Noelle Spaulding
Bio
I was once called a ‘story warrior’ by a teacher in film school, because of how passionately I prioritized the story over all other aspects.
I believe good stories inspire the best of us, and we need them now more than ever.
Stories (27)
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The Cost of Character
For the sake of all those involved, either personal or extra personal, names of this tale must remain masked in anonymity. At the tender age of ten, I was swept up in the desire to become a writer. I have always loved the study of english as a language. I feel a true rush of pleasure when I can hear words practially sing off a page. I can see life form from blankness. The only limit a writer has on what they can bring to life on a page, is their own imagination.
By Noelle Spaulding 11 months ago in Critique
Not Home for Christmas. Honorable Mention in Love Letters Through Time Challenge.
November 15, 1914 My Dear Emily, This is my first bit of leave time since starting basic training. None of have been allowed any correspondence until now, so I hope you will forgive my not having written until now.
By Noelle Spaulding 12 months ago in History
Living Beyond
If there’s one thing I’m going to miss about Mars, it’s the sunrise. The Red Planet, as it’s been known through human history, glows brightest first thing in the morning. The stark clean white inside the compounds actually dulls in comparison. Call me biased, but nothing on Earth could possibly compare. I guess I’ll find out.
By Noelle Spaulding about a year ago in Futurism
A Wild Canasta
Have you ever played Canasta? It calls for at least four players, multiple decks of cards, and all players to be completely dialled in. There is a list of hands that have to be played in order to win. Each card is worth its' number in points. In order to complete a red canasta you must play seven of a kind together; this hand is preferred over the black canasta, which is completed with wild cards. The highest valued canasta, however, is the wild canasta: All cards are either twos or jokers. It is an extremely random hand, because the assorted decks have varying facets.
By Noelle Spaulding 2 years ago in Families
Centerfield
September, 2019: Commonwealth Stadium is minimalist: Grey and concrete, lined with typical concession stands, and occasional pops of green and gold. Little has changed in its forty years, with the exception of a few technological aspects. The menus at the concessions are digital, and they have little TVs that display the current game so those out of their seats miss nothing. I’m still getting used to the new jumbo-tron, but my Dad boasts about remembering games from before they installed the first one. But, of course, he also remembers the stadium being constructed. I’ll never get to reminisce about what Commonwealth was like in the eighties, but I grew up in it just like he did. I savour the smell of spilled liquor, the taste of overpriced hot dogs, and, lately, obey the siren call of “Cooold beerrr!”
By Noelle Spaulding 2 years ago in Chapters
The Girlhood Era
Last summer, we thought things had changed. The highest grossing film of the year was Barbie, a satire that spat cold hard facts about the reality of being a woman. It also celebrated all that is good and beautiful about girlhood, and Greta Gerwig appeared to shatter at least a layer of the glass ceiling for women in cinema by being the highest earning female director.
By Noelle Spaulding 2 years ago in Humans
