Catherine Elsing

Joined November 2021

0 stories

Bio

Wisconsin based Writer

Bibliophile and Film Enthusiast

insta: @_thepapercat

Stories (6/0)

The Ownership of a Toy
There once was a girl named Yvaine, Who loved to play with her train. But they snatched her toy And said, “That’s for a boy!”
By Catherine Elsing2 months ago in Poets
As Your Parent
each day felt endless from day one to year eighteen years traveled in haste
By Catherine Elsing3 months ago in Poets
Reset
The light flickered when Emma entered the den. Her mom had been after her dad for the last four years to get it fixed. She didn’t see what the big deal was; it gave only a slight flicker when it turned on, and never bothered anyone but her.
By Catherine Elsing5 months ago in Fiction
Paper Love
We meet the same way Every time. Across the room. One line, only one, And I am yours. We look different.
By Catherine Elsing12 months ago in Poets
Heart of the Valley
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. During my seventh summer, I crouched between the thick beds of Jelly reeds, my heart drumming in my chest as I waited for the captain in our childhood game of King Catcher to discover me. We spent afternoons propelling from the limbs of Jas trees, each new bruise worn like a medal of honor, the blushing blue on our skin a pious complement to the Tago River.
By Catherine Elsing12 months ago in Fiction
Across Blood Lines
I’d often find myself looking back over past conversations, instances from my childhood, even her childhood, trying to understand how we got to the point we did. Images cycled through my mind like an inaccurate photo album. The summation of our relationship over the past thirty years felt jarring. Which experiences were authentic, and which were crafted for her benefit?
By Catherine Elsingabout a year ago in Fiction