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The Deplorables

The Deplorables

April 6, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Roasted Dates

Roasted Dates

March 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: amwriting, Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Blood Moon

Blood Moon

February 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story

The Watcher

The Watcher

January 12, 2017 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Hot, Thriller/Suspense

Another Journal Entry

June 19, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash Fiction, Humor Tagged With: Comedy

Punchline

May 12, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense

A Prince Among Men

May 6, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Creative Writing: The Great Slump of 2016

April 23, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Remember Me

April 9, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Love Story, romance

The Looking Glass

April 3, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, revenge, suspense

Creative Writing – The Hobbit: Movie vs. Book

March 5, 2016 by Alice Nelson 12 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: Blog, Books vs. Movies, writing

The Anniversary

The Anniversary

February 19, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: February Theme Week, Theme Week

Creative Writing: We Have To Take A Look At Bad Writing Too

January 30, 2016 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: movies, On Writing

I Don't Like Mondays

January 24, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Flash Fiction, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Based on a True Story

Unchanged

January 15, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: January Theme, Theme Week

The Lakehouse

The Lake House

January 4, 2016 by Alice Nelson Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Fantasy

Creative Writing – ‘Twas the Day After Christmas

December 26, 2015 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing

Creative Writing: It Really Is A Wonderful Life

December 12, 2015 by Alice Nelson 5 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing

I, Micchone

November 29, 2015 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense, Uncategorized Tagged With: Flash, Flash fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Creative Writing – Fringe: Second Time's a Charm

November 21, 2015 by Alice Nelson 8 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing

The Second Law of Thermodynamics

November 15, 2015 by Alice Nelson 11 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

Family Ties

November 6, 2015 by Alice Nelson 9 Comments

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Election, November, Politics, Theme Week, Thriller

Creative Writing: Lost

October 10, 2015 by Alice Nelson 13 Comments

Filed Under: On Writing

In Jake We Trust

October 2, 2015 by Alice Nelson 4 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense

Fade to Black

September 9, 2015 by Alice Nelson 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama

This Is The End

July 6, 2015 by Alice Nelson 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense

Winter

June 22, 2015 by Alice Nelson 14 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense

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