Goose

Challenging myself to a year of weekly writing! Help keep me honest, folks :) Start Date: 4/11/25

Writings

Followers

Following

Goose

Challenging myself to a year of weekly writing! Help keep me honest, folks :) Start Date: 4/11/25

Writings

Followers

Following

Getting Off the Naughty List

Goose

2 min read

"No, not there, the branches are in the way."

Lana rolled her eyes to the back of her skull before adjusting the camcorder once more. She turned around with puckered lips, the penguins on her fleece pajamas crumpling into her folded arms.

"So what if he's not real! He's never missed a single toy in my letter."

Ethan placed both his hands on his little sister's shoulders, fixing her with a seri...

YA fiction

Humour

The Ring

Goose

1 min read

the rings they wrap

around the trunk

constricting the throat with age

they multiply

like all the lies

rotting the wood to decay

take your axe

wield her well

to find what lies within

another ring

around the rim

to start the lies again

...

Poetry

Drama

Her Mother's Eyes

Winner - 3rd

Goose

1 min read

She had her mother's eyes. I know it's what every delusional new parent says, but I swear they were hers—electric blue. We used always to joke that they were bioluminescent after the one summer when the waves at Santa Monica Pier lit up the night as bright as the Ferris wheel on the pier.

I didn't even need to read the pastel signs on the sides of their clear cribs to know it was her.

I had st...

Drama

Healing Is Not Linear

Top 10

Goose

1 min read

On my lowest days, I lose my power

My sense of self turns rotten as it begins to sour

My feet drag in the soil from which they grew

As I wander aimlessly, unsure of what to do

And before I know it, the sun has left her post

The moon has swept in as gently as a ghost

And I'm reminded of her power, despite her smallest phase

I'm reminded of her strength, even on her lowest days

When she's full and...

Adventure

Poetry

The Pact

Top 10

Goose

2 min read

Rule One: Don't cry

Rule Two: Don't crowd

Rule Three: Don't call within the first 24 hours

The pact was straightforward and mutually applicable. They both signed the bottom of the grease-stained napkin.

"But what if the room's all dusty and something just happens to float into my eye! I'd have no option but to cry at that point, unless you want your poor mother to go blind?" The faux pout on ...

Humour

Drama

Comparison

Goose

1 min read

The girl staring back at me has golden hair

Her eyes match the sky peaking out behind her shoulder

Gentle, but strong as it holds her petite frame

The girl staring back at me has a welcoming smile

It shines across her freckled, sloped nose

and her rose colored lips

The girl staring back at me has soft, buttery skin

Its dark complexion radiates in the sunlight

Captivating and glimmering warmth

T...

Poetry

Drama

A Game of Cat and Mouse

Top 10

Goose

1 min read

It was inevitable. What do they say? “I’m only human.” I thought I was above their clichés, but alas, here I am—facing the consequences of my all-too-human mistakes.

It’s a shame, really. I was starting to like Denver. The mountains were peaceful, the people alluring. It served as a good distraction for a while, and I had hoped it might afford me some longevity. Starting over had become a necessi...

Crime

Thriller

Group Therapy

Top 10

Goose

1 min read

DR. ELLA MINT: So, Water, why have you asked us all here today?

WATER: Well, I’m usually one to go with the flow…but it’s Fire. He’s always trying to steal my thunder!

FIRE: Oh, cry me a river.

EARTH: FIGURATIVELY! He meant that figuratively!

FIRE: Relax, Earth — of course I meant figuratively. You could probably use it, though; your skin’s looking a bit dry.

AIR: Ooo burn!…Literally.

FI...

Humour

The Taurus and The Scorpio

Goose

1 min read

Her father is a Taurus—an Earth sign: practical, grounded, resilient, and honest.

She is a Scorpio—a Water sign: emotional, sensitive, creative, and tender.

When he says, “There’s no way you broke your thumb. You’re just being dramatic.”

She hears “I don’t believe you. You don’t deserve my trust.”

When he says, “I can’t make it to your end-of-year recital. I have to go watch your brother's ga...

Drama

Dear Diary,

Winner - 1st

Goose

2 min read

Dear Diary,

Well…last night was a total disaster, to say the least. Remember Damian? He’s the cyclops I met on that stupid app Pearl made me download, Romance Realm. I still can’t believe I had to pay a premium for underwater access… Anywho, since he was the one jumping realms just to see me, I thought I’d take initiative and plan the first date.

That, Diary, was mistake number one.

Damian m...

Humour

Romance