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Miriam's Trade by Nim-Riel, literature

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Miriam's Trade

Winter made the dungeons beneath Warwick Castle colder – they were hardly a friendly place at the best of times - but the stone walls held the chill until Garrick was sure he’d be better off conducting his business outside. The warden who’d led him to Kendall’s cell nodded once then retreated to a dark corner as a small gesture of privacy. As much could be offered with the convicted murderer locked inside. “So the King sent his own guard,” Kendall drawled at the ceiling, sprawled on a bed of straw. His eyes glinted in the torchlight, the shadows along his face shifting and changing with the flickering glo

Deal Breaker by Nim-Riel, literature

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Deal Breaker

Seven years, seven months, seven days and seven hours after the world burned, Mina sat at her desk. In the late morning sunlight, she studied paper after paper. Written in her hand or by those before her. Books lay scattered over the floor at her feet and she knocked over another precarious pile when she stretched out her legs, hoping to relieve some of the tension in her muscles. “You’re still searching?” Mina didn’t look up. Focused as she was on her work she didn’t have time for distraction, least of all from Fabien. “I need to find a way out of this stupid contract.” Her friend – she coul

Eye on the Prize by Nim-Riel, literature

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Eye on the Prize

Nothing about the house at the end of the road screamed ‘creepy’. Sure, the white picket fence was more a murky shade of mottled gray and maybe the old shutters creaked and groaned in even the slightest of breezes, clinging on with rusting hinges. The house itself was relatively normal. It was just old. Neglected. Nothing scary about it. Despite everything Sasha did her damnedest to believe – muttering to herself relentlessly as she tiptoed through the empty house – she had to admit the building wasn’t ‘creepy’. It was downright terrifying. She didn’t know what it was about it either, but i

City of Ashes by Nim-Riel, literature

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City of Ashes

Nobody remembered much of the events nearly two decades ago. These days, there were few people old enough to remember the Fires first coming. Sara was one of them. Born and raised in Charleston, she’d been elected to join the Scavengers. For her knowledge of how the city had been, if nothing else. Not that it made much difference anymore. Landmarks disappeared after the first Fires and now everything looked the same. Where there once stood corporate towers and busy malls, now there was only ash. Nobody dared wander far from the Sanctuary, not even the Elders, who’d lived in the city for longer than she could even dream of. The F

The Beast by Nim-Riel, literature

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The Beast

“The deed is done.” Standing in the foyer of her small home, Irene frowned at the man in her hallway, his hand outstretched to take her coat. She hesitated before setting it in his palm. When he’d first appeared in her kitchen, sword drawn and bloodied and several hundred years after his lifetime, she’d known letting him stay was a bad idea. “Deed?” she asked. “Thy home is safe,” Leo said. “Good to know… but I wasn’t aware it wasn’t.” He nodded, his expression serious, his hand dropping from the coat rack to rest on the hilt of the sword he kept strapped to his

Ashford Hall by Nim-Riel, literature

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Ashford Hall

Ashford Hall stood proud on the edge of the village growing at its southern most border. Nestled within carefully tended gardens, the residents enjoyed a life free from the lower class scourge in the settlement nearby. The day Celia Thatch arrived, she met the Lord and Lady Ashford on the front steps as she was ushered in by a withered old maid. “My Lord,” the maid croaked. “Might I introduce the new nanny you requested.” Lord Ashford barely paused to study the new arrival and Celia gathered her skirts, stepping aside when he and his wife bustled passed. “Yes, yes,” he said. “Johnathan, load the c

Santa's First Day by Nim-Riel, literature

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Santa's First Day

The barn door slid open with a rattle, the arctic wind outside swirling snow into the threshold before the door was heaved shut. A match was struck, illuminating the features of a young man dressed in red as he set about lighting the lanterns spread throughout the barn, chattering as he passed the stalls on either side of the building. “Hello Donner. Good morning, Blitzen. Looking handsome as ever I see, Prancer. Ready for breakfast, Dancer? Did you sleep well, Vixen? Rise and shine, Comet. Easy there, Dasher, I’ll let you out soon. Mind the antlers there, Cupid! How are we today, little Rudolph?” At the end of the barn, h

Sweet Mystery by Nim-Riel, literature

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Sweet Mystery

Bare feet padded along carpeted floor, a faint shuffling sound following the movement down the dark hallway. The drowsy figure blundered passed closed doors and into the kitchen at the end of the corridor, their toes curling at the chill of the linoleum beneath them. For a moment, the kitchen’s late night visitor stood in the doorway. Stumbling forward, their knee caught on the cupboard door nobody had remembered to shut. The obstacle didn’t stop them from reaching their destination and the dark shadows in the room fled when the light from the fridge poured out. A plate clinked on the metal shelves inside and, for a while, the o

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A Monster Calls 2017 Winners! by prettyflour, journal

A Monster Calls 2017 Winners!

Oct 2, 2017

It gives me the chills....spine tingling terror to announce the winners of this years A Monster Calls Prose Contest. 1st place goes to... ~OneWithTheStars (https://www.deviantart.com/onewiththestars) OneWithTheStars (https://www.deviantart.com/onewiththestars) And we had a tie for 2nd place!! :iconsecret-ninja-super-m: SECRET-NINJA-SUPER-M (https://www.deviantart.com/secret-ninja-super-m) AND :icontobaeus: Tobaeus (https://www.deviantart.com/tobaeus) All the entries can be found here: https://prettyflour.deviantart.com/favourites/74697409/2017-A-Monster-Calls Thank you one and all for taking the creepy adventure with me. I hope we didn't scare you too bad.... :skull::skull::skull::skull::skull::skull::skull::skull: Fall is here. Leaves are turning. Apples and pumpkins are EVERYWHERE. Hall

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Artist // Hobbyist // Literature

Mar 29
United States
Deviant for 14 years
www.nimriel.com
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My Bio

Through the years, I've had many names. These days 'Nim' is one I go by a lot. Failing that though, you can call me Jenny. I'm not too fussy, to be honest.

I'm a writer, although that's stating the obvious.

You can find me in a bunch of places!

- My personal website - www.nimriel.com

- The Riel Sisters - www.rielsisters.wordpress.com

I'll be honest and say I tend to disappear off the face of the planet a lot but feel free to send a message or comment! I'm always willing to listen to constructive feedback!

Favourite Movies

Taken. Rise of the Guardians

Favourite TV Shows

House MD. Forever. Supernatural

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

Nickleback. Owl City. Lady Antebellum. Luke Bryan

Favourite Books

The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings. The Belgariad. Legend. The Coffin Dancer

Favourite Writers

Tolkien. Eddings. Gemmell. Jeffrey Deaver.

Favourite Games

Resident Evil 4; Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword; Assassins Creed

Tools of the Trade

Notebook

Other Interests

Japan, reading, guitar and piano

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Nim-Riel

Jun 18, 2018

I'm on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/NimRielFiction I'd be honored if you'd come check out my page! While I don't often post stories here anymore, I'm still creating new worlds and the characters in them. With your help, I can keep at it!

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Nim-Riel

Nov 8, 2013

100 themes challenge - 014/100

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I haven't done a journal in a while... :wow: :movingon: Anyway, now the novelty's worn off. I figured, I started this... over a year ago? So, I should probably try and finish them off. :aww: So, I started another journal to remind me... :shrug:   1) Memories   2) Catching a train ~ amethyst96.deviantart.com/art/…   3) In the rain   4) Shadows   5) Silence   6) Sweet Tooth   7) Nightmare? ~ amethyst96.deviantart.com/art/…   8) Wish   9) Unfinished Projects 10) Persuasion 11) Guilt 12) Insomnia 13) Cold 14) Bullying 1

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Nim-Riel

Jan 8, 2012

100 themes challenge - 008/100

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I'm bored and figured I'd try doing a 100 themes challenge like ~Turwaitheil (https://www.deviantart.com/turwaitheil) did a while ago. This is mainly a brainstorm of ideas with a few taken from 100 theme challenges I found scattered around the web that sounded interesting. If I've got the same thing twice let me know okay. Be warned... Some are a tad random... ^^; I've noticed a pattern that I'm going to try and continue through all of them! Anyone who guesses the pattern can get a gummybear. :gummybear: :squee: :bulletred::bulletblue::bulletyellow::bulletpurple::bulletblack::bulletgreen::bulletred::bulletblue::bulletyellow::bulletpurple::bulletblack::bulletgreen::bulletred