Are you interested in the world of postmortem photography? The Portrait Artist, by Katriona E MacMillan, is a grim introduction into the Victorian fascination with death. The Victorians were macabre. Arguably sparked by Queen Victoria’s lengthy 40-year mourning period, the colour black was the main feature of the period. Between 1837 and 1901, the peopleContinue reading “The Portrait Artist: A Short Story Detailing the Work of Postmortem Photography Preparation”
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Rainbows in Space Episode 1 – Courtesy Flush
“Courtesy Flush” is the first in the Rainbows in Space series written by me – Katriona MacMillan. If I had to give you a tagline, I would suggest Red Dwarf (UK) but with a larger cast and a hint of The Orville. Does that need an explanation? I think so. Writing Courtesy Flush I setContinue reading “Rainbows in Space Episode 1 – Courtesy Flush”
New Year, New Me.
by Katriona E MacMillan A Hogmanay poem in the Scots language. New year, new me. I cocooned masel on Christmas Eve. Gained a new set of arms and grew 14 feet, Pterodactyl wings and a pelican’s beak. I’ve goat chainsaw hauns noo, And wasps for ma teeth, And laser eyes, And spikes oan ma knees.Continue reading “New Year, New Me.”
Hope.
Hope is the worst word in the world. I used to think it was “dead” or perhaps “betrayed” But I was wrong. It is hope. Because she carries you through the toughest of times. Hope makes you think that she’s one of the good guys But she only gives you strength during the dark daysContinue reading “Hope.”
“Bananas” The Sci-Fi/Horror Short Story by Katriona MacMillan
Need a scary eBook to read over the next few days? Bananas, a horror-Sci-fi combo about being lost in space, could be for you. “Bananas” is a short story about a skeleton crew stuck on a spaceship in the middle of nowhere. Actually, there are only two of them left. The story doesn’t tell youContinue reading ““Bananas” The Sci-Fi/Horror Short Story by Katriona MacMillan”
The Dark Science Series
by Katriona E MacMillan How do you write an epic 6 part fantasy series, anyway? Hint: it’s mostly stubbornness. The Dark Science Series has been a lifelong toil of mine. Not quite, but close enough. I started writing it in University, so at the time of writing this, about 15 years ago or so. That’sContinue reading “The Dark Science Series”
Give the Man a Gun
by Katriona Macmillan Give that man his steel-toed boots. Give that man a gun. Give that man his armoured jacket, Then turn that man face-front. Teach that man to love the trigger, Then teach that man to shoot. Teach that man your world is better, Then send him off on foot. Watch that man fromContinue reading “Give the Man a Gun”
We Should All Make It.
by Katriona MacMillan Just stay alive another minute That’s all you need to do. If you can manage another minute Then you’ll maybe manage two. A minute will become an hour If you leave it long enough Hours turn to days, days become weeks, Weeks, eventually, will turn into months. Because how you feel inContinue reading “We Should All Make It.”
How to Create Short Story/Essay/Blog Ideas?
This not-a-plot-graph tactic can help you create winning stories, essays, blogs, and poetry. You have heard of a plot graph? That’s when you use a graph to plot out things like Act 1, Act 2, rising action, and climaxes of your story. When I am stuck with story ideas – or when I have aContinue reading “How to Create Short Story/Essay/Blog Ideas?”
Night Terrors
A two-minute short film by Katriona MacMillan 1. EXT, NIGHT, AN OPEN SPACE We are the camera. We are running in the dark. Ahead of us are trees and a look back over our shoulder shows the lights of a house in the distance. We trip and land in leaves, when we get to ourContinue reading “Night Terrors”
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