Christina Marie
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The Muse and the Mouse
The Muse and the Mouse “I don’t want to do it,” said the roach, preening his hind leg nervously. A bit of dust garbled his words, twisting his whining into unintelligible clips. The mouse raised her eyebrows and cocked her head to the side, pausing, then her eyes widened like two tiny saucers as she finally grasped her anxious cohort’s meaning.
By Christina Marieabout a year ago in Fiction
The Mice Inside Me
I am a barn without an owl. Last night, and every night since the weather turned cold and the horses were ushered in with their clip-clop hustle, the mice underfoot have taken refuge, tunneling through hay and scurrying along the beams. I scarce can stand the noise. They creep beneath my skin the moment I get still.
By Christina Marie2 years ago in Fiction
The Year 2042
It happened quickly. In the year 2037, the people revolted. Against the political parties, against the Capitol building and Congress, carrying blackened flags and wearing red ties wrapped around their foreheads like some vigilante Army. Once the state capitals also fell, the US military, being under-budgeted and stretched thin around the world following the food drought of 2035, was of little help. That was before the military was disbanded and deeds replaced the law.
By Christina Marie2 years ago in Fiction
Romantic Poetry Quotes for Anyone with a Heart
Who doesn’t need an extra dose of romance today? We don’t need to wait for our significant other to take the hint, and deliver those flowers, or those sweet nothings into our waiting ears — we can simply turn to a heart-warming dose of poetic quotes.
By Christina Marie3 years ago in Poets
These 6 Freelancing Opportunities May Save Your 2020
The pandemic has us all scrambling for new ways to bring in some extra income. Freelancing opportunities are great ways for even a mediocre writer and creative person to bring in a little extra cash in these uncertain times.
By Christina Marie3 years ago in Journal
7 Tips for Getting Your First Novel Finished
I am not going to sugar-coat it; that first novel can kick your tail. But it doesn’t have to be so incredibly daunting that the great idea for a novel that you dreamed up one foggy afternoon six years ago, can’t be brought to fruition.
By Christina Marie4 years ago in Journal