Watering Words

52 Weeks. 52 Stories.

"What you have always given free

I have taken from the sea."

-from The Broken Shell

The Blinking Day arrives for a mother. A starving child follows a rabbit to a house of candy. Orange trees kill a father. An alien must learn one true thing. A girl wants to be a fish tank. An old couple paints with blood. Apple stars unlock memories. Goldilocks gets what's coming to her.

Written over one year, Bridgette Kay's debut collection crosses genres and time as it explores the complexities of being human. With a unique ability to capture deep emotion, she tells fictional stories through the lens of lived truth. Read one story a week or devour them all at once. Your next favorite adventure starts now.