Published in Malana’s Muse·PinnedMember-onlyAn Interview With Her (Part 1)My secretive (unmedicated) Muse This piece is dedicated to Christine Graves, since she suggested very nicely that I do this. Thank you for the idea. Me: Thank you for being so excited about this. …Malanas Musings3 min readMalanas Musings3 min read
Published in Petness·Aug 15Member-onlyTwo-Hundred-Dollar SheetsA tale of two rescues — Cherry sleeps in bed with me. She has every night we’ve spent together since I adopted her, and her butt pushes me closer and closer to the edge of my own bed. She snores louder than I ever have, and she kicks me in the ribs when she moves around…Pets5 min readPets5 min read
Aug 13Member-onlyHate(?) LetterA rant piece. — What gives you the right? I was reading a well-written romance fanfiction, and then your image flashed into the front of my mind, bringing with it bittersweet memories. I was having a good fucking day, dude, and now you pull this shit? What gives you the right!? I’ve been doing…2 min read2 min read
Published in Malana’s Muse·Jul 26Member-onlyWhere Have I Been?Mostly struggling, to be honest. It’s been a month since my last post on Medium. What have I been up to? Mostly struggling, if I’m being honest. I was slowly losing the drive to write over the last couple of months, my Muse has once again gone dormant. …Malana Musings4 min readMalana Musings4 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Jun 21Member-onlyNatural Thought Prompt #13Immortal Animals Prompt: Consider the characteristics of so-called immortal animals. Think about their futures. What comes to mind? What comes to mind when you think of real-life immortality? Do you think of certain foods, like Twinkies or honey? Do you maybe think vampires are real? Do you think about the…Pwprompt2 min readPwprompt2 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Jun 14Member-onlyNatural Thought Prompt #12Fictional animals — Prompt: If you could create any animal, what would you create? What creature would you make real? Have you ever believed in the legends of fantastical creatures? Maybe you thought that Bigfoot was really living in the Pacific Northwest, or the Chupacabra really sucked the blood of goats in Mexico…Pwprompt2 min readPwprompt2 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Jun 13Member-onlyOne in 15,300Ultimate Electric — It’s a sweltering late afternoon in July. A waning crescent moon can be seen low in the darkening sky, just shy of being covered by thick clouds. Justin glanced at the small lunar sliver while he wiped a line of sweat from his forehead. …Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Jun 7Member-onlyNatural Thought Prompt #11Marine Mammals Prompt: What do you like about marine mammals? For the month of June, I figured we would follow up the floral theme with a fauna (animal) theme! For the first week, I’m going to be talking about marine mammals. Growing up, I was obsessed with learning about marine…Pwprompt2 min readPwprompt2 min read
Published in Promptly Written·Jun 5Member-onlyOil PaintsTriple Centina — Joshua watches from his desk as she sets up the easel on her balcony. He lowers his laptop screen to peer out the window. She’s arranging today’s paints on the table. It’s perfect timing. He’s been struggling with writing this article for the last day, and watching his neighbor paint…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
Published in Promptly Written·May 31Member-onlyNatural Thought Prompt #10Favorite Flowers Prompt: what is your favorite flower? Everyone has a favorite flower. Everyone has that one flower that they think looks, smells, or appeals to them the most for whatever reason. Favorite flowers include roses, tulips, lilies, carnations, sunflowers, hyacinths, and more. They’re all beautiful. Something unique about flowers…Pwprompt2 min readPwprompt2 min read
