Hello and welcome. My name is Joy Pfeiffer and this is the place where I keep my writing. You might have stumbled upon this site from r/nosleep, where I've had some recent success with my story "We tried to keep them out. We tried to bar the door. We are so, so sorry." I'll be posting my writing … Continue reading Welcome to noiselessjoy 🙂
Prompt: Future technology
"Imagine a world where gates can be opened to a world of advanced technology, but only for a few seconds at a time. What people or technology has come through, and how has that changed how your character interacts in their world?" You never can tell what might come hurtling out of the shimmer at … Continue reading Prompt: Future technology
Bathtub poetry
If your thoughts should turn to death, gotta stomp 'em out like a cigarette - Bright Eyes --- I lay in the tub, warm and cold all at once, holding wine in my mouth like some kind of offering, unswallowed. This is his body, this is his blood, and who decided I had to drink … Continue reading Bathtub poetry
More quarantine poetry
Gee, it's almost like I had a theme during the panini. My yellow bird4/1/2020 You are the breath of several, but the glowing symbol against one:The dark person that lives inside my heart,She who drives my fears, insecurities, all that temptation to run away.She is behind every urge, fleeting or not, to throw my body … Continue reading More quarantine poetry
Quarantine poetry
I haven't written much during the past few months, despite so much happening at all time . Call it fatigue , call it avoidance - but I am actively pushing myself to do more personal writing lately. Mostly, I write in a an old fashioned diary. But the other day, I was in the tub … Continue reading Quarantine poetry
The Castle Saves the Princess in This One
So, exactly a week ago, I was on a boat -- excuse me, a ship -- in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. I had an awful lot of fun on this cruise, known as JoCo Cruise, despite the exceptionally weird timing for travel. One of the most exciting things I did is something I … Continue reading The Castle Saves the Princess in This One
NaNoFailMo?
As is evidenced by my disappearance after that week 2 update, I didn't get terribly far in NaNoWriMo 2017. I'm not viewing it as a fail, though, because the work I did was substantially more than years past. I learned a lot about myself as a writer, my process, and what works for me (as … Continue reading NaNoFailMo?
NaNoWriMo Progress Update: That week 2 slowdown
I got off to a fantastic start -- by the end of Saturday, I was ahead of schedule and the official NaNo site predicted I'd finish by Nov. 29 at the rate I was going. I diligently sat myself down to write in the evenings after work during the week, and I attended a regional write-in on … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Progress Update: That week 2 slowdown
NaNoWriMo Progress Update: It Begins
Yesterday was the kickoff of NaNoWriMo 2017, and true to form, I did my level best for the majority of the day to pretend it didn't exist. That familiar paralyzing fear crept up my spine at the thought of opening Novlr to start writing, but I finally forced myself on my lunch break at work, … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Progress Update: It Begins
NaNoWriMo 2017: Let’s do this
This will be my seventh year attempting to complete National Novel Writing Month, and I am determined that it will be my most successful yet. November is a tough month for me -- in addition to Thanksgiving, my birthday also falls right in the middle, so I have a tendency to choose fun with family … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2017: Let’s do this
We tried to keep them out. We tried to bar the door. We are so, so sorry. [Part Two]
This is a repost of my original publication of this story to r/nosleep. This work is copywrited to me and may not be reproduced without my permission and credit to J. Pfeiffer and a link to my blog. So sorry it’s taken me so long to get back here again. Things have been crazy, and I’m sure … Continue reading We tried to keep them out. We tried to bar the door. We are so, so sorry. [Part Two]
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