Tag: Reflection

• NaNoWriMo – week 3 update

  So… Week 3 huh? Yeah, it was pretty much a fail for me. I wrote a whopping 433 words on Monday and nothing for the rest of the week.

  Merel

  November 21, 2022

  Blog

  Blog, Blogging, creative writing, Kids, NaNoWriMo, Novel, November, Reflection, storytelling, Struggles, Writing

• Prompt: rainy day // Letters to September – 14

  Sitting outside on the porch with a warm cup of tea in her hands Amber looks out across her front yard. A soft blanket covers her waist and the book she was reading lays open and forgotten on her lap. The words on the pages patiently waiting to be met by her eyes. For now,…

  Merel

  September 14, 2022

  Letters to September

  creative writing, Escape, Freedom, Letters to, Life, Reflection, September, storytelling, Thoughts, Writing

• Breaking point

  “See that girl over there?” She asks with a curious look in her eyes. “Who?” She replies, with the slightest bit of anger in her voice. “The one who is always smiling, bubbly and won’t ever ask for help? The one who has her life all figured out, her house clean and always reading a…

  Merel

  September 3, 2022

  Short Stories

  creative writing, Depression, Judgement, Mirror, Reality, Reflection, Short story, storytelling, Struggles, Thoughts, Writing

• What do you see

  Look in the mirror and tell me what you see. Do you see the colours of your eyes or how they glisten? Do you see your lips as nothing special or do you see the dimples they create when you smile? Do you see the imperfections of your scars or the stories they tell? You…

  Merel

  August 23, 2022

  Short Stories

  Climb, Life, Mirror, Reflection, Short story, Struggles, Thoughts, Writing