Carolyn Sternes
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Hap-Free Birthday – Vegan Edition
Well, Christmas is over and bank balances are low. 2026 is about to begin, so everyone’s birthdays are ahead of us. Lucky me, I get mine in December. It’s not terrible, but it does mean waiting the whole year to squeeze all my celebrations into one month. I’ve always found that time of year to be pretty tight with money, so I started looking into what I could sign up for to get free things.
By Carolyn Sternes3 months ago in Lifehack
Level: Infinite
Light flashed around me. Buzzers rang, bells dinged. The air was thick with the scent of hot chips, a sausage roll that had clearly overstayed its welcome in the heat cabinet, and the unmistakable tang of teenage sweat. Every few seconds, a puff of fairy-floss vapour drifted past—courtesy of one guy who thought he was being subtle about his vape.
By Carolyn Sternes5 months ago in Fiction
The hands
My eyes flew open — sure I’d heard it again. It took longer than I liked for them to adjust in the dark. Everything in the room seemed to elongate, shapes stretching into something hungry. Tendrilled shadowy fingers reached along the walls. I pulled the blanket over my head.
By Carolyn Sternes6 months ago in Fiction
Mountain's Secrets. Content Warning.
Autumn leaves crunched beneath his boots as he once more made the journey. Nightfall was upon him, and he knew he would soon need to find a place to rest. The climb to the mountain’s peak was a three-day endeavor. He had made this pilgrimage before, yet this time the goal was different.
By Carolyn Sternes7 months ago in Fiction
