Brett's Blog

Love is a scary thing : Image Helicopter Parent - 50 Words My mother has always been overbearing. Even now, she still calls me every day, telling me how much she wants me to visit her. She even shows up unannounced some nights to check on me. I've gone to her grave and begged her to stop, but she just won't listen. It's Terminal - 100 words I love my wife more than anything in the world. It's always been just us, no kids, and we like it that way. We always said that we would be together forever. I've tried to enjoy as much time with her as I can lately, but the cancer is making it difficult. The doctors tell me that I don't have much time left. What I don't understand is why my wife keeps screaming and trying to break out of the bedroom when I'm not home. I already told her I would make it quick and painless when the time comes. Author's Note:  This is my second set of horror microfictions, and these two stories are a bit longer than my o...

Uksu'hi:   Image The Hunter and The Uksu'hi Wait, so the hunter escapes from the monstrous snake by....slapping him with his own B.O.? That's kind of lame for all of the build-up that this story did. It might be a bit cliche, but I would probably recreate this story as a more traditional "hero tale," with the hunter having to fight and vanquish the Uksu'hi. I would probably still try to keep elements of the source story intact, but for the most part, it would be told from a completely different angle. Bibliography - Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney (1900).

Rabbit and Otter: Image How Rabbit Stole Otter's Coat This was a very convoluted scheme that Rabbit concocted to trick Otter. I mean a place that rains fire? That seems....incredibly far-fetched. Is that something that could feasibly happen in the fictional world? Or is every other animal just incredibly gullible? Also, what is this story even trying to say? Did Otter ever get his coat back? Is Rabbit the new Otter? If so, what happens to the original Otter? This story really seems to leave the reader with more questions than answers, and doesn't really make a lot of sense, honestly. If I rewrote this story, I'd probably just retell it in a way that makes a bit more sense, as well as give it a bit more closure with its ending. Bibliography-   Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney (1900).