Published inAbout Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — CathylouiseConstantly exhausted chronic illness survivor with a passion for words that sometimes come together into readable sentences. — Hi, I never know what to write when it comes to telling people about me. I’m not much good at small talk and usually express who I am through my poetry. Anyway, we’ll give this a try. I’m Cathy. I’m a 47-year-old mother of a teenage daughter and two dogs…About Me3 min readAbout Me3 min read
Published inThe Shortform·2 days agoMember-onlySeventh Month Update for Making $100,000 Online in 365 DaysI Was Ready to Write Off May — Following my main article, I thought tracking my progress towards making $100,000 online in 365 days would be fun (I was wrong). Earnings online in May: Freelancing: $301.56 Medium (both profiles): $4.52 Buy Me a Coffee: $0 Vocal Media: $0 Lottery: Just no Running total: $1662.42 My May earnings were…The Shortform1 min readThe Shortform1 min read
Published inWriters’ Blokke·3 days agoMember-onlyGrief and the Many Ways of Dealing with ItConnecting through Writing to the Ones We’ve Loved and Lost — In April 2023, I lost my grandad. It wasn’t unexpected and was far from sudden, but that didn’t lessen the pain of his death. The whole family was devastated and felt his loss keenly. He was my last remaining grandparent. The only comfort was that he was at peace and…Writers Blokke3 min readWriters Blokke3 min read
Published inThe Kraken Lore·6 days agoMember-onlyMurder Hobos are Back with a DrabbleThe Journey to the Restaurant at the Precipice of the Galaxy Begins in True Murder Hobo Style — My muse and I are just about back on speaking terms. We’ve had a rough go of it recently, but there now seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel that isn’t an oncoming train. Letting the Murder Hobos loose without a Dungeon Master may still turn…The Kraken Lore2 min readThe Kraken Lore2 min read
Published inWriters’ Blokke·May 19Member-onlyOpening the Cavern of My Heart and SoulMy Response to the Deep Dive Prompt — Introspection is supposedly good for the soul. It allows us to see beneath our surface and to grow. Sharing the results of that introspection can be challenging and a little unnerving, yet that is precisely what the Deep Dive prompt requires. Not heard of the prompt? Neither had I until…Writers Blokke4 min readWriters Blokke4 min read
Published inTantalizing Tales·Updated May 15Member-onlyThe Creature in the DarknessThe World has Changed, and Not for Humanities Benefit — Daylight fades the grey-blue sky surrendering to orange and blood red as the sun dips lower on the horizon. Shadows lengthen between the worn-out buildings giving the creatures space to stretch. Muscles and sinews unlock and lengthen, and senses sharpen in the growing darkness. …Tantalizing Tale3 min readTantalizing Tale3 min read
Published inThe Kraken Lore·May 10Member-onlyJust a Little Murder Hobo DribbleThe Restaurant at the Precipice of the Galaxy — I’ve been a little short on creativity recently. I’d come to the conclusion that my muse had packed their bags and left for good, leaving me wallowing in a sea of disjointed words that were going nowhere. However, just as I was drowning in metaphorical alphabet soup, a light appeared…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
Published inThe Shortform·May 9Member-onlySixth Month Update for Making $100,000 Online in 365 DaysHello, Is Anyone There? — Following my main article, I thought tracking my progress towards making $100,000 online in 365 days would be fun (I was wrong). Earnings online in April: Freelancing: $95 Medium (both profiles): $4.63 (I’m on the way up again) Buy Me a Coffee: $0 Vocal Media: $0.01 Lottery: Just no Running…The Shortform1 min readThe Shortform1 min read
Published inThe Shortform·May 6Member-onlyAre We There Yet?The Long Awaited Answer to the Ultimate Housing Saga Question — Yes. We are in our new home. Despite some last-minute setbacks, my daughter, the two dogs, and I moved into our new apartment on the 1st of May. It has been complete chaos ever since, with boxes and bags littering every room. …The Shortform1 min readThe Shortform1 min read
Published inThe Shortform·Apr 24Member-onlyI Have the AnswerI Know How to Increase My Readership — I, a lowly fiction writer and occasional poster of random articles, have found the Holy Grail — the answer to increasing our reads and, therefore, our earnings. You see, I’ve been paying attention to which of my articles get the most reads, and for the last two months, the same…The Shortform1 min readThe Shortform1 min read
