Alexandria Stanwyck
Bio
My inner child screams joyfully as I fall back in love with writing.
I am on social media! (Discord, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.)
instead of therapy poetry and lyrics collection is available on Amazon.
Stories (137/0)
Under the Oak Tree (An Inkling of Novel)
Before we get to the critiquing... At this point, this 'prologue' is part of a romantic fiction short story I am hoping to enter into the Vocal Writing Awards. (VWAs). But what I noticed as I planned it, I had the makings of a novel idea.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Critique
Hotel
Pick a song that represents summer for you. Use the song as the title of your piece, and to inspire either a poem or a short story/micro fiction about summer. Feel free to use some of the song's lyrics in your piece as well, and add a link to the song so we can hear it too.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Fiction
What Will It Cost You?
There will be Grey's Anatomy spoilers. Tread at your own risk. Cristina Yang is the queen of iconic lines. Okay, that might be an overstatement since there are many, many, (many) quote worthy lines from the numerous characters that have graced our screens since March 27, 2005. But for the sake of this article, Sandra Oh's character is the queen.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Geeks
Orange
Make sure you read this first. *** One week after the funeral It has never ceased to amaze me how people can pack up years of their lives into cardboard boxes. Today, the amazement twists into an excruciating agony, increasing with every piece of clothing and property placed into the cartons. Andrea was alive for 18 years; how are we supposed to pack 18 years into a couple boxes? But I pack in silence, not wanting to burden Mom with my pain.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Fiction
#100 Things in 20 Minutes
Inspired by Judey Kalchik (her story is linked below). Thank you for the inspiration. Before we get started... After I read Judey's piece, the first thing I thought of was an exercise one of my high school English teaches had us do before completing a writing assignment. He would have us write down any and everything that was on our minds, no matter how out there it was. The purpose? I am not entirely certain, but I think it was either to empty our minds of distractions or to give us ideas if we were feeling stuck.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Humor
Red
Gabriel stares at the roses sitting on top of his sister's gravestone. With a blank look, he picks them up and plays with the white ribbon keeping the bundle together. Andrea would have loved these flowers; they came from her treasured rosebush. A lump develops in Gabriel's throat, making it hard for him to breathe and blurring his vision.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Fiction