Alyssa Nicole
Bio
A toxicologist who secretly hopes to be a full-time author. One novel in progress with too many other ideas taking up space in my head until I get around to writing them. Some of those ideas end up here.
Instagram: @alyssa.n.mussowrites
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Stories (29/0)
- Top Story - May 2024
The Golden ValleyTop Story - May 2024
The difference between light and dark could be as quick and simple as a flip of a switch, the drawing of a curtain, the opening of one’s eyes. It could be more gradual like the slow adjustment of the diaphragm on a microscope, the turn of a planet on its axis, the growing light as you approach the end of a tunnel. A flicker in the dark, a steady glow in the distance, a flash in the night sky.
By Alyssa Nicole16 days ago in Fiction
- Top Story - March 2024
A Birthday Tribute
February 2012 I sit here in a chair in a large room dotted with other identical chairs accompanied by IVs and family members. The IV bag hanging from my stand is darker than the others hanging around the room. Mine is a dark brown, almost black. The others are a bright fluorescent yellow.
By Alyssa Nicole3 months ago in Families
Released
The steady rumble of an engine eased her back to consciousness, but the harsh vibrations of her body against an unforgiving surface jolted her back to reality. Anna’s eyes shot open to darkness. Complete darkness. Panic spread through her veins like wildfire. She tried to move, but her arms and legs refused. She struggled against her restraints until her wrists and ankles burned in desperation. A sudden jerk forced her head to hit the floor, knocking a memory loose. The image of a man standing in the dim lighting of the dingy parking garage flashed before her. Anna didn’t recognize him. He was wearing a black ski mask, but his icy blue eyes pierced through her, even now in her mind.
By Alyssa Nicole3 months ago in Fiction
Frozen Ghosts
The freezing rain pelts the earth with the precision of a freshly sharpened knife. A fortuitous artist, the rain delicately sculpts its next project among the trees of the orchard. A glassy coat drapes every surface, a crystalline window to a moment stuck in time. The trees desperately cling to their hard-earned profits of the season, but acquiesce under the weight of the artist's intentions, no longer capable of salvaging their efforts. The cunning artist robs the trees of their bounty in a hushed heist.
By Alyssa Nicole3 months ago in Fiction
Winter's Thief
A nimble thief descends from the sky, breaking free of its confinement. It steals away the sound as it falls to the ground. It restrains any noise, holding it hostage between the infinitesimal flakes that form a white blanket laid gently across every surface. A clever coating that muffles and mutes the world.
By Alyssa Nicole3 months ago in Fiction