P. M. Starr
Bio
I write for pleasure, to learn, & to create introvert sanctuaries. Most of my "stories" here are challenge/contest specific.
Early influences: Judy Blume, Ray Bradbury, (real) V.C. Andrews. Contender for fave book: Pinkwater's Lizard Music
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TRAIN OF THOUGHTS
You want me to write about a book that changed me, eh? Me: a lover of trippy escapist fiction and short stories. Me: someone who was grounded from reading as a tween and forced by my mom to “go outside and play” because I read so much as a child and teenager.
By P. M. Starr2 years ago in BookClub
Serving Madame Dollarangelle and The Cockroach Prophet at Lunch
Chapter I: Arranging the Meeting Giving a zippy scratch of my nails on the rattan screen between her boudoir and the walk-in closet where I conduct business, I clear my throat and announce my purpose in interrupting her slumber:
By P. M. Starr3 years ago in Fiction
Test Caps: Chapter 1
“Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say.” It was the skinny one talking to his bigger friend, leaning in close with a hand cupped around his mouth to make the words sound even more dramatic, building tension like a voiceover for a movie trailer while we waited in the auditorium for the suits to begin their program.
By P. M. Starr3 years ago in Fiction
