Finished: Crossings – A Fantasy Flash Fiction Story

The following piece of fantasy flash fiction was inspired by this picture. I think the picture will give you a glimpse into the direction the story will go in. Hope you enjoy it.
Crossings
Written by: Ben Marroquin
StoryMask.com
The blare of music drowned her voice in an ocean of sound. She had told them explicitly that [...]

Read Full Post »

Night Falls

The following is a short story I wrote for a fun writing contest taking place over at: http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/ If your into writing, you should give it try. They provide a photo and writers create a 250 word story for it. This story is based on a cool photo of a cloud shrouded moon. [...]

Read Full Post »

Story: Runeblade Academy (takes place in the world of Abrynth and Earth) Chapter 1

The following is a rough draft chapter from a book I’m working on. It definitely needs revisioning but I like to write the whole story first, then do the revisioning. This way, I will eventually finish writing the book and gain a sense of accomplishment. To me, revision entitles shearing useless words (overuse of adjectives), [...]

Read Full Post »

Story: Runeblade Academy (takes place in the world of Abrynth and Earth)

Abrynth
Book 1: Runeblade Academy
Written by: Ben Marroquin
StoryMask.com
Prelude
The cool salt tinged air swept over and down the small grassy hill overlooking the lightly forested valley below. A lone figure, shrouded in rippling black robes, stood on top of the hill surveying the scene below.Dark black eyes were lit with a strange fervor as they darted [...]

Read Full Post »