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Behind Her Cloud
“Nicholas.” I close my eyes as I hear her voice echo through the corridor. There’s something about her voice that makes me react...
Polly Prose
May 237 min read


A Conversation with Mrs. Wendell
Eden Monroe rushed out the door. That blasted, not-so-faithful alarm hadn’t gone off. And now, because of that stupid alarm, she was...
Polly Prose
May 138 min read


Delightful Distraction
Clara Interesting. That’s intense. I can’t quite make out what they’re talking about. I’m too far away. To clarify, I‘m not a stalker. I...
Polly Prose
Dec 6, 20242 min read


Say Yes to the Mess
Mia Vega struggled to sit still as her best friend arranged her hair into a perfectly disorganized updo. She had butterflies in her...
Polly Prose
Nov 14, 20246 min read


Echoes in the Night
Best day ever! Thea hadn’t travelled or moved around a lot as a child. She was a small-town girl who’d had a normal and stable...
Polly Prose
Oct 15, 20249 min read


Dreams Interrupted
The audience rose to its feet, calling out his name. He saw the finish line, adrenaline pumping furiously through his body. His dream...
Polly Prose
Sep 11, 20244 min read


Bottoms Up, Honey!
“Bottoms up, honey!” Those words kept ringing in Mara Greene’s ears as she stared at her husband’s coffin. It was an open casket...
Polly Prose
Aug 14, 20246 min read


Homebody
Something was wrong. Something was seriously off. Kyra Chapman felt the hair on the back of her neck rise, but she wasn’t exactly sure...
Polly Prose
Aug 13, 20245 min read


Listen to the Buzz, Alice Doop
Alice Doop wasn’t sure how she’d gotten to this point. Well, that wasn’t completely true. She knew exactly how. But in that very moment...
Polly Prose
Jul 23, 20247 min read


It is Never Too Late
How did I get here? To this moment in time? It was never a part of the plan, to be stuck in a dead-end job, going nowhere, running around...
Polly Prose
Jun 20, 20245 min read


When Tomorrow Comes...
Don’t do it! The voice in my head keeps echoing. The familiar voice that has sounded the same warning so often in the past I stopped...
Polly Prose
Jun 6, 20242 min read


Friday Funk...
Going back in time isn't always a bad thing. And it doesn't have to mean that you have regrets. Or that you are feeling nostalgic....
Polly Prose
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Time to Change
If I was sitting in a café, and there was a clock on the wall, ticking away, I’d probably be staring at it, watching the second hand...
Polly Prose
Jun 2, 20248 min read


Tide My Time
„I‘m going to tide my time.“ The perplexed expression on Atlas’ face is priceless. His expressive reactions are what I’ve always loved....
Polly Prose
May 23, 20247 min read


Tuesday's Wistful Tune
Is it possible to address serious subjects and melancholy feelings in a cheerful tune? I heard this song for the first time last week and...
Polly Prose
May 21, 20241 min read


Sunday Serenades...
The first few notes from the strings of the lead singer's guitar flowed through the air in the concert hall, like a warm embrace, and I...
Polly Prose
May 13, 20241 min read


The sounds of sigh...
I don't know what it is with some songs. You can be going about your day, on autopilot, and then suddenly - whether you're in a store,...
Polly Prose
May 6, 20241 min read


Levelling Up...
Do you ever feel like you're in over your head? That you're out of place and wading water, trying hard not to drown? Right this moment...
Polly Prose
May 5, 202410 min read


Yes! I made it...
After days and months of wrecking my brain around how to...
Polly Prose
May 5, 20241 min read


Together We Can...
“Ethan!” Her voice sounded foreign even to herself as she rushed through the door of her house. Ever since Tara Wright had gotten that...
Polly Prose
May 2, 20242 min read
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