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Category Archives: Writing

Tiny stories
Short Fiction / Writing

Tiny stories

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Microfiction are really tiny stories where you barely have room to take two breaths before it’s over. I’d enjoyed them but never tried my hand at them until I decided to continue my NYC Midnight (really interesting writing competition) journey and try their 100 word Microfiction challenge. Continue reading →

Art restoration
Flash fiction / Writing

Art restoration

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Derrin is claiming ‘art restoration’ fees in his divorce from Kayley, to redo the tattoos she gave him during their marriage. Little does he know he wondered into her new tattoo parlor to get it done… Continue reading →

A first love
Short Fiction / Writing

A first love

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Nina Seale • 1 Comment

Spring 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak. Dawn has to self-isolate, and finds herself turning to her daughter’s first crush to help bring her supplies just as her own first love, her estranged ex-husband, gets back in touch. Continue reading →

Urban explorers
Flash fiction / Writing

Urban explorers

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

They were just exploring. It was just a bit of fun. But some stories are better left untold. Continue reading →

Protected: @jamieswings
Flash fiction / Writing

Protected: @jamieswings

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Nina Seale

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Bonnie
Flash fiction / Writing

Bonnie

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

She was calm, and I was screaming. Continue reading →

Red velvet
Flash fiction / Writing

Red velvet

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

Jemima thinks she has snagged a fantastic deal buying a shop for her new bakery, with its new oven, hardwood floors, and freshly painted walls. The only problem is that damn painting. Continue reading →

Deforestation at the border: the fight against palm oil
Malaysian Borneo / World Land Trust

Deforestation at the border: the fight against palm oil

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

It was thick rainforest, humming with life, but to reach it we had to walk through what I can only describe as an open wound. Continue reading →

Growing up a conservationist
Interviews / World Land Trust / Writing

Growing up a conservationist

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

An interview with Roberto Pedraza Ruiz who has deep roots in the ancient forests of Mexico, about why it is so important to protect this habitat. Continue reading →

It’s not me, it’s you. How to dump plastic (for a month)
Plastic Free July / Writing

It’s not me, it’s you. How to dump plastic (for a month)

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Nina Seale • Leave a comment

If there was ever a perfect case study into how documentaries can engage the public in an environmental campaign, Blue Planet II and oceans plastic awareness is it. (Blackfish is also up there, but let’s not digress) Like a lot of us, I think, I’ve been a well-intentioned but lazy consumer. I started carrying around … Continue reading →

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Southern masked weaver nests: adult and juvenile comparison
Southern masked weaver nests: adult and juvenile comparison
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