Maddy Haywood
Bio
Hi there! My name's Maddy and I'm an aspiring author. I really enjoy reading modernised fairy tales, and retellings of classic stories, and I hope to write my own in the future. Fantasy stories are my go-to reads.
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Gone. Content Warning.
Tuesday, January 12th, 1998 Summer. Night. 11.52pm. The first thing I noticed about her as she rounded the corner were her eyes. They seemed to glow in the darkness of the night, the most beautiful eyes I have ever before seen. Bright and wide, they looked almost like real emeralds, gleaming in the dim light emitting from the old, rusted lamp post (which had been littered with posters and warnings of danger over the years). Her eyes were striking, captivating more so. Even as she bounded towards me, her eyes were the only thing I could focus on.
By Maddy Haywood2 years ago in Horror
Cursed
“I’m not alone. Find me. I’m not alone. Find me. I’m not alone. Find me.” She repeated the chant under her breath until the words became unintelligible. Each person who passed by called out to her, but she ignored them in favour it, the need to say those words more than the desire to rest, to eat, to scream. She knelt on the ground and stared straight ahead, at a certain stone in the wall of her room. It was no different than the rest – grey, dull, slightly jagged to the touch. Nothing special. Just like her.
By Maddy Haywood2 years ago in Fiction
Oh Pie Goodness!
It was my birthday. My 21st birthday, actually. I didn’t want a big celebration – my family took me out for a meal at a restaurant the night before, the Beefeater. It was nice, the food was great, and my boyfriend came too, of course. We’d been together over 2 years at that point, so of course he comes along for family celebrations. For the purposes of this story, I’ll call him Theo (not his real name).
By Maddy Haywood2 years ago in Feast
My Love of Magic
Harry Potter. How to start? I was first introduced to the Wizarding World during Primary school. I can’t remember how old, but I remember reading the series slowly through the years (because it wasn’t my assigned book, so I always had to read the school book first before I could read my own).
By Maddy Haywood2 years ago in BookClub
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Criticism
The adverb 'calmly' was used in the book to suggest that Dumbledore was speaking in a peaceful manner. This was seemingly, completely ignored by the film makers, who adapted for the line 'did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire?' to be said in a vicious, nonsensical way.
By Maddy Haywood2 years ago in Critique
