#@thelaughingstag

[alicewhitesblog]

Short Story by © Alice White

Claire Steading, placed her hands on her knees as she tried to catch her breath, while out walking her Jack Russell Terrier, Buster.

He had suddenly caught sight of a rabbit and immediately gave chase. Claire went running after both animals and watched as they darted through a hole in a chain-link fence that surrounded the half derelict Hallowmas Hall.

Claire managed to scramble up and over the nine-foot wire fence but lagged way behind in her pursuit of her dog.

“Come back boy! Look what mummy has got?” Eventually standing up waving in the air a small dog biscuit in the shape of a bone, hoping the scent of beef essence would carry.

Standing ankle deep in last summer dead vegetation, Claire couldn’t help but stare up at the hall. The place had once belonged to the famous author and now convicted mass murderer, Alastair Croxley. Unbeknown to his publisher and worldwide fans, Croxley would lure women back to the hall and after killing them, immortalise his deeds in fiction.

Claire, shivered has a gust of wind blew around the side of the hall animating the pile of dead leaves at her feet. She was about to call out for Buster again when she heard his bark echoing from within the hall.

Fearing that Buster may be trapped, she bounding up the stone steps to the front door. Inside, the hall was damp and bleak. Drapes hung awkward still attached to their collapsed curtain poles. Claire then screamed at seeing a family of mice scurry out from a hole in the wall.

Buster resumed his barking somewhere within the hall.

Eventually she found him in a large empty room, standing at the far wall scratching at the peeling wallpaper. Seeing that he was OK, she grabbed his collar and attached his lead.

“Come away!” she commanded. But Buster was reluctant to leave. Instead, he kept snarling and growling demanding to finish the tearing of the wallpaper.

Claire wanted out of the hall, but seeing that something was agitating her dog, she decided to stay and find out. Claire tied Buster to a door handle and went back to see why he was scratching at the wall.

Bending down, Claire saw that beneath the wallpaper was what looked like the edge of another door! She tore away more of the wallpaper to reveal that there was indeed a concealed entrance. Once she had peeled back the remaining paper, she placed her hand on the door knob, turned it, and went into the secret room.

Stale air escaped from the room sounding as if exhaling its final breath. The sudden gust spooked Buster, tugging himself free he ran out of the room and out of the hall. Claire was now too intrigued to go chasing after him.

Surprisingly, the room, which she concluded must be a study, was rather tidy, albeit covered in dust. There was a full bookcase running the entire length of the wall. A standard lamp, an armchair and an oak desk. To Claire’s amazement on top of which was a ‘Royal’ typewriter.

Claire looked down on what must have been the original typewriter that Croxley used. Her mind was too occupied to notice that the study door she originally came through, was starting to close, trapping her inside.

Then quite unexpectedly, the typewriter keys sprung into life making her jump and heart thump as the keys hammering out a message. When the typing had stopped she went, with some caution, over to the typewriter. Just two words were typed on the single sheet of paper. Two words that made her fall back against the desk.

��Hello Claire.'

[thelaughingstag]

I would like to start off with a heartfelt apology. I have a habit of doing things ‘all or nothing’. I start off doing it all then get overwhelmed and do nothing. Well… not entirely nothing. During my absence I finished my masters degree, got a job in my field, and recently received a promotion. I participated and, for the first time, completed NaNoWriMo. Writing made me miss the community so here I am.

I promise I never truly forgot about you all, I have been seeing notifications for all of your work for the past several years and I’ve been quietly cheering you all on. I finally feel I have the space to give others the support that I had needed for myself. I hope you all have been well! Keep tagging the Stag and I’ll work through all of the posts I’ve been missing.

~Hin

[ink-flavored]

Magnet Monday Week 45: Magic for Pride Month

this is actually the second time i've written a Magnet Monday poem with "magic" as the theme, but since this is for pride month i'll accept a duplicate!

If you’re interested in being able to choose the topic of the next poem, make sure to vote in the weekly Magnet Monday polls! Or if you want a commission just like it, check out my pricing sheet!

Transcript under the cut!

[Ko-Fi] [Magnet Monday]

Magnet Monday Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @elegant-paper-collection ​ @polyphonetic @qelizhus @livums @maxdamaz @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @thelaughingstag @ceph-the-ghost-writer @auntdarth @damageinkorporated @srjacksin

Magic

being queer is magic

put pride in the center

of your lavender life

choose the self

and the power of change

put color in your body

see poetry in time

touch the past with love

and be the friendly hand

of today

[notwritinganyflufftoday]

A Little Prayer for Dead Gods - Intro Post

Praying to dead Gods is taboo as much as it is futile. A dead God is better off forgotten in the margins of history as humanity moves on to greater Gods.

The greatest God of them all was the God Regent, uniting a vast number of regions under his iron fist during a long period of bloodshed followed by a century of peace.

But not even a king can rule forever. The God Regent disappeared at the height of his reign, and stayed gone long enough for humanity to move on to newer Gods.

Sasha is a young man raised in a family worshiping the Goddess of Wealth. As a traveler and a thief, praying to her is what he's expected to do. But he prefers the travelling far more than the thieving part of his heritage. Unfortunately for him, the God of Wanderlust is long dead.

All Sasha wants to do is wander the world and see all it has to offer, but it's not long before he gets pulled into a dangerous quest to bring a dead God back to life.

Excerpt:

"You received a divine mission," The Spirit Sovereign reminds him. Sasha nods sagely. "Why are you not acting upon it?" With a sheepish smile he replies, "I didn't understand it." "And instead of asking one of my acolytes to interpret it for you, you dawdled the day away and-" "slept with one of your acolytes, yeah." Sasha's smile fades as an inkling of worry settles in the pit of his stomach, "He's not going to be in trouble for that, is he?"

Standalone novel | Fantasy/Adventure/Romance | Third-person limited | Present tense

Current status: writing first draft

In case you're interested in following along while I'm writing (and hopefully publishing!) this story, I will be tagging it as #wip: a little prayer for dead gods

Please let me know if you want to be added to the taglist so you don't miss anything from Sasha's whimsical adventure!

Taglist: @eatinghemlocks, @foxgloves-garden, @sarandipitywrites, @northwyrm, @trixierosewrites,

@walkman-cat, @asher-writes, @seastarblue, @aloeverawrites, @firesidefantasy

@tracle0, @thelaughingstag, @ravenekrops, @frantheram

[illarian-rambling]

Teasing your characters is very important

He looks nakey without his bandana lmao

@amandacanwrite @elsie-writes @riveriafalll @kosmic-kore @kaylinalexanderbooks

@bard-coded @carrotsinnovember @patternwelded-quill @somethingclevermahogony @whatwewrotepodcast

@the-angriest-author @mk-writes-stuff @frostedlemonwriter @vyuntspakhkite-l-darling @watermeezer

@leahnardo-da-veggie @mr-orion @televisionjester @ray-writes-n-shit @evilgabe29

@trippingpossum @tragedycoded @halfbakedspuds @ominous-feychild @cain-e-brookman

@wyked-ao3 @thecomfywriter @mysticstarlightduck @rumeysawrites @the-golden-comet

@cowboybrunch @gioiaalbanoart @theink-stainedfolk @sableglass @thelaughingstag

[aalinaaaaaa]

Writeblr Introduction (a Rewrite!)

Hello everyone, my name's Alina (Twenties, female), and if I'm not studying I'm likely on here (or writing, lol). I've had this account for a while now, I use it for posting my stuff as well as the lovely writings of others.

Also a proud member of this society -> @writersuog , go give them a follow! They reblog writing prompts and their members' writings.

And here's what can be found on my blog:

- My writing (see below)

- Other people's writing

- Writeblr things I think are neat

- Eurovision posts (lol)

Just a side note for visitors (this should be common sense, but eh), please don't send me asks/messages relating to the following things.

1. Discourse of any kind (such as political and/or humanitarian issues)

2. Asking for money

3. Anything such as hate comments, advertising, scams and other foolish things.

Should one send me an ask or message in relation to any of the aforementioned above, your message will be deleted on sight. A block and/or report may also be in order, message depending.

WIP Introductions and Masterlists

Flamebearer

Obsidian Sapphires

Caointe na Mná | The Lady's Lament

Soulswapped

Flash Fiction Friday Masterlist

OC Masterlist

Taglists:

General taglist:

— @thelaughingstag @glassstardust22124 @wip-nook @thereadingfoz @thebluesthourcommunity @original-writing @bigboicol-theflamingcol @darlingsmoon @the-ellia-west @guessillcallitart @mr-orion

Tag Game List:

— @emelkae @afoolandathief @oh-no-another-idea @talesfromaurea @ettawritesnstudies @estelaiswriting @drippingmoon @pluttskutt @avrablake @bloodlessheirbyjacques @writerfae @ghost-town-story @druidx @wildswrites @enchanted-lightning-aes @jezifsterswriting @ashen-crest @writing-is-a-martial-art @thesorcerersapprentice @echoing-sailor @splashinkling @copper-dragon-in-disguise @athenswrites @talesofsorrowandofruin @notthatpanda @mk-writes-stuff @scifimagpie @sparrow-orion-writes @winglesswriter @mysticstarlightduck @thepeculiarbird @poethill

(Ask/comment/message me if you'd like to be added or subtracted from any of these lists! (Each of the wips also have their own lists))

[writeblrfantasy]

It's out! It's release day!☀️🎉☀️🎉

this baby is out in the world!

this book got its start on tumblr three years ago (wow the passage of time never fails to astound me) and i owe it all to this wonderful writeblr community. writing this series during the summer/fall of 21 was one of the best periods of my life, and i will forever be grateful and nostalgic for that time.

i truly can't believe this book is now out for everyone to read as i always hoped it would be! thank you to my incredible betas, friends, and everyone who has read this book at various stages along the way.

it's yours now. step into the world of kryos, and cerrick and njord's romance, for the first time.

You can buy it here!

orderverse taglist (lmk to be added/removed) @willowiswriting @ninazeniks @magic-is-something-we-create @ren-c-ley @justwriteyoudummy

@47crayons @yejidoesthings @ettawritesnstudies @faithfire-writes @a-forgotten-dusk

@talesfromaurea @ashen-crest @thelaughingstag @transmasc-wizard

GENERAL TAGLIST: @worldbuildng @muddshadow @nikkywrites @47crayons @directionoftime

@chayscribbles @magic-is-something-we-create @rodentwrites @notwritinganyflufftoday

[jev-urisk]

🌐7 Circles🌐 An Intro Presentation

There's no such thing as being too late to a trend (is what I'm telling myself here.)

Made using Canva. Extra slide via link cuz Tumblr caps at 10 pics. Also may be better quality.

This took a really long time but I'm really happy with the results!! 😭💕 Trying to explain or summarize my story is hard and nerve-wracking but something about making a presentation clicked for me.

Tagging everyone bc I'm so so stoked about thisss ❤️‍🔥

@the-golden-comet @lychhiker-writes @katenewmanwrites @cowboybrunch @wyked-ao3 @fortunatetragedy @zackprincebooks @urbiggestfan-01 @gioiaalbanoart @scorpiothesaint @officialauthorofanotherworld @aalinaaaaaa @smellyrottentrees @marlowethelibrarian @autism-purgatory @ddgraywrites @thelaughingstag

[alistonjdrake]

A Woman of No Importance : Wedding Dresses

Most of these are about Princess Mathilde's dresses which makes sense she gets married the most amount of times and this does not even cover all of her marriages ( at least nine). Also before anyone shouts that white wedding dresses are modern her choice to wear white for her fourth wedding btw is explained in the next line.

The child bride part is from a piece written by an unnamed source but clearly is talking about Cierra given context clues. However, Cierra describes her wedding dress as green and not golden. I've decided this is NOT a mistake but Cierra does technically have 2 wedding days (she marries by proxy and then has another ceremony when she meets Notker) so she likely wore two but only gives significance to one.

In looking for all these I discovered nothing is written about Edelgard's wedding.

The Early Ages was a fraught time for a budding country, and no one knows that better than historian Sabina Sphar, whose deep dive into one long-gone country leads to an obsession with two women held responsible for its downfall. The year is 946 W.C. and King Oswald of Vilsland has just ordered the execution of his once beloved aunt, Princess Mathilde. Now wanted for treason, Princess Mathilde seeks refuge in her childhood home, currently occupied by a woman who holds a powerful grudge. Twenty years ago, Cierra Dimmock and Princess Mathilde were rivals in the midst of a bloody game of intrigue and court manners. One was a standing regent struggling to keep her grasp on the court and the other the new, foreign wife of a prominent duke. Their feud resulted in one being jailed and the other humiliated. Now, the tables have turned and Cierra is a wealthy widow and Dowager Duchess while Princess Mathilde is an exile looking for political asylum. In a moment of pity, Cierra allows her old enemy to spend the night in her home. Their fates will be sealed by morning and this decision could cost both women their lives. But what is certain is that their country and history will never be the same.

Told through interviews, land deeds, court diaries, letters, Cierra’s own narration, and the musings of several historians. A Woman of No Importance tells the story of a rotten feud between two middle-aged women but also the ill-fated history of Vilsland and how the interactions of these characters wiped it off the map.

Please ask to be added to the taglist!

Taglist: @thelittlestspider @thelaughingstag

[thesorcerersapprentice]

This questionnaire is lifted from the popular book ‘Save the Cat! Writes a Novel’ by Jessica Brody. It’s designed to help flesh out your main character's personality, motivations, and backstory. I filled it out for Altaluna, the protagonist of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

TAG LIST: (ask to be + or - ) @the-finch-address @achilleanmafia @fearofahumanplanet @winterninja-fr  @avrablake @outpost51 @d3mon-ology @hippiewrites @threeking @lexiklecksi @ashirisu @thelaughingstag

[cherrybombfangirlwrites]

The City is Ours shitty comic sans intro weeeeeeeee-

I didn't make picrews for the villains bc I was tired of making them and the villians' faces are covered by masks 90% of the time anyway XD. These shitty comic sans intros are fun as hell, more of these for my other wips (including a couple of the backburners) are on their way!

Picrew used: Makowka picrew

taglists under the cut :D (idk if it just me, but tumblr's been really funky with tagging/not tagging people lately, so if you weren't tagged let me know)

TCIO Taglist: @friendlyneighborhood-writer @jessica-writes22 @rose-bookblood @yejidoesthings @space-writes @cljordan-imperium (send me a message to be +/- from the taglist <3)

General Taglist: @enchanted-lightning-aes @thatprolificauthor @wip-nook @writeblrsupport @outpost51 @dustylovelyrun @thelaughingstag @jacqueswriteblrlibrary (send me a message to be +/- from the taglist <3)

and @aritany of course, since you've been loving these :D

[alicewhitesblog]

72 year old Judith Brook starred in bewilderment at the image that had appeared on the inside of her left arm. Without talking her eyes off it, she reached out with her right hand towards the table in front of her and lifting a cup from it's saucer, she slowly brought it up to her lips.

Sipping her Earl Grey, she wondered how on earth the picture of a skeleton riding a motorcycle managed to manifest itself onto the inside of her arm. She knew in her old age that she was becoming forgetful, but surely she would have remembered getting a tattoo! And if she did consciously get one she would have chosen the picture of her late cat not this hideous thing!

Returning the cup to its saucer, Judith looked back at her arm. With the mystery of sudden appearance of her new, and only tattoo, occupying her mind she overlooked the small round flesh coloured sticky plaster on the palm of her hand. A reminder of the blood given to her that morning.

Then, a strange thought occurred to her, 'I wonder if someone is missing a tattoo?'

Across town, Jason Kline is in a bar drinking his beer looking down at the space in his tattoo sleeve. It had been years since he had seen the bare flesh on his arm. Before he gave blood this morning, in the vaccant space, he had a skeleton riding a motorcycle!

[author-a-holmes]

Welcome back! I hope the hibernation was a pleasant retreat <3

The Laughing Stag Masterpost

Hello writers, readers, and everything in-between. Welcome to the Laughing Stag! I have created this virtual tavern for writers to share their work (WIP, published work, fanfic, anything!), get feedback, and to connect with others in the writeblr community. Below, I will talk a little bit about myself, what I envision for this blog, and how it might work. I haven’t done anything like this before so if you have any feedback do kindly let me know. The information and guidelines below are subject to change as necessary for the sustained enjoyment of everyone in this writeblr community.

Continued below the cut

Keep reading

[ink-flavored]

Magnet Monday Week 65: Raccoon

obviously i couldn't pull off a real "i am cow" style poem with my limited words, but i hope it has the same vibe!

If you’re interested in being able to choose the topic of the next poem, make sure to vote in the weekly Magnet Monday polls! Or if you want a commission just like it, check out my pricing sheet!

Transcript under the cut!

[Ko-Fi] [Magnet Monday]

Magnet Monday Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @elegant-paper-collection ​ @polyphonetic @qelizhus @livums @maxdamaz

@auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @thelaughingstag @ceph-the-ghost-writer @auntdarth

@damageinkorporated @srjacksin @alesseia

Raccoon

I am raccoon

with tiny hands

I live in tree

and sit by stream

i like to watch

and like to touch

i look for snacks

in grass and wood

a candy cloud!!

thing that's sweet!!

i take to clean

this little pink

oh...

[notwritinganyflufftoday]

Snippet Sunday

Time for some family drama.

"Who's there?" Uncle Dennis calls from the dining room.

Sasha holds his breath and tries to tuck himself further between the potted plant and the wall, accidentally tipping it over. The pot topples over, dirt flying all over the carpet.

His uncle rushes out of the dining room, fists balled, ready to kick out the intruder, but he freezes when his eyes lock with Sasha, standing in the middle of the pile of dirt.

"Hi, Uncle Dennis," Sasha greets him with a little wave.

His uncle looks at him as if he's grown two heads, before whispering, "... Sasha?"

"Yeah, I'm sorry, for barging in and... knocking over the plant," he looks down at the mess, "I'll clean this up."

"Who the fuck cares about that," he replies, a shaky smile crossing his lips, "come here."

Sasha steps over the dirt and into his uncle's warm embrace. Gods, it's been years but he still fits in Uncle Dennis's arms like he's a ten-year-old child instead of the almost thirty-year-old adult he is.

But there's a part of him that cringes at the touch and wants to squirm out of his grasp. A part of him has changed so irrevocably that the comfort his uncle's embrace should bring is replaced with a sense of doom.

He doesn't belong here anymore.

"I'm sorry," he murmurs in his uncle's chest, "I shouldn't be here."

"What are you talking about, bud?"

His uncle speaks with such warmth, as if he forgives Sasha for the years he's been gone without leaving even a single note behind.

Taglist: @eatinghemlocks, @foxgloves-garden, @sarandipitywrites, @northwyrm, @trixierosewrites,

@walkman-cat, @asher-writes, @seastarblue, @aloeverawrites, @firesidefantasy

@tracle0, @thelaughingstag, @ravenekrops, @frantheram

[aalinaaaaaa]

My Plans for December...

Hey everyone, so in lieu of this being December (aka the part where I get plunged into the depths with exams and all that), I have something exciting that I've been looking forward to since I first got the idea.

For each day (well, most days) this month, I'm going to be reblogging one of my Flash Fiction Friday pieces from this year/late last year with some sort of added context, lore, details and even some deleted lines 👀

I'm going to be calling this series

'Flash Friday Flashbacks'! 🎉

Day 1 — A Choir in the Woods (#262 Run Far and Fast)

Day 2 — Regrets (#241 Hour of Denial)

Day 3 — The Stories We Tell (#239 Seal It Tight)

Day 4 — A Lesson in Observation (#273 Invisible Guest)

Day 5 — Eternal Winter (#260. Fear is a Sickness)

Day 6 — Beyond Aged Doors (#251. Out There)

Day 7 — A Dance With Death (#276. Dark and Stormy Night)

Day 8 — The Stone Arbiter (#223. In the Candlelight)

Day 9 — A Shot at Love (#261. Maybe One More)

Day 10 — Tainted Orchestrations (#278. Singing in the Candlelight)

Day 11 — Duel to the Debt (#247. Blind Spot)

Day 12 — Note Exchange (#234. How it Ends)

Day 13 — Divine Ransom (#280. Seek for Insight)

Day 14 — Sparks After Sunset (#279. Warm Hands)

Day 15 — An Invitation to the Afterlife (#249. Open Your Eyes)

I'm tagging everyone that I have in any of my taglists (plus some extra people); if you're in a wip-specific one, you'll be tagged for the pieces related to that wip.

General taglist: @mr-orion @the-ellia-west @guessillcallitart @thelaughingstag @thereadingfoz @glassstardust22124 @honeybewrites @ashirisu @drowsy-quill @oliolioxenfreewrites @theglitchywriterboi @seastarblue @gioiaalbanoart

Flambearer taglist: @mundanemoongirl @scarletteflamerald @midnight-and-his-melodiverse @ceph-the-ghost-writer @flock-from-the-void @outpost51 @mattresses-and-macaroni @limitlesswritingvoid

Obsidian Sapphires: @midnight-and-his-melodiverse @outpost51

Soulswapped: @honeybewrites

Categories with no one on the taglist (yet):

This Blood-Stained Charcuterie (aka, the High Councillors are at it again 👀)(this is going to be a collection of stories surrounding the Court of Morilast and its denizens throughout the ages, up to and including its namesake. for now, I made some Flash Fiction Friday pieces for it)

The Disappearance of Charimone Eschredaine (the story of how the daughter of Helinda's High Minister went missing)

The Lady's Lament (Eoghain's sister goes missing on a night out, and takes it upon himself to find her)

Want to be added/subtracted from the taglists? Let me know, whether in the comments, reblogs, messages, etc <3

Some extras:

@bardic-tales : first off, a massive kudos for setting up and running the @creators-club . It is an absolutely fantastic group to be a part of, and here's to its continued success in 2025! 🎉

And also, thank you so much for all the likes, reblogs and especially the comments. Your feedback has given me a lot of joy and confidence in my writing, it means a lot to me ❤️

@winterandwords : again, your reblogs are phenomenal. I always look forward to seeing what you have to say, and it encouraged me to try and improve what I put in reblogs (though I wish only for more time to do it)

@wintherlywords @finickyfelix : both of you are in the same boat as @winterandwords I love your notes and reblogs <3

@seastarblue @honeybewrites @flock-from-the-void @angelfevr @gioiaalbanoart @vesanal : best supporters ever <333333

@frostedlemonwriter-deactivated (oof, I'm gutted to see your blog's gone, your descriptions and world-building are excellent) @kaylinalexanderbooks @thepeculiarbird @jev-urisk @space-writes @the-golden-comet @jev-urisk @druidx @ominous-feychild @aquadestinyswriting @cljordan-imperium and so many others I'd be all day listing: thank you so much for all the tags, asks and notes (even if I often get to those quite later than when I was tagged)

to the organiser(s) of the Writeblr Summerfest, you do an absolutely fantastic job every year since its inception 🎉👏

and also to @lizardperson @ineedaplacetostay @zorilleerrant and all the others from the Flash Fiction Friday discord that like my posts, thank you so much ❤️

And @glassstardust22124 ; love you bestie <333333 (and also miss you to bits, summer can't come fast enough)

I've hit the tag limit, but sure look, whether tagged or not, it's an absolute honour to be part of a community of talented and like-minded individuals, here's more kudos for you, the person reading this ❤️