Constrained Stories

**SEQUEL TO TALLIES AND SCARS // PHAN** *Spoilers in description if you haven't read the first book* The government has captured Dan and Phil and are planning to conduct dangerous experiments on them, even if it means their death. Will they be able to escape before it all goes too far? Where the only people they can trust are themselves, will Dan and Phil make it out of America alive? Or will they die in the process? An action-thriller filled with betrayal, darkness, desperation, and love... The question is: Are you ready? Warnings: Torture, blood mention, weapon use, violence, profanity *Writing still in process so there might be some changes along the way*

Meet Reign Buenaventura, the ultimate embodiment of beauty, brains, and a heart that radiates warmth to everyone she meets. As a versatile college student with an unwavering focus on her goals, Reign is a true inspiration to all who cross her path. Her unshakable determination to achieve greatness has earned her the title of a "goal-digger", but beneath her confident exterior lies a deeply empathetic and kind-hearted soul that has won the hearts of all... except for one person. While many believe that Reign is the epitome of perfection, no one can ever truly be flawless. And when Reign discovers a shocking truth that threatens to tear her world apart, she must navigate the dark depths of her own soul and confront her inner demons in order to emerge stronger and more resilient than ever before. Join Reign on an emotional journey of self-discovery as she confronts the very essence of her being and discovers what it truly means to be human in this captivating tale of triumph over adversity. ••• Kismet Series #1: Started: February 27, 2023

"Letting my emotions out through broken pieces of art." raineyen © 2018

Digital Dodging & Burning Should you delete the extra shots right away? No, if storage permits, keep all three shots until you get home and upload them to your PC and into an image editing software, such as Photoshop. By using the layers functionality of Photoshop (or similar functionality of another image editing software), you can load all three shots into different layers and then carefully erase the under-exposed or over-exposed part of one or more layers to end up with a final shot where both the main subject and the surroundings are properly exposed! This Photoshop functionality allows you to shoot in very extreme lighting situations where there are many parts in different intensity of light and shadows such that you are losing details in the highlights and shadows. In this case, you might need more than two extra shots to obtain details in the different parts. Without moving the camera (a tripod is essential here), take as many shots as you need, exposing for the different parts you want details to be visible. Then you would load them all up into Photoshop, each into its own layer, and by erasing the under- and over-exposed parts in each layer (granted, this equivalent of film 'dodging' and 'burning' can be a very tedious and challenging task in itself, but done properly it can be well worth the effort), you can end up with an 'impossible' shot where every part of the cave is properly exposed.

A collection of short stories written based off of or according to prompts or "constrained writing" found on http://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts At the beginning of each part, the prompt will be listed as well as the redditor who submitted the prompt. Constrained Writings are when there is a restriction given to the story that must be met. A constrained writing could also include a prompt. Feel free to comment with any prompts or constrained writings you want to see.