Park Ranger Love Story (Transcribed and maybe a bit altered from a maybe true story recounted by a ranger at Pacific Rim National Park) by Kilmeny MacMichael Once upon a time not that long ago, somewhere here in the Americas where mountain lion roam, a woman was out hiking. And when she came around a … Continue reading Park Ranger Love Story (Flash Fiction)
Tag: writing
Institution (a teeny story)
Eowanna was yawning when she saw the lady in the moon, the lady untangling her hair with her fingers and looking lonely in the dark. Then Eowanna reached up and gave the lady in the moon her favourite hair brush. It was a special brush, with its heavy handle and backing made of the universal ebony; with its stiff and sharp bristle teeth made from the edges of clouds.
Die Nummer sind ein Wunder/ Another rambling post and minor update
(Google translate suggests that Zahlen sind ein Wunder is closer to the "Numbers are a miracle" that I want to say here, but I have only mild confidence in this.) Man this hasn't been a great couple of days of me versus technology and the world. (Whining to come, but first, most of our original … Continue reading Die Nummer sind ein Wunder/ Another rambling post and minor update
Enden und continunen
(This week I had "beginnen" in my German vocabulary flashcards and putting it with "enden" and other German words I've previously encountered like "kennenlernen," I'm currently not-very-seriously operating on a "when in doubt, add an "en" to make it sound German" theory.) I'm continuing learning German in the new year, although I am now setting … Continue reading Enden und continunen
Advent (Flash Fiction)
Story written by Kilmeny MacMichael At the top of the road where the box canyon drops, there is a tall, grey chain-link fence. And an unreasonably large gate, locked against a precipice of grey rock, under a blanket of white fur from the sky. I’ve been here before. It is a place for poor family … Continue reading Advent (Flash Fiction)