Naturefiction Stories

In the shadowy treetops of the South Nation Conservation Area, a crow named Shade rules with watchful eyes and fierce loyalty. More than just a scavenger, she leads her flock in defending the land-protecting chickens, warning of hawks, and remembering every face. "Shade's Watch" is a true-to-nature story of guardianship, wild intelligence, and the quiet alliances between humans and the creatures just beyond our fences.

A compilation of nature prose and poetry, inspired by my world travels.

Thorn is the successor as Queen to her clan. But tensions rise as she sees another side of life than the others. With threat of invasion by not only a rival clan but lone bachelor lions, her ideals of breaking tradition cannot be tolerated by the already unstable clan. As her friend's lives are threatened for her nonconformity, a plan comes to her to run away to a place she had seen in her dreams. A high mountain, where thunder and rain fall, and there are other hyenas with long shimmering coats, beckoning her to join them. This is just an experimental story and I'm not sure I'll come back to it. But if anyone would like it I would be glad to put a little more effort in.

Like all living things, this book is a WIP. As of today though, it's only the developing genesis of the initial onset of the very beginning of the start of a WIP. I'm working on a much more beguiling, intriguing, and utterly irresistible blurb that will completely convince you how much you want to read these stories, hint deliciously at what they are ultimately about (when I understand that more myself), and clearly explicate the title (when I figure out how to cover that topic briefly). For now, you get a purple intro to match the purple cover. If you happen to be here reading anyway - even without the fantastically succinct and enticing blurb - thank you. I know your time is valuable. I strive to be worth your while. This book is my very first publication on Wattpad (or anywhere else for that matter), so... Yay me? Don't let that deter you - Criticism is my favorite breakfast cereal and Feedback my go-to energy snack. Though inspired by countless events, conversations, readings and meetings, the ideas, words and graphics herein (unless otherwise noted) fell out of my head, through my fingers and into the ethersphere. They belong to me - as much as such things can belong to anyone. Please do not steal them (though I'd confess to being immensely flattered if I thought you wanted to). Most importantly, if you didn't catch it on the cover, the stories here are FLASH FICTION - which you know means SHORT. REALLY SHORT. SHORTER THAN SHORT. You can read one in 5 minutes or less. But a lot can happen in five minutes.

Want to hear a story about a being caught between two different situation-a fragile life on a journey to uncover its true identity? It struggles with an existential crisis, longing to belong yet feeling unmoored. This idea was inspired by the poignant lyrics of the song Poraen Naa Poraen from Meiyazhagan, which go: 'Not miscible with water, I am the water bubble' (நீரோடு சேர்ந்தே போகாத நீர் குமிழி நான்). These words triggered my inner turmoil and inspired me to create this short novel.