Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 10)
“Miss Nysa?” A small, shy voice by my elbow breaks my concentration. Cindy and her best friend, Bianca, both look up at me. Cindy’s long straight hair is pulled away from her face and tied with...
Category: Fiction and Short Stories
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 9)
Bin is sniffling more in frustration than pain, whereas Kenneth is sitting in front of Bin sulking. His small arms are crossed defiantly over his chest. There is a forgotten fire-truck between them. Yep,...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 8)
OH THE CHILDREN! Another rejection letter. I sigh dejectedly as I put down the letter from a book publisher I contacted a few weeks ago for a possible publishing deal, one in which I held...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 7)
“Once upon a time, there was a princess and she had a pretty little kitty…”. And so I tell my little story to a precious little girl who is on her way to falling asleep, her eyes...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 6)
“I don’t know what to think, Nys, I’m so afraid. I always thought something like this would happen, that one day Brennan’s work habit will catch up with him and his body will pay...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 5)
HELPLESSNESS AND HOPE Argh, futz-de-futzly futz futz!! I stop typing and sigh in frustration. Just where are my muses? Why are they not helping me out with my words? Don’t they know that words...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 4)
“Ma’am!” Susana laughs in delight. “Oh, sorry dear. I’m not laughing at you. It’s just that I’ve hardly known anyone your age who is still polite enough to call someone else ‘ma’am’. How sweet.” She dimples...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 3)
Chapter 2: BEHOLD, THE NEIGHBORS AGAIN Peter is in his late twenties or early thirties. Not too old, my mind as usual goes off on a tangent and manages to inform me. Not bad looking either, but is in fact rather...
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 2)
And somewhat bemused. But hey, he’s here, and we have already introduced ourselves. Now what? And why am I this flustered? It is not as if this is the first time I meet someone new....
Novel : Nysa’s Mirror (Part 1)
Chapter 1 : OF SPOCK AND THE NEIGHBOR So here I am, yet again, sitting quietly, trying to gather my thoughts, at my desk in my quiet living room. This is my situation and dilemma....
