Creative Writing

The Sacrificial Lamb

A flash fiction piece inspired by Viggo Johansen’s Lamb's Head on a Plate (1880)

Mar 14 • Theodora Sterling

Grasshoppers—Publication Announcement & Story Teaser

My short story Grasshoppers has been published in Dark Horses Magazine. It’s about hunger and hubris and of course, grasshoppers. Enjoy a brief excerpt.

Mar 7 • Theodora Sterling

One of those classic horny peach-eating poems

Jan 18 • Theodora Sterling

So You Wanna Get Your Poems Published

A casual guide for emerging writers who want to dip a toe in the world of publishing and lit mags.

Dec 28, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

My Church Has No Bells (but the espresso’s better)

A short creative musing on introversion, worship, writing, and my local coffee shop.

Dec 21, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

Questions for the Confession Booth

A poetic prose musing or a prosaic poem. Your choice.

Dec 14, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

The Crazy Cat Lady: Part Seven (The Conclusion)

This is the final part of a serialized horror story about Evelyn the neighbourhood crazy cat lady and her peculiar cat Mister.

Nov 30, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

Of Memories and Forts Of Snow

A nostalgic retelling of one of my childhood hiding places

Nov 23, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

The Crazy Cat Lady: Part Six

This is part six of seven of a serialized horror story about Evelyn the neighbourhood crazy cat lady and her peculiar cat Mister.

Nov 16, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

The Crazy Cat Lady: Part Five

This is part five of seven of a serialized horror story about Evelyn the neighbourhood crazy cat lady and her peculiar cat Mister.

Nov 2, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

The Crazy Cat Lady: Part Four

This is part four of seven of a serialized horror story about Evelyn the neighbourhood crazy cat lady and her peculiar cat Mister.

Oct 26, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

The Crazy Cat Lady: Part Three

This is part three of seven of a serialized horror story about Evelyn the neighbourhood crazy cat lady and her peculiar cat Mister.

Oct 19, 2025 • Theodora Sterling

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