His adoration turned into an obsession, and then darker — From the first moment they sat together in the lecture hall, Dale had his eyes on Lacey. Her unruly dark brown curls caught his attention first, but there were so many other things he liked about her: her stylish clothing, her devotion to her studies, and her kind manner. Not…

The home for all fictional and non-fictional stories of five chapters or more (last update: 19.03.2023) — As many of you might have noticed, once a week I post a chapter of the series, Thirteen Years. I publish that series on ‘Serial Stories’, a publication I created a couple of months ago. Why Serial Stories? I used to post the chapters for Thirteen Years with a different publication, but there…

Finding your way through my ever-growing content — I started publishing stories on Medium in February 2021, and with my ever-growing content, those stories needed some kind of index. Except for the lists below, you can also find me here: Twitter Visit the Blogable Club, a site about writing and blogging and which I run together with my…

His fascination for numbers became his downfall — Kristoffer Krull — Kristoff — was not a remarkable man. No one ever noticed him, and he was just fine with that. Most of the time. As a child, he had learned to blend in, but it wasn’t always easy. Teachers always focused on him because of his intellect, and…

Chatty-Miss is my AI and a friend, helping me to see, but then something changes — I shake my bottom, waiting for Chatty-Miss to answer my question. When she kept quiet for too long, I turn around and repeat my question. “Chatty-Miss, how does my bum look in these shorts?” “They… er…” She goes quiet again, and I can swear I hear a… gulp, but before…

Our husbands could’ve been brothers, but fewer similarities would’ve been better — Somewhere towards the end of 2004, I joined a weight loss club and went to weekly meetings to get on the scale. I created an online profile (not related to the club) to keep track of the weight I have lost. The website allowed you to keep a diary, and…

I took a risk when I changed my ways, but am loving the result — I started bullet journaling in 2022, and essentially my journal was only a self-drawn agenda, but towards the end of the year, I knew I wanted more. Bullet Journal Edit descriptionmarierebelle.medium.com I discussed it with my good friend, Posy Churchgate — during the year we showed each other our designs, and she even recently…

King Henry had six wives, three of them named ‘Catherine’, and it makes for an intriguing tale — I am absolutely fascinated by the history of the English monarchy, and especially enjoyed the series, The Tudors, especially the part about King Henry VIII. My fascination is because of his six marriages, and the way he got rid of one wife when he fancied another woman. When he tried…

Book review: Perilous Obsession by Carsen Taite — When I commented on an article on Medium (sorry, I can’t remember which one, otherwise I would’ve linked it), the author of said article recommended the book Perilous Obsession by Geoffrey M. Cooper. I bet you glanced back at the subtitle and thought I made a mistake with the name…