Adeleine Grubb
Bio
Hello!
My name is Adeleine Grubb and I am a 2020 graduate from the University of Iowa's writing program. I am working on building up my writing portfolio, and I am appreciative of any and all support that I receive. Thank you!
Stories (14/0)
Trapped Creatures
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The aftermath of another prairie thunderstorm had left the eaves dripping, and the house settled once more on its foundation, with a sighing of timber.
By Adeleine Grubb2 years ago in Horror
Desert Stars
The flames from the fire shyly reached up towards the stars in the sky, flickering away before any contact could be made. The stars always caught Misae's eyes; there were so many. Moving out to the developing planet of Topho had broadened the young mail carrier's horizons, beyond the smoggy skies on Earth, to a clear, unpolluted glance into a spacious black ocean sprinkled with blue flecks of glittering luminescence.
By Adeleine Grubb2 years ago in Fiction
Fireworks and Flags
Out with the rainbow, in with the red, white and blue, here comes July! America's favorite month in all its firework and backyard barbeque glory. But beneath the punch and sparkle and star spangled banners, what exactly are we celebrating? Once again, it was time for me to reconsider what I am supporting with my time and energy.
By Adeleine Grubb3 years ago in Humans
The Bainbridge Hills Welcome
The tinny scraping of ice against ice set Annabel's teeth into a grin. She enjoyed the manufactured sounds of happiness, they provided the perfect backdrop to the afternoon soiree she was presiding over, and people were almost done with their drinks.
By Adeleine Grubb3 years ago in Fiction
How I Chose to Celebrate Pride Month
The sea of rainbow-colored corporate logos on June first helped usher in Pride month. It sure is nice to know that, for one month of the year, major businesses are invested in more than ever in getting that LGBTQ+ coin. I even saw that Disney, after a track record of patting themselves on the back for doing the bare minimum when it comes to gay representation, had created a Pride month themed banner. "Everyone is welcome under the rainbow! Especially when you buy our movies and support our re-makes of your childhood faves! Love you gays!"
By Adeleine Grubb3 years ago in Humans
On Being a Bad Ally
I was one of the white girls over the summer who proudly posted a black square on Instagram in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. I was vocal on social media about my support; reposting articles to help educate people on why change was necessary. I posted links to Facebook to GoFundMe campaigns and donation sites.
By Adeleine Grubb3 years ago in Humans
The Stardust in My Happy Place
When I close my eyes and imagine my happy place, I am in a warm, cozy room. There is a fireplace on one wall and the other walls are just saturated with books. Sunken in bookshelves, inlaid jewels of literature. I'm under several blankets, on a plushy armchair, listening to Christmas music and petting the little Maltese dog who miraculously is not barking, he's just sitting in my lap. And all of my books will have been recommended to me by one of my new favorite YouTubers; the lovely Artisan Geek.
By Adeleine Grubb4 years ago in Geeks
An Orange Night in the Diner
The orange light gasped its way into the diner between the slats in the blinds. It fell across Erykah Ondo's face in a tortoiseshell dappling. She sat still enough in the booth she occupied, almost as still as the cracked peach-colored vinyl bench across from her. But of course, there was the rise and fall of her shoulders to indicate that she was breathing. And the endless restlessness of her curls, how they chased each other around her head in the air current produced by the lazy fan overhead.
By Adeleine Grubb4 years ago in Humans
The Possession of Susannah and Her Song
When I watched The Princess and the Frog for the first time a year or two ago, I remember thinking "how wonderful for Disney to finally make a beautiful black princess as the star of their film, thereby fulfilling their contractual obligation to indulge in one diverse character or story per year". Much more recently however, I was watching a video by YouTuber Amandabb, an actual black woman, who asked when Disney was actually going to come out with movie starring a black princess. Because though Tiana is indeed a young black princess, for the majority of the film, she has been transmogrified into a frog. So when will media finally embrace the black woman as she is? With this fresh on my mind, I began reading Stephen King's Song of Susannah, the sixth installment of his Dark Tower series. And I regret to say that, Disney isn't the only offender when it comes to the disservice of black women; Stephen King is getting in on it, too.
By Adeleine Grubb4 years ago in Geeks
