Mawde Olssen
Bio
Introvert. Music is my solace and nature is my church. Dabbled in acting, painting, raptor rehab, and comedy. I enjoy the aforementioned, as well as sci fi, stand up comics, history, science, spirituality, the paranormal, and napping.
Stories (10/0)
Barry and David
I love to anthropomorphize, which is fancy talk for attributing human qualities to non-human things. I do this with animals, plants, and even silverware. Nothing is safe. This time I picked crows. A flock of crows is called a “murder.” When they are driving out a raptor, like a hawk, by dive-bombing them, it is called “mobbing.” Murders and Mobs! What’s not to love? And if you’re lucky enough to gain the trust of a crow, it may bring you gifts.
By Mawde Olssen2 years ago in Earth
View of a Bear
Living in a pocket-sized town on the NW Coast was a different experience than suburbia in a sprawling city. Everyone knows everyone. Everyone has a dog or two or three in their pickup. Possums, raccoons, deer, and black bear roam between properties and the ocean and bay. I saw a porcupine on the beach once and said to no one except my dog, “Look! A porcupine!” We three were the only mammals on the beach.
By Mawde Olssen2 years ago in Petlife
Dateline: 1953 in New York City
Carol stopped one of those newfangled photo booths. She’d never been in one before, but she had reason to mark the occasion. It was to say goodbye to the old and to herald in the new. It felt strange to have her picture taken after so long.
By Mawde Olssen2 years ago in Fiction
