#quick lit

[the-writer-raven]

The Best Underrated Creepy Short Stories

The Best Underrated Creepy Short Stories

In my many years in school, out of school, and in my literary “weird girl” phase, I’ve come across many strange stories in literature. Classic literature is one of the best sources for these types of stories. Creepy, spooky, and downright weird is the theme many classic authors choose to take, especially those dabbling in Dark Romanticism(like Nathaniel Hawthorne) and Gothic influences. Since…

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[the-writer-raven]

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Writing Influences and How to Use Them

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Writing Influences and How to Use Them

“Write what you know,” or so says every piece of writing advice you’ll ever see. It is a cliché for a reason. In today’s Quick-Lit Lesson, we’ll look at the life and work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, a writer who embodies the “write what you know” theme. His life was the biggest influence on his writing. So much so, that it caused a shift in his writing from the literary genre Transcendentalism…

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[aspergerhamburgerhamhamburglar]

i hear a knock (on y/our door) & i don't know if it's locked (or not,

& i'm sleep seeing (something of)  you, & this is the skin

of u/s.

[a-graveofthoughts]

Night's are like the lives of human beings: all too brief

[lifeslikeabookofshortstories]

Hecate

-Greek goddess of witchcraft, associated with the moon

[highlandkuh]

Bucephalus

- Alexander the great's horse, which only he could ride

[lifeslikeabookofshortstories]

Diomed

- Thracian king who fed his horses on human flesh