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Flash Fiction – Wreckage

May 24, 2019July 26, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

To them, she was just a monster. A girl who refused to take her yellow pills -- as if she owed society her complacency after the shit hand it had dealt her.  

Tagged abuse, feminism, fiction, flash fiction, mental health, Revenge Narrative, Short Story, urban fantasy, violence, WerewolvesLeave a comment
Reviews and Essays

Writing to Combat Writer’s Block?

May 15, 2019June 1, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

There's a reason I post so much flash and micro fiction -- as much as I'm passionate about writing, I am painfully bad at follow through. Here are my confessions...

Tagged cozy mysteries, cozy paranormal mysteries, Writing4 Comments
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The Liebster Award (Take 2)

May 3, 2019June 1, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Thank you to Sara for giving me my second Liebster Award Nomination 🙂 Glad to do another round of Q&A.

Tagged blog awards4 Comments
Stories and Poems

Flash Fiction – Prognosis

May 2, 2019October 10, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

(630 words) A lump caught in Jessica's throat. She would be one of them now. One of THOSE people...

Tagged abuse, flash fiction, horror, medical, Short Story, urban fantasy, Werewolves2 Comments
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Mystery Blogger Award

April 24, 2019June 1, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Thank you so much to Mercury the Scribe for nominating me for this award 🙂

Tagged blog awards22 Comments
Stories and Poems

Micro Fiction – Honeysuckle Tea

April 4, 2019June 1, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

(100 words) Sweet, but deadly...

Tagged fiction, flash fiction, horror, micro fiction12 Comments
Stories and Poems

Flash Fiction – Artifice

March 26, 2019April 24, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

(470 words) Ellie sits still, engulfed in blackness. She breathes in slowly through her nose and exhales heavily through her lips, until she becomes rather weightless. She's ready.

Tagged climate change, dystopia, Environmental sustainability, fiction, flash fiction, Short Story, technology, virtual reality8 Comments
Reviews and Essays

Book Tag – Do I Have That Book Challenge

March 25, 2019April 4, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Bookshelf scavenger hunt!

Tagged Book tag, Bookish, booksLeave a comment
Reviews and Essays

The Liebster Award

March 23, 2019April 4, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Thank you so much to Siobhan from Siobhan's Novelties for nominating me for the Liebster Award 🙂

Tagged blog awards, blogging, Book tag, Bookish, books, Reading5 Comments
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Recipe – Homemade Ginger Syrup

March 15, 2019March 25, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Homemade Sweet Giner drink recipes

Tagged cocktails, DIY, drink recipes, Homemade, mocktails, Recipes, tea recipesLeave a comment

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