PinnedMember-onlyLeap of FaithI look down. It’s a long way down. Not the kind of drop most would survive. I’m sure I wouldn’t, not with my tiny, frail body. Hitting the ground is not what I am built for. I am on top of a tall building. I can’t say anything more about…Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyI’ve Seen It“I’ve been thinking something this whole time. You’re afraid of me, aren’t you?” A girl, clad in the light blue robes that signified her profession as a seer — or as people would say in common parlance, a fortune teller, or maybe even an oracle — rested her hand on…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Lord of DarknessFinally. It was over. Years and years of tyranny, at last brought to an end. Lily pulled out her sword from the fallen dark lord’s body. It was smeared with blood, matching that which was slowly spreading on the floor, the corpse at the center of the bloody puddle. So…Short Story4 min readShort Story4 min read
Nov 15, 2022Member-onlySpanish Learning Progress Update #1: 50-ish hoursAs I mentioned in my previous post about how I plan on writing about my language learning progress for a while, I’m currently learning Spanish. …Language Learning4 min readLanguage Learning4 min read
Nov 14, 2022Member-onlyA focus on learning languagesI’m not exactly the most active writer on medium, but until now I’ve mainly been writing short fiction (also some other miscellaneous things like a semi-failed attempt to read a ton). But now I also want do to something else, and that something else is languages. I’ve been trying to…Language2 min readLanguage2 min read
May 25, 2022Member-onlyHeartbeat, Heartbeat(I originally wrote this based on a writing prompt) Heartbeat, heartbeat. Beat after beat after beat. Almost inaudible, nothing more than a whisper. An echo of what could have been. Of what we could have been. All the possibilities the rest of the world had already left behind. She looked…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Feb 16, 2022Member-onlySenseless DisasterAll the essentials gathered. Snacks packed. Map in my right coat pocket. And most importantly: a proper course plotted. A look forward revealed mist-covered peaks. Storm clouds swirled in the sky. A sign of things to come? Of a game yet to start, to all but one. The battle of…Fiction3 min readFiction3 min read
Sep 27, 2021Member-onlyI Will Read (At Least) One Story/Article From Everyone Who Comments On ThisI think the title kind of conveys the gist of what I’ll say already, but just leaving at that would be boring, so here’s some text. Text that talks about why I felt like doing this, what I’ll be doing(hint: it’s in the title) and so on. First of all…Medium3 min readMedium3 min read
Sep 20, 2021I think I focused a bit too much on the part about writing exactly 500 words compared to making it…I think I focused a bit too much on the part about writing exactly 500 words compared to making it a proper story, but at least I gave it a try :) https://anellienn.medium.com/a-howl-of-pain-fadebb99f52f1 min read1 min read