Monique Hardt
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Monique Hardt is a longtime lover of the fantastical and the impossible, crafting works of both poetry and fictional prose. She began writing books at the age of ten and has been diligently practicing her craft ever since.
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A Letter To Trump and the Right-Wing Fascist Party of America
Trump and the Right-Wing fascist Party of the United States [1]: Every single one of you is standing on the wrong side of history. If you think for a moment that your accomplishments will last generations to come, I promise you, they will not. Fascist governments come and go. The first lasted 23 years: The Axis in Italy from 1922 to 1945. The second lasted for years: Kuomintang in China, 1925 to 1949. The third lasted 19 years, Statism in Japan from 1926 to 1945. The fourth lasted 12 years, Nazism in Germany from 1933 to 1945. Austria, 12 years (1933 to 1945). Brazil, 6 years (1932 to 1938). Greece, 5 years (1936 to 1941). France, 4 years (1940 to 1944). Croatia, 4 years (1941 to 1945) [2] [3].
By Monique Hardt12 months ago in Confessions
Human
Their ghastly whispers creep through the trees like roaches scurrying to the shadows. Dead leaves stir in the dying light as if moved by an invisible hand. The giant juniper trees whose leaves once looked like millions of tiny green fireworks exploding at once are little more than wooded grave markers of a town once teeming with life, grave markers for the decayed town, Hallebore.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Fiction
To Idolize Someone
A letter to someone I idolize, whom I will not mention. They will almost definitely know who they are immediately, but the slight possibility that it might not be them I’m writing about will hopefully keep them from pitying and pestering me.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Confessions
SORCERY OF THORNS: A REVIEW
"The library wants to fight back." STORYTELLING RANK: INCREDIBLE! 4.5 of 5 stars for overall enjoyment Magic, sorcery, witchcraft, supernatural powers and abilities: they're the bread and butter of fantasy writing. We've created scales and rankings to identify magic systems in novels because there are so many that exist (my personal favorite ranking is Brandon Sanderson's ranking of hard magic versus soft magic). And yet, Margaret Rogerson's novel Sorcery of Thorns still gives to magic a new take.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Journal
The Heart of a Story
The heart of a story is something felt, but is always unseen. It is born in the flames of passion and breathed to life within the framework of an idea, like a tiny ember nestled within a coal. It's nurtured until it ignites a great controlled blaze within a furnace that is an idea blazing to life as a story.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Writers
A Measly Drop of Spring
We have little food. There is no warmth. Our cabin's barely standing. It's an endless, frigid winter. Outside, there is a soft cry. In the crystal snow shards, there shivers a tiny life. Trembling, it sinks into the white needles with each step.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Fiction
My Favorite Stories
UPDATED: 4/27/2024 This will be a continuously-updated six-part article. This first section covers the importance of ranking and an overall cumulative list. There will be an individual article for each category explaining why they are ranked the way they are, coming soon.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Writers
Hollow. Content Warning.
She killed four people before we knew where she was. Ray, Dad, Aunt Theresa, and Bo fell lifeless into the mud. I stood my ground; Nate, Val, and Garth dropped, running for cover. The direction in which their bodies fell gave me a good idea of her location.
By Monique Hardt2 years ago in Fiction
