M R Britton
Bio
MRBritton is an author based in London, Canada who utilizes the power of story to connect with people around the world. Her writing focuses on humanity, human suffering and the strength we have to overcome it.
Stories (14)
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Oryx & Crake
Margaret Atwood's "Oryx and Crake" gives weight to every claim that fiction is not merely fanciful creativity, but rather illuminating predictions. Depicting a world that feels too close to our tomorrow, Margaret makes a compelling argument for how it all begins, ends, and how we are already on our way.
By M R Britton2 years ago in Critique
The Sky Behind the Sky
Every night at midnight, the purple clouds came out to dance with the blushing sky. They arrived from the East, billowing or scattered in threads, each changing shape with seemingly rhythmic intent. Sometimes they sped through their movements, other times they savored each slow twirl but more often it was a mixture of both, weaving a story like a symphony would. The students of the University’s Musical Arts program composed songs inspired by the midnight clouds for this very reason. Few were ever very good.
By M R Britton3 years ago in Fiction
2700 Miles From Home
There is a place I keep dreaming of. Come with me, I'll take you there. Remove your shoes, you don't need them. Feel the chill of the floor beneath your feet. It's polished black marble, little white veins of crystal quartz weaving through it. Trace the white lines with your toe, feel how chaotic and random they are. We're in a building, a home, with one singular room. All the space is wide open like a ranch style house with no interior walls.
By M R Britton5 years ago in Wander
Working & Living Alone
I’ve been wrestling with the quiet. I live in a 4-story building, in a 550 square foot apartment, alone. The walls are concrete, so unless my neighbor Brenda dips a little too deep into the wine and starts belting out her rendition of Sweet Caroline (as she sometimes does), there’s not much else to listen to but the hum of my laptop and the ding of the elevator from somewhere down the hall.
By M R Britton6 years ago in Humans
Flash Freeze
I remember the first freeze like it was yesterday. It was a March day of unseasonably warm temperatures, but we wouldn’t notice the connection until much later. The office building where I worked was buzzing with excitement. People were going for long walks and offsite meetings just for the chance to go outside and feel the warm sun on their faces. It had been a brutal winter, so the sudden heat wave felt like a long awaited reward. It was a day to leave the coats behind and roll up our sleeves and order cold, sweetened drinks from the expensive coffee shop by the park.
By M R Britton6 years ago in Futurism
5 Novels to Read this Fall
I've been tangled in the love of reading all my life. It's kept me cool in the summer and warm in the Fall when the leaves turn apple red and the wind bears it's claws. We've had a lot of adventures together, reading and I, and it's been on those mind-bending and path-twisting escapades where I have found myself in extraordinary company.
By M R Britton7 years ago in Geeks
Making a Change
Why can making a change be so difficult and yet, we all seem to change so much year to year? Have you ever tried your hand at a new lifestyle or hobby or mindset and failed but then you look back on yourself a year ago and realise how much your life has changed? When I think back to the last year, the last 5 years, even the last 10 years, I have a hard time relating to the person I was. Things have just changed so much and I didn't even try.
By M R Britton7 years ago in Motivation
