Melissa Ingoldsby
Bio
I am a published author on Patheos,
I am Bexley by Resurgence Novels
The Half Paper Moon on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.
My novella Carnivorous will be published by Eukalypto
& Atonement will be released this August by JMS Books
Stories (1072/0)
The unique bounty
The long intermittent walk from Oklahoma to Texas, hitching rides with strangers, in between staying at strange and shady looking inns, (to save on money)—-was taxing and uncomfortable. And long. His feet were aching, and it felt like they might just collapse under the hot sun, leaving him to die without ever reaching his destination.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 months ago in Criminal
The Job part one
The heavy, hot night air collided with morning. They had been drinking all night, again. There was something indistinguishable about this morning’s atmosphere. It was starting to become cool, but it still felt too hot around them. It was as though a personally created gravity was in between the two men, sucking them in. Joe wasn't sure what it was, but he always trusted his gut feelings and it felt like something very… heavy.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 months ago in Criminal
Character study: Split rivers
To investigate the sum of all of your parts, the true meaning of your identity, ideas, emotional joys and malaise, some people look to multiple facets to understand that whole. As a writer, I have explored myself in my work. I keep the character separate with their own history, dilemmas, hopes and dreams. However, the deep roots of creating realistic characters has a vein that crawls close to my heart. Here is series of haiku that represents parts of who I am, what I represent and hope to give to others, and my deep personal perspective on my identity.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 months ago in Poets
I’m acting like
I’m acting like I’m fierce enough for this and it’s killing me inside. I’m not insightful enough to know what to do, but I have survived this long by being brave. Being brave is a flexible experience and muscle. You can still be terrified when you’re showing your bravery in the face of injustice. In fact, that’s the most important time to be brave. When you’re scared shitless. When you know you’ll still get that punch. It’s a muscle you have to grow. It’s painful and you get sore but it is how you keep going. I grew mine from a brutal seed that required too much to produce even a single leaf. Is my dysphoria from my trauma? Why can’t I watch Love and Death without reverting to a childlike state where I relive my deepest nightmares? Why does the world showcase such beauty in the face of gravity defying agony and horror? The beauty grew from that horror. That’s why I feel beautiful. But I am not talking about American Beauty.
By Melissa Ingoldsby6 months ago in Confessions
- Top Story - November 2023
- Top Story - January 2024