Bravery TE Walker

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🤏 ✒️ Short story author 🐶 🐱 🐟 Dog, cat, and fish parent. 📖 Avid reader 📑English major Read fiction and poetry for free 🔗 https://braverytewalker.weebly.com Block the trolls. Avatar art by Aled Thompson 🔗 https://www.aledthompson.com 🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈 🖕🍊 🖕🧊 🩵🩷🤍 📎 🚫🤖

Snippet from my short story, Humming to Thunder. It reads: Pretending to not hear it, I continued into the freezing wet air of a thunderstorm. Yet the chill did nothing to freeze the loop of what the boy had muttered while unfolding a dog-eared page. “I want to find and kill whoever made her react like that.”
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
A red book cover with black text. The black text reads "Lie With Me." At the bottom of "Me," attached specifically to the M, is a line which leads to a hand holding a pen. The author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" is at the very bottom in gray.
The background is a wall covered in old handprints, assumedly blood. The title of the book is "We're Still Here" by Bravery TE Walker. We're is in a much lighter, almost golden font. Here is dark brown at the top and black at the bottom. Still is a mixture of the two, gradating from We're's golden color down to Here's dark brown. Behind "We're" and "Still are green vines growing from the top and reaching below. Light is seen shining at the very top of the color while smoke curls at the very bottom, partially obscuring the author's name.
It is a tan book cover. The title reads, in black font, "The Whistling Woman." The author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" is in the small font, but smaller, at the bottom. The focal point of the background is a crow sitting on a branch, with a bundle of flowers growing to the left. A wasp is visiting the bundle of flowers. Wishing flowers are at the bottom, with several of the floating seeds around them. The corners of the cover have small vining decals. Everything is in an outline format and a warm, light, brown color.
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
It is a book cover. The primary colors are a deep brown, blue, and red. The title reads, "Justify Me" in red, with the author's name (Bravery TE Walker) at the bottom right corner in a deeper shade of red. At the top left corner are blue flowers. At the bottom right/middle of the cover is a cool-toned fox with a moth covering its snout. The moth is a similar color. The background is deep brown leaf foliage.
Screenshot of Bluesky Dms. J is the seller. J: Hello Bravery TE Walker. I hope you are doing awesome. (You Have A Beautiful PFP) I came across your website and loved your short fictions. "The Whistling Woman" and "Humming To Thunder". You have an amazing way of describing the moments. Are you currently working on any new stories?\ Me: I am, actually. The first draft is about to be completed. Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot :D
A red book cover with black text. The black text reads "Lie With Me." At the bottom of "Me," attached specifically to the M, is a line which leads to a hand holding a pen. The author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" is at the very bottom in gray.
A book cover. The background is blue with a paper-like texture, with a silver border. The title reads, "Humming to thunder" in blocky, silver letters. At the bottom is the author's name, Bravery TE Walker. Lightning curls over the title's letters, particularly twisting around the I in Humming, over the O in To, and over and under the middle letters of Thunder.
A snippet from my short story, Lie With Me. It reads, "He looked bored. Reasonable since he was going to talk money to an eleven-year-old who probably just wanted to get as many stuffies as possible. An hour later, that same man stumbled out of the room, dazed, like he had seen the sun for the first time in his life. It was hard to forget, as in I will never forget it. I won't forget it for as long as I live, and I had many years to spare at the time."
A snippet from Justify Me. It reads, "I remember the day she snapped. How the last leaves lost their months-long fight and fell to the damp, muddy ground. Gray painted the sky and the wind ceaselessly battered frolicking child and shivering adult alike. A thick layer of frost smothered the dead grass, the sound of it underfoot like cracked ribs. The wind did not promise beautiful snow days, though. They promised sheets of ice which shattered bones and sliced open skin. Slick roads, glassy lakes, and all the beautiful abundance of flora and fauna bullied into the ground, or be caught in the belly of Winter. They promised heartbreak, hard times, and death."
A red book cover with black text. The black text reads "Lie With Me." At the bottom of "Me," attached specifically to the M, is a line which leads to a hand holding a pen. The author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" is at the very bottom in gray.
The background is a wall covered in old handprints, assumedly blood. The title of the book is "We're Still Here" by Bravery TE Walker. We're is in a much lighter, almost golden font. Here is dark brown at the top and black at the bottom. Still is a mixture of the two, gradating from We're's golden color down to Here's dark brown. Behind "We're" and "Still are green vines growing from the top and reaching below. Light is seen shining at the very top of the color while smoke curls at the very bottom, partially obscuring the author's name.
A snippet from my short story, The Right Choice. The quote reads, “You are not quoting Principal Leon at me right now.” I lean over and whisper, “He got arrested for embezzlement the year after we graduated.” “I like to call it ‘The opportunistic investment of one’s self.’” The first quote is from the MC and the second quote is from the sidekick, Nick. The main cover for the short story is the background, set at a low opacity. The text is a bright yellow. My pfp and pseudonym is at the bottom left.
Fake text messages between the MCs in my sapphic short story, The Right Choice. The color scheme for the messages/keyboard is sepia-like. The right is The Journalist and the left is Princess Sierra. From right to left, the conversation goes: "Heeey, princess" followed by heart emoticons. "Hey?" "Do you [wanna] break fast burrito?" "Are you drunk??" "Nooo! [That's] a silly question. [You're] silly. And cute."
Fake text messages between the MCs in my sapphic short story, The Right Choice. The color scheme for the messages/keyboard is sepia-like. The right is The Journalist and the left is Princess Sierra. From right to left, the conversation goes: "Heeey, princess" followed by heart emoticons. "Hey?" "Do you [wanna] break fast burrito?" "Are you drunk??" "Nooo! [That's] a silly question. [You're] silly. And cute." "Omg... ";p" The part of the smartphone keyboard that holds the message has a "So no [breakfast burrito?] with an emoticon sad face.
It is a book cover. The primary colors are a deep brown, blue, and red. The title reads, "Justify Me" in red, with the author's name (Bravery TE Walker) at the bottom right corner in a deeper shade of red. At the top left corner are blue flowers. At the bottom right/middle of the cover is a cool-toned fox with a moth covering its snout. The moth is a similar color. The background is deep brown leaf foliage.
It is a tan book cover. The title reads, in black font, "The Whistling Woman." The author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" is in the small font, but smaller, at the bottom. The focal point of the background is a crow sitting on a branch, with a bundle of flowers growing to the left. A wasp is visiting the bundle of flowers. Wishing flowers are at the bottom, with several of the floating seeds around them. The corners of the cover have small vining decals. Everything is in an outline format and a warm, light, brown color.
The background is a wall covered in old handprints, assumedly blood. The title of the book is "We're Still Here" by Bravery TE Walker. We're is in a much lighter, almost golden font. Here is dark brown at the top and black at the bottom. Still is a mixture of the two, gradating from We're's golden color down to Here's dark brown. Behind "We're" and "Still are green vines growing from the top and reaching below. Light is seen shining at the very top of the color while smoke curls at the very bottom, partially obscuring the author's name.
Teaser for Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten. The book is on a wooden desk, surrounded by pieces of paper, featuring aspects of the collection on pieces of paper.
Snippet from We're Still Here. It reads, "There’s a satin satisfaction which comes from completing a journal entry. The cursor blinks at me. The last depressing green word chafes against the heavy black of the screen. My wrists hurt from the unforgiving plastic desk my computer rests on, but it’s not like I’ll live to really feel the consequences of that. It’s easy to escape into the written world of diary entries, short stories, and sometimes poetry, though that medium hates me. Still, the written word calms my nerves, if only for a moment. Even if I’m writing about the past that blights my present." It is yellow font on top of the book cover of Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten.
A book cover. The background is blue with a paper-like texture, with a silver border. The title reads, "Humming to thunder" in blocky, silver letters. At the bottom is the author's name, Bravery TE Walker. Lightning curls over the title's letters, particularly twisting around the I in Humming, over the O in To, and over and under the middle letters of Thunder.
Teaser for Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten. The book is on a wooden desk, surrounded by pieces of paper that show aspects of the collection of short stories. From top to bottom, they go: "Loveable characters! Hated ones too." "From horrific to wholesome." "If you cry, that's normal." "Mother nature is somewhat sentient. Just go with it." A Riveting Collection of Short Stories, Poems, and Flash Fiction." "All for Free!"
Teaser for Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten. The book is on a wooden desk, surrounded by pieces of paper, featuring aspects of the collection on pieces of paper.
A green and gold book cover. The title is "Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten" in gold font. The background is green ferns with a leather texture put over it. The top right and bottom left are gold decorations. The top left and bottom right has gold trees with curly branches. Several of the branches curl around the letters of the title, such as the Y in Tiny and the two Ts in Forgotten.
Gold-yellow text on a deep green background. It reads, "Her tired eyes, the same honey as my own, meet mine. Her lips twitch in her version of a smile. I wrap a cord of her hair around my finger. Time and stress have turned most of the deep brown into silver tinsel. With my other hand, I reach for a strand of my own hair and pull a short lock in front of my face."
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
Teaser for Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten. The book is on a wooden desk, surrounded by pieces of paper that show aspects of the collection of short stories. From top to bottom, they go: "Loveable characters! Hated ones too." "From horrific to wholesome." "If you cry, that's normal." "Mother nature is somewhat sentient. Just go with it." A Riveting Collection of Short Stories, Poems, and Flash Fiction." "All for Free!"
Teaser for Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten. The book is on a wooden desk, surrounded by pieces of paper that show aspects of the collection of short stories. From top to bottom, they go: "Loveable characters! Hated ones too." "From horrific to wholesome." "If you cry, that's normal." "Mother nature is somewhat sentient. Just go with it." A Riveting Collection of Short Stories, Poems, and Flash Fiction." "All for Free!"
A book cover. The background is blue with a paper-like texture, with a silver border. The title reads, "Humming to thunder" in blocky, silver letters. At the bottom is the author's name, Bravery TE Walker. Lightning curls over the title's letters, particularly twisting around the I in Humming, over the O in To, and over and under the middle letters of Thunder.
A book cover. An icy white bundle of flowers is in the background. In sharp cursive is the title, "Justify Me." Below is the author's name, Bravery TE Walker. Frosted foliage lays in the bottom corners of the cover, with snowflakes floating throughout.
It is the new book cover. The background is ferns with a leather texture put over it. The title reads "Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten" in gold font. The book cover is bordered with gold as well, with gilded plants especially at the corners. The title is partially obscured in shadow. The author's name, Bravery TE Walker is at the bottom, hidden away.
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
A red book cover with black text. The black text reads "Lie With Me." At the bottom of "Me," attached specifically to the M, is a line which leads to a hand holding a pen. The author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" is at the very bottom in gray.
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
Light green text on a darker green background. It's a snippet from my short story, The Right Choice. It reads: She stares at me with wide, sorrowful eyes. “I am so sorry.” I wave her sympathies off with a, “Nah, don’t be. My love for them had died far before my father did. Turns out, though, I wasn’t the only gay kid in that hellhole. A couple of old dudes saw me getting kicked out of a restaurant and offered me a place to stay.” The memory warms me up and my lips quirk into a half-smile. “Their names were Steve and Bob, if you can believe it. Both of them were too young to drop dead, but too old to work or clean the hard spots. I got to live off their retirement funds if I helped around the house, in the garden, and got a job of my own at some point.” I huff. “To say I was lucky would be a drastic understatement.”
Light green text on a darker green background. It's a snippet from my short story, The Right Choice. It reads: She stares at me with wide, sorrowful eyes. “I am so sorry.” I wave her sympathies off with a, “Nah, don’t be. My love for them had died far before my father did. Turns out, though, I wasn’t the only gay kid in that hellhole. A couple of old dudes saw me getting kicked out of a restaurant and offered me a place to stay.” The memory warms me up and my lips quirk into a half-smile. “Their names were Steve and Bob, if you can believe it. Both of them were too young to drop dead, but too old to work or clean the hard spots. I got to live off their retirement funds if I helped around the house, in the garden, and got a job of my own at some point.” I huff. “To say I was lucky would be a drastic understatement.”
A book cover. The text and decor is gold while the background is emerald green scales. The text reads "The Right Choice" with the author's name, "Bravery TE Walker" at the very bottom of the cover. A golden fern curls around the title, especially around the first H in "The" and bottom C in "Choice."
My dog, Opal, wearing a cone. She is a medium sized brown mutt with black facial markings and floppy ears.
Raven, my gray tabby, stretching out towards the camera. She is on the couch on top of white and gray blanket.
Glitched image of a snippet. All of the selected text is smushed into a single line that is illegible.
White text on a dark gray background. It reads, "Then there is the fear in my ribs, instilled in me at the memory of chicks launching their young bodies for their first flight, only to crash into the frothing waves. Black figures sliced through the blue and silenced their cries, staining the water red."
White text with a dark gray background. It reads, "I eat her gift with a sour taste in my mouth. It will be a few years before I can hope to impress a female, let alone have a chick, but rejection still stings. A slow, painful, steady stream of rejection is outright agony, poisoned further by conflicting thoughts."
Background is green foliage. At the forefront is golden text that reads "Tiny Tales To Be Forgotten" with my name at the bottom. It is obscured by with shadow.
White text on a black background. It reads, "The morning after her death, a crushing sense of wrong had gripped me. I downed my second cup of coffee when I finally realized what had sweat beading on my forehead, my hair standing on end, and goosebumps crawling up my arms."
White text on a black background. It is a snippet from my short story, We're Still Here. It reads, "Terra, I hope he does. I hope Jere finds Major and they both get the hell out of there. I hope Mercy and Malice smell me on the kid’s hair, on Major’s hands, and lead them home."
My cat, Raven, laying on my dog, Opal, on the couch. Raven is a gray tabby and Opal is a medium-sized brown mutt with black markings.
A screenshot of my followers count. It says 500, whoooo!
Opal, my medium-sized brown mutt with black facial markings, with her head on Raven. Raven is a grey tabby. They are laying on the couch.
My dog, Opal, who is sleeping on the couch. It is a front-racing photo. She is a medium-sized brown mutt with black facial markings. Best guess is a beagle-mastiff mix because of her coloring and face wrinkles.
Baby brown snake with black markings in a white paper cup.
Screenshot from Clearsky. Top shows the creator of the list, Fascists, starfox5555, Fox McCloud. The list description says, "This list includes fascists that fled Twitter after getting harassed by anti-fascists; as well as fascists taht harass others, especially those that harass artists."
An opossum meme. An opossum is walking along a sidewalk. Over that image, in varying and colorful fonts, it reads, "god gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. I am not one of them, please make it stop."
Front facing photo of Raven, my gray tabby, laying down on the couch. She's resting on a white blanket with a gray pattern on it.
White text on a black background. The first paragraph reads, "The wind pushes me forward, carrying me closer to the island as if it senses my hesitance. I have avoided my first home for several reasons, the first being the arrogance of youth. I thought I would live forever, blessed with the gift of flight. Why would I ever want to touch the ground when that was merely an option? I was king of the skies, the smaller sea birds too meek to challenge a giant for his food. I ruled on a throne of sea and storm, and I had no plans of trading that for the peasantry of dry land." The second paragraph reads, "I avoided my first home for several reasons, the first being the ignorance of youth. I thought I would live forever, blessed with the gift of flight. Why would I ever want to touch the ground when that was merely an option? I was king of the sky, the smaller sea birds rarely daring to challenge a giant for his food. I ruled on a throne of sea and storm, and I had no plans to trade it for the peasantry of dry land." 
Front-facing green lion. The right half of its face is shadowed with blue-shading. It is in a geometric style.
A weirded out blue fox