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Flash Fiction Fridays: Choices

Ariel Paiement — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 01:01:38 +0000

Dasara stared at the cliff edge then glanced back at the stony-faced man behind her. His focus remained unflinching. She swallowed back tears. " Don't make me choose, Domarius." He crossed his arms. "Your choice was made very clear, Ara. You didn't want to be mine even though you made a vow. And those who…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Choices

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Work-In-Progress #42

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000

This week's Work-In-Progress is from a short story that I've been working on here and there between working on my novella When All Else Fails for the Open Novella Contest. It's from Enlil's Royal, a short story that will be going into a collection I'm planning to release next year. ~~~ ENLIL ROSE INTO the…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress #42

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Flash Fiction Fridays: Weaponized Rain

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

My sister gave me this idea for a flash fiction piece while we were sitting in the coffee shop last week. She told me to write a piece about a character who finds out a terrorist group figured out how to weaponize rain. So, here we go! ~~~ Raya stared at the screen and the…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Weaponized Rain

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Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #41

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

This selection comes from When All Else Fails, once again, since it's all I'm really working on right now besides some short fiction pieces that I'm not really focusing on too heavily at the moment. So, without further ado, this week's WIP selection! ~~~ VIV HURRIED ALONG the street to her house. If only she…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #41

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Flash Fiction Friday: Different than You Remembered

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

This week's flash fiction is based on my most recent writing prompt on Pinterest. It was pretty popular over there, so I thought I'd write my spin on the story. To set the stage, the prompt is the featured picture for this post, and if you guys want to see more like it, you can…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Friday: Different than You Remembered

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Work-in-Progress Wednesdays #40

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

This week's WIP Wednesday comes from my ONC novel, again, since that's mainly what I'm working on right now. This piece is from my most recent chapter. ~~~ He frowned. "Viv, hate to break it to you, but unless I'm going mad, nothing's here. Is Mr. H meeting us here?" She grinned. "Nope. Come on.…… Continue reading Work-in-Progress Wednesdays #40

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Flash Fiction Fridays – Intergalactic Space Tours

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

My most recent writing post on Pinterest was a prompt about someone who goes on an intergalactic space tour only to discover there's more to the guide assigned to them than meets the eye. Since it got a lot of views and attention, I thought you guys might enjoy seeing my spin on it. Here…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays – Intergalactic Space Tours

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Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #39

Ariel Paiement — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

So those of you who follow me on social media know that I've been talking about my newest WIP a bit more now that it's in full swing. I'm really excited about it! So, if you didn't hear about it on social media, I'll explain here. The piece I'm working on for ONC (Wattpad's Open…… Continue reading Work-In-Progress Wednesdays #39

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Flash Fiction Fridays: Someone Else’s Scars

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week's flash fiction is based on a prompt I saw on Pinterest. The prompt is pretty simple: her skin is carved with scars that someone else earned. It seemed interesting, so here we go. ~~~ Anorah gritted her teeth and squeezed her eyes shut. The knife dug deeper into her arm, avoiding any arteries…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Someone Else’s Scars

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Flash Fiction Fridays: Face-to-Face

Ariel Paiement — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000

This week's flash fiction doesn't go with anything in particular. It's just a short piece based on the idea of portals and what someone might do if they found one or what they might find on the other side. ~~~ Molly stared at the portal in the small cave. It hadn't been here yesterday when…… Continue reading Flash Fiction Fridays: Face-to-Face

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