Cara Jean Andersen
Bio
I am an aspiring author, looking towards dissolving the white, straight, christian, as the default from our current literature, instead showcasing the reality of the world's true diversity. Currently writing my first scifi fantasy novel.
Stories (8/0)
The Enlightenment of Toril
Lost for eons among the stars, the legend of a powerful seeress seeking redemption for her broken soul, has been found again. It has been pulled down from the stars now for storytellers to speak their enchanting words on their lips, delighting all who devoted time to listen to such a tale.
By Cara Jean Andersen2 years ago in Fiction
Tigary: Humanitarian Crisis!
CAUTION! NEWS: Humanitarian crisis present in the state of Tigray, Ethiopian Region! Culture and peoples in threat of geneocide! Since November 4th of 2020, locals have and are still being starved, attacked, raped, and/or murdered by Ethiopian forces, Eritrean forces, and armed Amhara militias, as per orders of their governments. Countless horrific war crimes have been committed beneath the public's eye for over a year now, and not much has been done to stop it.
By Cara Jean Andersen2 years ago in The Swamp
The Search For Amusement
Day 14 of cruise. Boring! 13 days down, 22 days to go on this thirty-five day boring hell hole of a cruise ‘vacation’. On this very special trip from Sydney to Hawaii, I have had the honour of basically only seeing the ocean, lots and lots of ocean. Did you know it’s vast? Well it is! Never ending waters, just like my tears! I am so bored! I have barely seen my parents this entire time, just me and the sea. I do not know why they insisted on dragging me along on this ‘family’ vacation. They don’t even seem to want me here, they just want to relive their honeymoon. So gross! There is literally nothing for a teenager to do on this stupid ship, but my parents seem to think it is a paradise, I don’t even know what they do all day and I sure as hell don’t want to imagine all the gross things they have probably been doing without me. This trip sucks so much! I miss home so badly! I hate being here! I miss all my friends! I cannot believe how I have to spend my summer… my last summer before college! I don’t even have WiFi most of the time, like what the hell is that about! What kind of monsters don’t always have WiFi working?!? I’m so damn bored, I’m journaling for christ sakes! I’ve hit rock bottom! Thank God, it's only two more days till the next docking. Two more days till WiFi. I will call my friends, and I will go to the bathroom in a facility that does not make me seasick, that’ll be nice…. Well that’s pretty much it. Another day in the life of me staring at open waters all day. Till tomorrow, Journal, if my brain doesn’t turn to mush first.
By Cara Jean Andersen3 years ago in Horror
My Loki is Not a Marvel Villain
Since 2011, Marvel Cinematic Universe has laid claim to the glorious world of Norse mythology, forged by Scandinavian ancestors. Many die hard fans have believed this claim, and all the lore the studios have been adding to fit their numerous overlapping plotlines. Marvel has referenced actual parable tales from Norse mythology, such as Loki playing a trick on Sif by cutting off all her hair while she slept. The references, while at times being delightfully subtle in nature, making it pleasing to those who know the actual tales, the entirety of the series still lacks an accurate representation of the nine realms of Norse mythology overall. In fact, I believe Marvel, the film and television production companies in general, are guilty of misusing Norse mythology in such a way that it never reaches the height of its true potential. The nine realms have so much more to offer, yet fans rarely see more than a basic interpretation of the three most commonly known realms, Midgard, Asgard, and Jotunheim. Jotunheim still has a tendency not to be used in plotlines as readily as the other two, more often using characters that are from that realm, instead of having the plotline take place in that location.
By Cara Jean Andersen3 years ago in Geeks
The Tyrant's Sorrow
“Sound the alarms! The Prince is gone!” An Emperor's guardsman hollers out. Hearing the cry, another guard swiftly reaches up to pull on the thick rope suspended above, ringing a large bell that echoes across the kingdom. Sixty guards astride sixty majestic vlaamperd horses charge out of the castle’s front gates, to look for the prince.
By Cara Jean Andersen3 years ago in Fiction
Lost At Sea
Along the shores of the Caspian Sea, a young boy on his family’s fishing boat sails unknowingly towards a journey unlike any experienced before him. Alone and frail, the young teen struggles to keep the boat sailing along his desired course. The vicious winds appear to be fighting him, trying to take him to another location, a location to which he has no business and no desire to go. The boy wants to find the long sought after Sapphire Lagoon, fabled to be full of fish that would help the boy’s family market stay open, as it has been struggling for so long. Instead, the waters pull the boy and his boat further into open waters. The winds, now in control, advance the boat into an unknown part of the sea, causing the boy's anxiety to boil over into a full panic.
By Cara Jean Andersen3 years ago in Horror
