The Fictional Musings of a Day Dreamer

By Brittany Adkins

The Fictional Musings of a Day Dreamer, is the writings from the eclectic notebook of a writer. The visionary tales will take you into the heart of death, alongside the romances of unexpected characters, have you laugh at the dark humor of odd stories, and finally show you the world through the eyes of poetry. As a short read it is full of surprises and curiosity. Including two short stories featuring the guest author Colleen Boehm.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brittany Adkins
• Release date: May 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310114397

Brittany Adkins

Brittany Adkins has been writing short stories and working on novels for 16 years. Though she has an Associate’s degree in Massage Therapy, she decided to follow her passion of writing, to getting her Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing, which she completed in April 2016. She has always been an observer of people and culture which has benefited her writing skills by allowing her to access knowledge of various cultures for depth in her characters and stories. This skill has always aided her with the ability to tell stories from multiple perspectives.Brittany always has two novels in progress at any given time. Though she has the ability to work in many of the fiction genres, her true passion resides in the Romance genre and the sub-genres of Paranormal Romance and Sci-fi Romance. Many of her fellow writers have called her the Romantic Adventure Storyteller. She also has been mentored and created networking with writers in the entertainment and writing industry, as well as the world of fandoms. She hopes her books will inspire an epidemic of reading and less time on social media.Her lasted work, The Fictional Musings of a Day Dreamer, was inspired through the different genres she happens to love. Though it is a short work, each story and poem holds place near and dear to her. Two of the stories were collaborations with her best friend and fellow writer Colleen Boehm. The collaborations between them does not stop there, it has continued into a nine book series, in which Brittany’s current work in progress, Tears of Blood, is apart of.Brittany lives in Tennessee on a small homestead with her husband and two children, where they raise chickens, ducks and rabbits. They also have three dogs and a fire skink lizard. Brittany is also an MS warrior, and in her free time she enjoys yoga, crocheting and reading.

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The Fictional Musings of a Day Dreamer

Brittany Adkins

Copyright © 2016

Brittany Adkins

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Dedication

To my family, whose love and support made this work possible. To Colleen Boehm, who without you this work would not have come to fruition. To may many friends who were happy to give critiques and read this work many times, I thank you. Finally, to the Blanket Fort, thank you for being a constant place of support and good times.

Table of Contents

The Day I Should Have Died

Meeting My Soldier

Lost in the Sound

Snow: A Poem

My Demon

The Return to Odin’s Arms: A Poem

The Tenant

Bottle Rocket Blaze

Revenge

The Day I Should Have Died

Remorse… regret… love… joy... peace. These are the emotions coursing through me at this moment as I sit here on the deck of my cabin, watching the sun come up through the trees of the forest surrounding me. I never thought I would be here. It doesn't feel like it's been year, not with the year I have endured. Yet, here I sit, reflecting back and thinking about how I should have died today.

As the cool morning breeze brushes against my skin I pull my Navajo blanket tighter around me and take a sip of my coffee. The birds sing as the morning light greets them; their songs make my memory drift into the start of this transformation.

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It’s funny when you go to the doctor; you never imagine you would be the one called into an office versus the exam room. It’s odd how this all started with fatigue and a headache that refused to go away. Test after test, appointment after appointment, my life seemed consumed by them, until finally my doctor called and said they had some findings to discuss. The office was quiet but well decorated with artwork and plants, I guess they were trying to make it feel inviting instead of terrifying.

Sitting here waiting for the doctor is torturous. Why do they always make you wait? As if my blood pressure wasn’t already a little high, I am sure it’s even higher now due to being nervous. You get lost in your head wondering what could be wrong: cancer, an aneurysm, or something worse. What could be worse than those? As I began to freak out a bit, the door opened making me jump. I forced a smile for my doctor.

She smiled at me as she sat down. Sorry to keep you waiting Halee. Thanks for coming in. I know the last few months have been terrible with all the tests, but we wanted to make sure we had all the answers we could get. She said to me tucking a piece of her blonde curly hair behind her ear. She looked at me with a concerned expression that was plastered all over her ivory face, but it was the blue eyes that told the truth, they were screaming ‘I’m sorry.’

I nodded and forced a smile to hide my fear. It’s alright. I am glad you were thorough. So, just give it to me straight, no chaser. I said trying to sound brave even though my smile was gone.

She opened up the file and nodded. Halee, I am sorry but you have stage four metastatic lymphoma. There are some treatment options but it has spread from your brain, to your lungs, liver and kidneys. We will aggressively fight this…

Somehow after she said stage my ears no longer heard her, my brain only heard the distorted sound of time stopping. I was dying. I wanted to cry, scream and