by Guest Author | Feb 17, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction, Guest Authors
“…offering outstanding comfort sir, thanks to the massage leather seats and state of the art air con system.” Dom snapped to his senses just in time to hear the end of the salesman’s protracted description of the gleaming, black Jaguar which stood before them....
by Stoney deGeyter | Feb 12, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction
Read Chapter 6: Reconstruction Acceptance A muffled voice comes from deep within the shadows. I feel my way down the steps. “Karyn? Is that you?” “Mmmmm mnm mmmmmmm!” At the bottom of the stairs, something brushes my face. I jerk back. It’s a pull string for an...
by Guest Author | Feb 10, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Poems
I don’t know you anymore.I don’t know if I ever truly did.But I know where I stand now,and while I don’t stand against you,I won’t stand with you anymore.And if that makes me a traitor in your eyes,If this is what I have to do to strive,then I...
by Stoney deGeyter | Feb 6, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction
Read Chapter 5: Awakening Reconstruction James holds out a sweatshirt and sweatpants. “Best I could find. There’s a bathroom down the hall you can use.” My heart thumps in my chest, and I’m all smiles. James must be my man. My love. My rescuer. I grab the dry clothes...
by Guest Author | Feb 3, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
I think of writing as a deep search for connections. I spend the next 80,000 words exploring the threads and revealing them to the reader. Sometimes, I let them piece some of it together. The threads lead me on. The story shows the colours. Out of an inky dark...
by Stoney deGeyter | Jan 30, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction
Read Chapter 4: Depression Awakening With no other options, I follow James down the long, winding driveway toward the light he’d spotted through the woods. It’s a single-bulb porch lamp, attached to a small cabin. The path to the porch is overgrown with weeds, looking...
by Guest Author | Jan 27, 2021 | All Posts, Writing Tips
So, a few weeks back I was working on a blog post about defying the statistics attached to living with a rare disorder… then life slammed in, as it usually does.It started off simple enough, a small cold that I tend to come down with when the weather shifts from...
by Stoney deGeyter | Jan 23, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction
Read Chapter 3: Anger Depression “You look like a James.” I don’t mean for it to sound rude, but it comes out that way. “That doesn’t sound like a compliment.” “Take it how you like.” The rain has stopped and we trudge down the middle of the road, looking for help....
by Guest Author | Jan 20, 2021 | All Posts, Guest Authors, Writing Tips
The year 2020 was a year most like to forget. Last year was not all that different for me since I deal with suicidal and depressive modes on and off. And in recent years, I discovered I am autistic. Writing was on the back burner for me. The most I accomplished...
by Stoney deGeyter | Jan 16, 2021 | All Posts, Fiction
Read Chapter 2: Guilt Anger The man beside me bolts upright, holding his head in his hands. “What happened?” he moans. I sit up. “You’re alive! Oh, thank God.” He pulls his hands away and cocks his head. “Yeah… still here.” “You okay?” He hesitates. “Bit of a...
