Karissa Chmil
You Don't Know What It's Like
You don’t know what it is like to crouch in icy mud with bullets whistling over your head as the cries of the dying stain the sky. You...
Karissa Chmil
- Aug 27
- 2 min
Guest Poem: Try
Today it's my honor to turn the spotlight over to Rue Arrow, one of my very dear friends and a very talented writer. <3 Be sure to check...
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Karissa Chmil
- Jul 22
- 3 min
I Kept My Promise
kept my promise, Talia. I took Teddy to the park today. I carried him in front of me, and he watched the passerbys with his serious black e
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Karissa Chmil
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Which Star Thief Character Are You?
Several months ago, a friend casually mentioned that Robin Hood and Little Red Riding Hood shared the same last name. What, she asked,...
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Karissa Chmil
- May 28
- 1 min
Timeless
A silver bell’s tinkle dances through the small shop, And the old man smiles; age-wrinkled hands beckon. The boy patters over to the book...
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Karissa Chmil
- May 7
- 2 min
Sneak Peek into Trust the Traitor
My current work-in-progress is titled Trust the Traitor. TTT is the first of a duology and is a YA fantasy that follows a boy named...
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Karissa Chmil
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Something Strange About Dying
There’s something strange about dying. You’re in the battle, ducking and dodging and shooting. And, through it all, there’s a voice...
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Karissa Chmil
- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Sleep
“Sleep,” it murmured. “Go on, sleep.” The fire rippled on the hearth before him, its reflection a soft glow in the king’s eyes. His hands...
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Karissa Chmil
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Who Am I?
Some people love me and some people hate me, but every single one of them knows me. Even you. Sometimes I carry a sword and come whirling...
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Karissa Chmil
- Dec 11, 2021
- 2 min
Too Afraid to Fly
You’re afraid, Elsie. You’re too afraid to fly. “Theo!” Elsie shouted, leaning over the rail. The cold metal pressed into her shirt. The...
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