Alexandria Stanwyck

Joined October 2021

279 stories

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My inner child screams joyfully as I fall back in love with writing.

I am on social media! (Discord, Facebook, and Instagram.)

instead of therapy: poetry and lyrics about struggling and healing is available on Amazon.

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bitter(sweet). Top Story - April 2025.
Her leg bounces nervously as she stares out the window, focused on the boy across the street. If someone else was watching her, they would think it was just a girl with a crush, debating on whether to wave at him, and stressing about the possible (or possibly improbable) line of dominoes that could fall afterward. Either that or she was embarrassed about her choice in clothing-hair tossed up in a messy bun and a casual, baggy attire.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Fiction
In The President's Basement. Content Warning.
"911. What is your emergency?" "Help me! Help me! She's going to...AAAHHHHH!" The sound of a thump and glass breaking cuts off the panicked woman's scream. Then silence.
By Alexandria Stanwyck10 months ago in Fiction
turning a piece of coal into a diamond. Runner-Up in Self-Editing Epiphany Challenge. Content Warning.
This idea has been floating around my head for a week, but considering the topic, I've been hesitant to type it into existence.
By Alexandria Stanwyck11 months ago in Critique
Anglerfish
Title: Anglerfish Author: Alexandria Stanwyck Logline: A young couple, Reggie and Emma, get ready to celebrate their one year dating anniversary, with Reggie putting the finishing touches on a surprise for Emma. What neither one knows, however, is they are in the crosshairs of an infamous serial killer.
By Alexandria Stanwyck11 months ago in Writers
To Serve and Protect
The greatest invention in the world is the doggy door. No longer do I have wait on the bear-snoring, slumbering form that is my human, Momma, to bumble out of bed to let me out to take care of my business. Honestly, and probably a glimpse into my occasionally petty mind, I think it took stepping in one too many of my perfectly placed accidents early in the morning before she finally installed the cherished doggy door.
By Alexandria Stanwyck11 months ago in Humor
The Ballad of Scheherazade (It Won't Be Long). Runner-Up in Harmonic Verses Challenge. Top Story - March 2025. Content Warning.
(Verse 1) I was just a girl in a bar, caught your eye, through the smoke of cigars --a siren through the fog. * (Verse 2)
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in Beat
boys get sad too. Content Warning.
it was a lie i told myself i never saw him cry before that made him the strong one but maybe that's what made him strong
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in Poets
love might kill me (and i would be okay with it)
if an apple a day keeps the doctor away will two make me sick? three? four? i drink water to stay alive but will die if it's too much,
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in Poets
the mirror, my body, & me. Content Warning.
I walked into the bathroom, finishing my painstaking deconstruction of the day's messy bun, before tearing off my clothes, desperate to clean off the grime of the day. I'm not sure what made me stop to look in the mirror, but like Narcissus, I couldn't help but fall deep in love with myself.
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in Psyche
Under the Oak Tree. Honorable Mention in Love Letters Through Time Challenge. Content Warning.
The case of Loving v. Virginia is a popular one, for it became the legal basis for interracial marriage, not only in Virginia, but in sixteen other states.
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in History
patched up teddy bears (i promise you will) . Content Warning.
i found you on the sidewalk eviscerated tossed in grime (the culprit was you) tears pricked my eyes because no one should be left this way
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in Poets
undying bouquets
i've never seen flowers die; every time you get me a bouquet, you take one out, turning it into a sign: when it starts to wilts,
By Alexandria Stanwyck12 months ago in Poets