Pnw Stories

[Fiction Written by Waldo Emerson Smurf; Based on True Events] [Independent Project] Imagine a fictional universe, where there's a country called Cossackia-a neo-Slavic country situated in northern Mindanao. Filled with post-Soviet aesthetics, culture, language, and with a distinct identity, especially its armed forces. A fighter jet, scarred by war and failure, is called once again to teach her new squadron. They and her will be the future for Cossackia's defense. But unknown to them-while they were fighting the Chinese, the Filipinos under Bongbong Marcos invades them. Will they prevail or will they fall?

Deep beneath the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles alongside the Pacific Northwest coastline, lies the Cascadia subduction zone-a fault on the verge of unleashing a catastrophic earthquake, thirty times more powerful than the San Andreas. Unfortunately, like most tourists, Elena Cordova is oblivious. She's got her own pent-up stress to deal with, a humiliating breakup that's driven her to end her tenure as a human doormat once and for all. So, when a pickpocket makes off with the last remnant of her relationship, she takes action-only to get trapped with him when disaster strikes. Now, if either one hopes to survive, they'll have to get past their initial impressions and work together... because in fifteen minutes, half the town will be underwater.

The process of repairing one's self is a long and patient process. A husband and wife deal with a devastating trauma in their lives, struggling to live day after day. It takes an accident to unconsciously remind them that the flow of life can continue, and while you may never forgot, you can somehow learn to live with what has befall you. You can almost begin trying to live again.

Maddie Jamison has finally figured out college life, but now she's forced to return to her small-town, island home. Coronavirus is ravaging the world and schools are closed. With a germaphobe mom and a dad who has eyes everywhere, the months ahead promise nothing short of suffocation. Ty Franklin hasn't felt welcome at home since his dad remarried four years ago. College was a chance to break free. Now he's got no other option but to return to where he's not wanted. His plan: spend as little time as possible with his family. Tough to do when "social isolation" and "self-quarantine" are the buzzwords of the day. Then there's Janelle, devastated to leave her new besties, new boyfriend, and a promising internship in Malibu. And Janelle's twin brother, Jaden, who might just get stuck in Canada. And Camolyn, coming to terms with who she is and certain her parents are going to freak. Forget Covid 19. The real question is, can they survive being back on "the rock?" DISCLAIMER: The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this story are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), buildings, businesses, and events is intended or should be inferred.

Kat is a 17 year old girl from Seattle, Washington, where she lives in a cozy apartment along with her mother. After an unfortunate encounter in her school Library, she is reconnected with a childhood friend. Little did she know that they would create an unbreakable bond very suddenly. At first she is reluctant to acknowledge her feelings but soon realizes that he might be just what she has needed for quite a long time. This short story takes you on various adventures across the Pacific Northwest with Katerina and Jason, the mysterious and adventurous blue eyed boy that just may end up changing her whole life.

Octavia visits her childhood friend in his coastal mansion at the turn of the eighteenth century, where raucous and perhaps violent partying awaits...

A story of sisterhood, love, new beginnings, and overcoming generational curses. Faye Britewood has a turbulent past. Her childhood was spent on the road with her free-spirited mother, who's endless search for love and self fulfillment came at the price of her daughter's wellbeing. The only peace Faye knew as a child was the summers she spent in the small town of Lupine, Oregon with her grandmother and aunt. Faye grows up largely unaware of her family's supernatural reputation in Lupine, and grows up feeling that something has always been missing. Faye vows that she will never make the same foolish mistakes as her mother, however, she later learns that life isn't that simple. Love can be a blessing, or a person's greatest downfall if they are not careful. By the time she reaches her thirties, Faye's life comes to a breaking point and finds herself completely stranded and alone. With nowhere to run, she makes the decision to flee to the closest place she's ever had to a home; the small town that she hadn't seen in a decade. Faye struggles to establish herself as she starts life over. She explores buried family secrets, demons from her past, and new gifts she never knew she had. She forms new bonds, and when a handsome local rancher takes interest in her, she is faced with a question: Can she learn to let herself love, and be loved in return?

A small collection of gothic stories I wrote about the Pacific NorthWest

When Sybil and Nora met on a 'Washington Lesbians Only' Tumblr page at 16 they never could have imagined their lives would turn out like this. 7 years later and Nora decides to make the move, a change of scenery if you will, to Sybil's sleepy mountain town. How does Nora handle the change of the hustle and bustle of the big city to a small town of 400 people? How will Sybil handle living with someone else for the first time in years, let alone the girl she's had a crush on for the last 5? It's all a matter of time in One becomes Three.

Pacific Northwest themed Journal, short, and includes death

For my father

#44 in Poetry [4-5-17] Join me on my journey of self-discovery, my lows & my highs. I hope that I leave you feeling better. I hope that I have made you feel less lonely. This is me. This is 18 years of exploring my creativity, soul, passion, and love. This is Meraki. Thank you for your time. -Courtney Dorland follow my Instagram for excerpts and updates @poetrybycourtney