to thank for my very first completed novel.  I had co-written a novel before with a friend, but Nano helped me go it alone. I hope to compete this year again, but I’m so wary of doing the usual, which is […]

Under the School

When Aaron’s sister commits suicide he is determined to find out what drove her to such an end.  This leads him to discover a hidden menace living under the school. Click on the image above to read this story on Youth Imagination.Filed under: Blog, Stories, Writing Tagged: dark, published, short stories, stories, YA, young adult

Unbirthday

Imagine an unbirthday With corpses at a table Alice as a ghost girl A creature made of fable The guests are all just memories In someone elses head Some of them are nightmares That make children sweat in bed The tea thats served is poison But the dead all gulp it down The cake is […]

New Website

I am working now on getting this website up and running where I can share my writing and all my endeavours toward publishing work and getting it out there.  I also hope to share information on competitions I am entering in the hopes of inspiring others to enter as well. Last year I decided to self publish […]

Welcome

Short Stories “Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams... journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.”                - Neil Gaiman Poetry                                   Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." -Carl SandburgFiled under: Uncategorized