Gina C.

Joined December 2021

288 stories

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Poet | Author | Architect of Worlds

Sowing stories rooted in culture, origin, metamorphosis, resilience, language & love via fantasy, myth, magical realism & botanical prose

Writing my novel!🧚🏻‍♀️🐉✨

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Shadowlight. Runner-Up in You Were Never Really Here Challenge. Top Story - July 2025.
Thou wert fire-willed and free on earth—now ’tis thee, I know, who sets the dead of night ablaze before me. Still, I miss thy shadow ‘bove the snowdrift. I miss thy footsteps by me side.
By Gina C.6 months ago in Fiction
Chasing Scarlet. Honorable Mention in I Wrote This Challenge.
Before I was a poet, I was a painter. And somewhere in between, I experienced the most transformative day of my life.
By Gina C.7 months ago in Writers
La Adelita. First Place in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
A century has passed since the war ended, and the fever for revolution still calls to my grave. ¡Por los que no nombran!
By Gina C.7 months ago in History
a creature sworn to war
I was just a spec of dust once in the universe. Before my spirit knew its petalburst on Earth, I was just a tuft of ember drifting like
By Gina C.8 months ago in Poets
.:R.I.S.E:.. Runner-Up in Tattoo This Line Challenge. Top Story - May 2025.
I used to paint the dawn and think that I was made of vivid pigment, like the daybreak's ardent spirit— cyan, violet,
By Gina C.8 months ago in Poets
🎶Melancholy’s Enemy🎶. Honorable Mention in Harmonic Verses Challenge. Top Story - April 2025.
You can listen here: https://youtu.be/oKNZ6mqlN1c?si=InDJUIYwt-Z1MpuI (Sorry to make you go to a separate page. I sang and recorded this entire thing on Soundtrap and realized at the very last minute before the deadline that the WAV file is not compatible with Vocal. 😭 I was super bummed because I worked really hard on this. However, I figured out shortly after that I could screen record it from Soundtrap and upload it to YouTube. Unfortunately, the option to embed the link was no longer available at that point. However, it’s better than nothing! ☺️
By Gina C.9 months ago in Beat
Love in Salem: Wings & Wolfsong. Runner-Up in Love Letters Through Time Challenge.
1692, 14th September My Devoted Samuel, The Harvest Moon is big and full tonight, my love. The feather of my quill doth brush my lips, and my words do glow like stars as I write them.
By Gina C.11 months ago in History
Arrows & Sparrows of Spring
Sometimes I see letter-like glitters: ~*~*L O*~*~ ~*~*V E*~*~ in the way Sun kisses ~*~*Water.*~*~ After the rain,
By Gina C.11 months ago in Poets
Once Upon a Future Valentine’s
When I think of you, I think of sunrise—of all the light you’ll ferry to ✨my eyes.✨ I think of cuddles—baby’s breath,
By Gina C.11 months ago in Poets
Snow & Ink. Honorable Mention in Legends Rewritten Challenge.
A trio of needles pulses through E’s skin, and a river of ink floods her cheekbones. I wipe the loose pigment away, then examine my artwork. Everything’s looking exactly as planned. My lines are crisp. My placement's perfection. My gradients are blended with expert technique. Soon, my design will bloom across E’s face, setting her free of the queen’s cruelty.
By Gina C.11 months ago in Fiction
Queen of Hearts
Now that the Christmas lights are boxed (and January’s) dreams have draped the sky like frost and stars, a longing paints
By Gina C.11 months ago in Poets
Bloom For Me. Second Place in Love in 50 Words Challenge.
I’ll write poems for you forever. Every piece of me -is tethered to- the dream of you, .:Sunbeam:. We are meant to be
By Gina C.11 months ago in Poets