Terrye Turpin
@msterryet.bsky.social
Writer in Plano, Texas, trying to get words out of her head and onto the page. I write stories- some of them are true.
The Cook in the Kitchen
A short story Photo by the author This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight's writing contests. I don't remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale. The Cook in the Kitchen Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled…
A short story Photo by the author This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight's writing contests. I don't remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale. The Cook in the Kitchen Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled…
The Cook in the Kitchen
A short story Photo by the author This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight's writing contests. I don't remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale. The Cook in the Kitchen Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled toward the sunlight spilling through the thrift shop’s window. Her husband Eustace tromped up behind her, his arms filled with a dozen mildewed copies of Popular Mechanics magazines and five dull-brass cabinet knobs.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
The Cook in the Kitchen
A short story Photo by the author This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight's writing contests. I don't remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale. The Cook in the Kitchen Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled…
A short story Photo by the author This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight's writing contests. I don't remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale. The Cook in the Kitchen Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled…
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Shy Lady’s Treasure
An NYC Midnight Short Story Photography by the author I don't remember the prompts for this one. I think the genre must have been Adventure or something like that. I do remember thinking this ended up a hot mess, and looking back at the feedback I received the judges…
An NYC Midnight Short Story Photography by the author I don't remember the prompts for this one. I think the genre must have been Adventure or something like that. I do remember thinking this ended up a hot mess, and looking back at the feedback I received the judges…
The Shy Lady’s Treasure
An NYC Midnight Short Story Photography by the author I don't remember the prompts for this one. I think the genre must have been Adventure or something like that. I do remember thinking this ended up a hot mess, and looking back at the feedback I received the judges agreed. It didn't advance, and it has languished in my files since February 2023.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Shy Lady’s Treasure
An NYC Midnight Short Story Photography by the author I don't remember the prompts for this one. I think the genre must have been Adventure or something like that. I do remember thinking this ended up a hot mess, and looking back at the feedback I received the judges…
An NYC Midnight Short Story Photography by the author I don't remember the prompts for this one. I think the genre must have been Adventure or something like that. I do remember thinking this ended up a hot mess, and looking back at the feedback I received the judges…
Facing Fire
Another NYC Midnight Story Obviously this image is AI generated. This week I have a treat of a tale from one of my entries in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. For this unfortunate assignment, I received the challenge of writing a spy thriller story in 1,000 words or less. To top…
Another NYC Midnight Story Obviously this image is AI generated. This week I have a treat of a tale from one of my entries in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. For this unfortunate assignment, I received the challenge of writing a spy thriller story in 1,000 words or less. To top…
Facing Fire
Another NYC Midnight Story Obviously this image is AI generated. This week I have a treat of a tale from one of my entries in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. For this unfortunate assignment, I received the challenge of writing a spy thriller story in 1,000 words or less. To top that off, the story had to include a flamethrower.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Facing Fire
Another NYC Midnight Story Obviously this image is AI generated. This week I have a treat of a tale from one of my entries in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. For this unfortunate assignment, I received the challenge of writing a spy thriller story in 1,000 words or less. To top…
Another NYC Midnight Story Obviously this image is AI generated. This week I have a treat of a tale from one of my entries in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. For this unfortunate assignment, I received the challenge of writing a spy thriller story in 1,000 words or less. To top…
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The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr
March 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr
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Whatever they'll do to trans people, they'll do to you...BUT WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE DIRECTLY THREATENED IN ORDER TO CARE? A human being is a human being. The trans community is made up of human beings who have every right to the same respect and care that you want for yourself 1/?
February 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Whatever they'll do to trans people, they'll do to you...BUT WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE DIRECTLY THREATENED IN ORDER TO CARE? A human being is a human being. The trans community is made up of human beings who have every right to the same respect and care that you want for yourself 1/?
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Here’s a link to the finalists from January’s Globe Soup micro fiction contest. I won second place 😁
www.globesoup.net/hotel?fbclid...
www.globesoup.net/hotel?fbclid...
Hotel — GLOBE SOUP
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February 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Here’s a link to the finalists from January’s Globe Soup micro fiction contest. I won second place 😁
www.globesoup.net/hotel?fbclid...
www.globesoup.net/hotel?fbclid...
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Every morning as soon as I start reading the news.
February 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Every morning as soon as I start reading the news.
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There is a quote from @ericlarocca.bsky.social At Dark, I Become Loathsome, "... I've learned that human decency only exists when it's convenient." Nothing has hit me quite as hard since November as that line. I wish that didn't feel so fucking accurate right now.
February 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
There is a quote from @ericlarocca.bsky.social At Dark, I Become Loathsome, "... I've learned that human decency only exists when it's convenient." Nothing has hit me quite as hard since November as that line. I wish that didn't feel so fucking accurate right now.
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Thank you @vantine.bsky.social & library journal for this great review!
"The book explores guilt as a kind of haunting and is a contemporary ghost story with great crossover potential...The book leaves readers wanting more stories about Olivia and her friends."
"The book explores guilt as a kind of haunting and is a contemporary ghost story with great crossover potential...The book leaves readers wanting more stories about Olivia and her friends."
The author of one of my favorite books, White Horse, @erikatwurth.bsky.social has a new book with a great cast of supporting chararcters and an exciting twist on blending horror and mystery in The Haunting of Room 904 @flatironbooks.bsky.social
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-h...
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-h...
The Haunting of Room 904
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January 29, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Thank you @vantine.bsky.social & library journal for this great review!
"The book explores guilt as a kind of haunting and is a contemporary ghost story with great crossover potential...The book leaves readers wanting more stories about Olivia and her friends."
"The book explores guilt as a kind of haunting and is a contemporary ghost story with great crossover potential...The book leaves readers wanting more stories about Olivia and her friends."