Gabrielle Gassin

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  • Manuscript Excerpt: Chapter Seven / Bird Attack

    This is an excerpt from the manuscript I’ve been working on this year. I haven’t posted in a while, so thought it might be cute to share it. Let me know your thoughts! Penny is my main protagonist and it’s the story of her realisation.

  • prompt #1857 – what advice would you give to your teenage self?

    What advice would you give to your teenage self? Thinking back to who the young Gabrielle is an interesting exercise for any person, myself included. I remember a lot of stuff about that stage of my life. Going places like school where I wished I could buy a choc top muffin baked fresh at the…

  • Sir Barber

    The drapes are velvet and a shade of deep jade belonging surely to the 50s; an era of exquisite furnishings and appearances much amiss in the modern day. It’s pleated up top, and falls in perfect waves, and is held back to reveal the interior with a rope touched and tasselled by Midas, nestled comfortably…

  • A Short Prompt.

    What is something most people don’t understand? Most people do not understand the proper way to use an apostrophe. Where the tiny airborne comma is placed on a page is confounding to many speakers of the English language, with perpetual confusion remaining intact from one generation to the next, blunders in writing ignored or unnoticed…

  • Nothing is Funny Anymore.

    Once you’ve grown up, nothing is funny anymore. Every day existence has not the sweet mist of humour, as was the case in high school days. Smiles are less prominent than stern faces, especially those facing computer screens, rapid fingers typing, eyes darting forward and back. The responsibilities of an Important Life are too essential…

  • Goat-scapades

    Yesterday, a Prado rolled down the gravel driveway which was white, originally, but looked as though it had been sprayed with red dirt. It had a trailer attached, and inside were three little goats. I was putting the little boy down for his nap when I heard my older child gasp and then obnoxiously open…

  • Book Recommendations

    I’ve been reading. And at least I’ve been reading, whilst I haven’t been writing. For this reason, I’ve decided to share the books I’ve finished, because I only finish them when they’re worth my time. I can pick up a book and drop it (either instantly or within the week) because I know it’s not…

  • On life:a reflective reflection

    Sleep quietens the hive of action from the outside world. Once slept on, if the mind settles deeply enough to allow it, a problem is no longer seated at the height of unease and uncertainty, but seems more approachable and solvable. Such is the glory of a full night of rest. It is simply that…