Two major life events pushed Merrin over the edge of sanity, and the ring heard — Warning: contains elements of rape, suicide and murder She was nearly eighteen when she attended summer camp to bridge the step between high school and college. Part of the reason she came here was because her parents were always working. …

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. Before 15 September 2023, the date of the last update, I had my index in this post, adding links to my different lists. But, I wanted it to look…

Newsletter 2023–03: Whatever your craft, it’s hard work to reach and keep up quality — find this and more here! — Money, Money, Money Belinda chanted those words to herself as she slowly descended the stairs. Step… Money… Step… Money… Step… Money… Step… The metered words turned to lyrics and The ABBA song filled her mind, turning her fake one to a genuine smile. Those were the days — her teenage…

Shadows Of Mayday #34: Judith #1: She knew what she wanted and made sure she got it — Start reading here Series: Shadows of Mayday Several personal stories of people boarding the same plane, which crashed in the Namib desert on the coast of Namibia…marierebelle.medium.com Judith walked up and down the aisles of the tax-free shop and selected packages of cookies and bags of sweets. I will miss this wonderful country, she thought.

Sharing special moments helps your reader to connect to your story — Many moments fill a human life and those are the moments we want to capture in our stories. Those special moments have a positive influence on our writing, even when we write about negative things. Writing about moments grabbed from life makes our writing more authentic. There are ways to…

I was the mediator to soothe their quarrels, while having a secret crush — We moved to Namibia at the end of 1977, when I was still ten years old. For the first year there, I attended the last year of primary school. Back then, in the first weeks of high school, initiation was still a thing. However, I escaped that. Not actively, but…

Medium wants us to engage, but punishes us when we do — We all know Medium has changed their algorithm on 1 August 2023 and they expect us to engage more. Engagement pays. No, it doesn’t pay when we engage with others. It pays when others engage with you. But for others to engage with you, you have to engage with them. …

Seven tiny stories, all hot and sexy and with a hint of kink — snippets from a submissive’s life — She teases him. Plays hard to get. She knows what he’s after, but she wants him to work for it. For moments, she thinks she has it under control, but she doesn’t. He reaches for her, pulls her close, kisses her hard, and throws her on the bed. He grabs…