Kristen : Writing

Run Home

Run Home

A Story by Kristen


The prompt was: You must start the story with the ending and end it with the beginning.
Veteran

Veteran

A Poem by Kristen


Noisy kids with squealing toys run by the window, screaming their heads off and making racket. I run outside and told them to shove off my lawn, ..
A Dominican Republic Minute

A Dominican Republic Minute

A Poem by Kristen


Waves massage the ivory beach, a salty aroma swimming tranquilly on the fins of the cool, sedative air. A skinny, dark man shimmies up a tall, ..
Standing Still

Standing Still

A Poem by Kristen


Clothes on hangers anchored to closet doors, palettes, frozen with paint, stock-still on dust streaked shelves. Dog-eared novels pegged with po..
Pickle Jar

Pickle Jar

A Poem by Kristen


You won't normally find me writing poetry; I lack the discipline to be concise. If I write, I write liberally and spare no ink.
The Problem is All Inside Your Head

The Problem is All Inside Your Head

A Story by Kristen


The first time I heard “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon, I was over by the mall, and Molly and I were cruising down the stree..
Are You Sleeping?

Are You Sleeping?

A Story by Kristen


A travel piece about a trip to the Dominican Republic.
Bouffant

Bouffant

A Story by Kristen


Bouffant is about a trip to the hair salon from a non-girly perspective. Okay, maybe it's a little girly.
No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

A Story by Kristen


This is a story about a touching experience.
Souvenirs

Souvenirs

A Story by Kristen


This was from my travel writing course. It was a short story on an unexpected place.