Happy Monday, everyone! It’s Presidents’ Day in the United States, so many people have the day off school or work, but not me. Luckily, I usually like my job. I was thinking today that many stories have to do with the children of royalty: princesses and princes, specifically. It’s a common story type, especially dealing…
A Valentine’s Day Miracle
A Valentine’s Day Miracle I was hiking the glacier when I saw a woman lying below the surface of the ice, eyes closed. I chipped the ice until her bluish-white skin was exposed. Suddenly she breathed in and opened her eyes. “Thank you, sir,” she said as I helped her up. “I got lost in…
Muse on Monday – February 5, 2024
I haven’t been around much the last few weeks since I was in the middle of moving houses, which you know if you’ve done that, takes a lot of time and energy. However, in writing, moving houses is a very common way to start a story since it is a complete change of setting and…
Got a Light?
Got a Light? Quintus just needed to melt the ice to get a drink. He felt in his pockets for a dragon. He pulled out a pygmy griffon that yawned and curled up in his palm. He swore he had a dragon. Maybe in his other jacket. Even a chimera would do. A shadow fell…
Waking Zippy
Waking Zippy Road maintenance isn’t what it used to be. When my dad had this job, there were downed trees after a storm and occasionally a mudslide or some fallen rocks. Nothing that required biology, or worse, psychology. It was 8:00 am, right around peak rush hour, when I got the call. “Hey, Juan, Zippy’s…
Muse on Monday – January 15, 2024
Happy Monday everyone and if you are in the United States, Happy Martin Luther King Day. This holiday is on a Monday, which means if you are lucky to get the day off, you get a long weekend. Personally, I usually don’t do anything special on a long weekend, but it is a good chance…
The Flame that Burns on in the Darkness
The Flame that Burns on in the Darkness Flame wars were harder after the Internet disappeared. James pulled the paper off the raven’s leg. “Ur a idiot and ur political ideas r stupid!” he read. James growled and grabbed some paper. “takes 1 to no 1,” he wrote and attached it to the bird’s leg….
Two Beginnings
This story is in response to the Muse on Monday prompt from January 1, 2024. Two Beginnings The dorm room smelled like failure. Ryan put his suitcases down and sat on the unmade bed furthest from the door. The white cinder block walls had the look of an institution, or a prison. He should feel…
Muse on Monday – January 8, 2024
Happy Monday everyone. It’s a cold, wet sort of day here, so it’s a good day to be inside, hopefully with a warm drink wrapped up with a blanket. If possible. Story Prompt: January 8, 2024 Write a story based on the picture below This picture is one I took in Bogota, Colombia when I…
Muse on Monday – January 1, 2024
Happy New Year everyone! It is a brand-new year and usually that is a time for new beginnings and for thinking about things in a new way. Here at the Green-Walled Treehouse, our mission has always been to create a place where young writers from every part of the world can express their unique perspectives…
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