Amy Black

Joined November 2020

26 stories

Bio

I am an American contemporary poet and author specializing in speculative YA, adult fiction and children's stories.

https://www.facebook.com/amyblackfiction

Stories (26)

Filter by community

Sort by (Optional)

Anxiety
Years of sleep deprivation finally took their toll, Unrelenting allergies, dismissed as a cold, Brain fatigue, brain fog, palpitating tinitis,
By Amy Black8 months ago in Poets
The Storm
It was Christmas Eve. I was driving home at one a.m. Light snow flurries drifted from the sky, disappearing quickly from view as my windshield wipers swept them away. The road lights were dim, and the road was icy. Bing Crosby's White Christmas echoed dolefully through the car radio speakers. I shook my head, trying to stay awake. I attributed this fatigue to the fact that I moved around a lot as a kid and slept in the car.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Fiction
Flying Bat
Bat black night,fright sight Fluttering wings, vast twilight Free winged beast, soaring.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Poets
One Rule
"There was only one rule: don’t open the door." She said this last sentence with a quavering voice. Her vacant stare said more than words could. I tapped my pen lightly on my notepad and looked up at her from the notes I'd been taking while interviewing her. Her blood stained clothes and fingers were still caked with dirt, and swollen with fresh cuts.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Horror
Lucy West
The undead stay damned. I want to make that clear before continuing. The undead stay damned. There is no redemption for us. I could live the life of a saint, but I still drink blood. There are no two ways about it. I am damned, and with that comes an eternally damned life.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Horror
Ember Nights
Stoic, stillness under an ember, ocean sky. Indolent intentions as the day passes by. Listless breezes caress my face and the wind whispers.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Poets
A Mother Knows. Top Story - August 2024.
It just took one look, and I knew. I knew the wisdom of the ages was stored in his mind. Within a moment, I knew he was smart, clever, and kind. Everyone would get lost in those almond-shaped chestnut eyes.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Poets
Fishes
They called you Grease Monkey when we met, a lost soul behind smokey eyes. Your lonely heart entwined mine, A son born in hard times.
By Amy Blackabout a year ago in Poets
Writers and Readers
What is a writer without readers? They're a ship without a sail. Words blown on the wind traveling through time on a written page,
By Amy Black2 years ago in Poets
The Lady in pearls
I thought I needed to be the woman in pearls, short wavy hair, blazer, perfect curls, matching heals and shiny nails, a successful career that never fails.
By Amy Black2 years ago in Poets
Lost in Time. Content Warning.
Thick as oil, the air is heavy. Am I breathing? Can I breathe, here in this myst? This feels right, am I home? I know no other life when I'm here in this place. This is real to me. I'm not lost, though it's strange. I know the faces, the places. When I awake I wonder if it was real.
By Amy Black2 years ago in Fiction
Betrayal
"I don't think I'm ready to be a Father." His voice was steady, practiced, and controlled, though his eyes filled with tears.
By Amy Black2 years ago in Fiction

Amy Black

Bio

Stories .css-1svwz57-Text{display:inline-block;color:var(--text-default-mute);}(26)

Filter by community

Anxiety

The Storm

Flying Bat

One Rule

Lucy West

Ember Nights

A Mother Knows. Top Story - August 2024.

Fishes

Writers and Readers

The Lady in pearls

Lost in Time. Content Warning.

Betrayal

Stories (26)