D. ALEXANDRA PORTER
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Force of Nature
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The Portal. Top Story - September 2023. Content Warning.
Part 1 “Papa?” Asha St. George called from within a crumbling old barn, hoping she heard her father’s footsteps outside. At the end of a crooked trail in dark woods, the barn beneath a yellow moon seemed no more than the abandoned monument of a forgotten era. If you looked close, you knew it was not empty and held more than scampering rats and spiders busy spinning webs.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTER11 months ago in Horror
Beggledert: The Sorcerers
Prologue A wild spring storm is brewing. Icy wind gusts chase restless rain in half of the sky and presage more than mere echoes of thunder and a deluge. I will keep my family safe. Turning away from the window, I glimpse furrowed brows over worried green eyes, and an overgrown beard, in an old mirror on the study wall. Exiling my reflection with a nod, I gaze again at twilight beyond my window.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTER11 months ago in Chapters
The Waters We Bring
Chapter One: “The Dream” 1950s; Wynnewood, An Arkansas Delta Town War was declared. The woods near weevil-infested cotton boll fields were blazing, but farmhands were calling for more kerosene. Rebekkah Bishop ran to the shed where Grandmother had gallons waiting. With a can in each hand, the girl raced back to fuel a fire that was already raging.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTER11 months ago in Chapters
The Waters We Bring. Content Warning.
Chapter One: “The Dream” 1950s; Wynnewood, An Arkansas Delta Town War was declared. The woods near weevil-infested cotton boll fields were blazing, but farmhands were calling for more kerosene. Rebekkah Bishop ran to the shed where Grandmother had gallons waiting. With a can in each hand, the girl raced back to fuel a fire that was already raging.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTERabout a year ago in Fiction
Madam Reina Fleming on Life, Love, and the Chihuly Gardens and Glass Exhibits
This fictional story features the real-world art of Dale Chihuly. My cautious doctor means well. He put me on rainbow-colored pills and bedrest for a week, to begin today; however, on this splendid afternoon, I am indulging in all things autumn and brilliant Chihuly garden and glass exhibits. All are worth a few short breaths and the aches of time-worn joints. Have you ever experienced Chihuly masterpieces? An old lover, deceased, once described them as glass on fire.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTERabout a year ago in Art
A Stormy Night's Dream
The colorized photo above shows the grandchildren of Maggie L. Walker (1864-1934), an American entrepreneur of Virginia who chartered a bank in 1903. When the stock market crashed in 1929, Ms. Walker saved her bank by merging with another and becoming the Consolidated Bank and Trust Company. It was considered to be the longest operating African American banking institution. (“Maggie Lena Walker: Civil Rights Activist and Entrepreneur | American Masters | PBS” 2020)
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTERabout a year ago in Art
Alien Van Life. Top Story - June 2023. Content Warning.
PITCH Tagline: A bit of alien is in each of us. Logline: A charming, shapeshifting alien revisits planet Earth to finish her dissertation on human evolution, and the first stop is a glitzy SciFi convention in Las Vegas after she morphs into a human disguise. Introducing herself as an up-and-coming vlog influencer, the alien is most intrigued by an offbeat group of Van Lifers who invite her to narrate a prospective road trip documentary, promising to showcase real adventures of life on wheels, even when some are so unreal they feel alien.
By D. ALEXANDRA PORTERabout a year ago in Humor