Hayley GabrielleMar 11 minThe Night & Iwe are the same, the Night and I blinking into the corridor— nothing tangible here when the darkness is in me the fear goes where? I stare into black; a mirr...
Hayley GabrielleDec 8, 20191 minThat PlaceOne day I will visit that place where love is set aside. I will hold the pieces in my hands and wonder how they haven't died. With my gaze set forward I will...
Hayley GabrielleNov 13, 201911 minThe Law of Dreams - A Short StoryI met Law on a day like all the other days. I noticed him first because he was young, and second because his eyes were the greenest I’d ever seen when he loo...
Hayley GabrielleJun 12, 20195 min“Why are you the way that you are?”“Why are you the way that you are?” We laugh at the unashamed hatred Michael Scott directs Toby Flenderson’s way on The Office, but perhaps it’s a question w...
Hayley GabrielleDec 11, 20188 minRed-Handed (A Short Story)Only when night left my room in shadow did I feel her settle beside me, alert but feather light, how she always began. “Piper, wake up. Pip, pip, pip.” Her c...
Hayley GabrielleOct 18, 20181 minInto Himwhy do I fall so easily? they say that love is a strength, so why do I feel weak when I leap down down into its depths so far it sends me into him where am I...
Hayley GabrielleSep 2, 20181 min2018 Alan Marshall Short Story Award - AN HONOURYesterday was the announcement of the 2018 Alan Marshall Short Story Awards - and I was over the MOON to be awarded the Local Prize for my short 'With Or Wit...
Hayley GabrielleJun 24, 201812 minOne Star (A Short Story)I should probably clarify now—this was Owen’s idea, okay? It might sound insane, but he had this way of putting things to me in such foolproof packaging I’d ...
Hayley GabrielleMar 27, 20181 minForgotten SocksIn the past month or so, I've made the decision to self-publish my first book on Amazon. The digital version of Essence will be available for purchase very s...
Hayley GabrielleDec 13, 20172 minCity of Bones: Time For Something NewI began City of Bones with soaring expectations. As the book I'm writing would likely be classified as young adult fiction, I felt it important to scope out ...
Hayley GabrielleNov 3, 20176 minI AmSo there's this game. I know it all too well, and you're likely to have played it a few times too. It's called I'm Good Thanks. How it works is - someone pos...
Hayley GabrielleOct 29, 20172 minMaking the Little Things BigWe were sitting in a quaint Indian restaurant, dimly lit with only one other table occupied. It was the sort of place where the staff attend to you as if the...
Hayley GabrielleOct 9, 20172 minWear the Sparkly SocksIt has come to my attention that along with such simple pleasures as eating nutella straight from the jar, or winding down the car windows on a warm summer's...
Hayley GabrielleOct 5, 20173 minHarness Empathy: Find the VoiceThe writer's 'voice'. The 'voice' of a protagonist. Voice. Voice. Voice. In all my literature and writing studies, the importance of voice has been emphasise...
Hayley GabrielleJun 15, 20172 min'The Time I Met You'I remember the time. The time I met you. It was subtle and passing but unmoving and rigid all at once, as if I could lay a finger on you and press into the t...
Hayley GabrielleJun 15, 20173 minThe Author Envy TrapDoes anyone else feel pretentious saying – “I’m writing a novel”? The few times I’ve been asked what I’m doing on my laptop, or what I’ve worked on during th...
Hayley GabrielleJun 15, 20172 minWhisper Into the AbyssAfter spending an entire hour switching between fonts that frankly look almost identical - I finally landed on 'Lato'. And I'm still unsure about it. This is...