Stephanie Hoogstad
Bio
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
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Stories (153/0)
- Top Story - April 2024
The Longest MinuteTop Story - April 2024
A minute. Sixty seconds to say goodbye. That’s all the time that I had left with him as the needle slid into his leg. I stared into his drooping eyes, looked at the blood-tainted saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth. They said that this was the best thing that we could do for him, a last kind act for a best friend…but if that were the case, then why did my heart feel so heavy?
By Stephanie Hoogstad13 days ago in Fiction
- Top Story - April 2024
The GuardiansTop Story - April 2024
“Where are they?” “They swore to protect us!” “Who even saw them last?” Wind carried the chatter from tree to tree as the Great Everlasting Council gathered to discuss the latest round of forest fires. Even some of the local wildlife had dropped in to listen to the grand pines converse.
By Stephanie Hoogstadabout a month ago in Fiction
- Top Story - March 2024
La Belle Fatale, Part Two
Author’s Note: This story is a sequel to the story “La Belle Fatale”. For the first part, follow this link below: Leaves crunched beneath hooves as the winged horse landed in the clearing. Atop the winged horse sat The Belle, adorned in her peasant’s garb, leather riding gloves, and a mud-brown cloak. Before them stretched a fork in the road, one path leading towards the town and the other towards King Adam’s castle.
By Stephanie Hoogstad2 months ago in Fiction
La Belle Fatale
The Belle stood proudly as they led her to the Beast’s chambers. She glanced around at the decrepit castle, with its mold-covered buttresses and draping spiderwebs. She wondered how long it had been since someone had been brought in to clean—and what kind of monster could live in these crumbling ruins.
By Stephanie Hoogstad3 months ago in Fiction
- Top Story - February 2024
My Alien VacationTop Story - February 2024
For my school break, we went on vacation to a backwoods planet in some faraway galaxy. The inhabitants call it Earth. It is mostly visited by scientific expeditions and poachers looking for exotic pets to sell on the black market, but my parents thought that it would be a good learning experience for my little sister and me. They wouldn’t even let me take my immersive reality suit with me, so it was a real snore fest. At least, it would have been if they hadn’t let me take Zorg with us.
By Stephanie Hoogstad3 months ago in Fiction