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Hayley Elliott

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My Flash Fiction

Would you love to read a little something to brighten your day? And I do mean, little. Flash fiction is classified as stories less than 1,500 words, and in this case—less than a 1,000. Pop on over the Spark’s website to read my FREE stories.

Theme: Destination: Love

Summer Issue 2024

Romances from on the road and around the world. Nicole Deese is the featured author for this issue.

Marooned with You is about two college friends who become more when drastic circumstances thrust their feelings to the surface. This piece won the Editor’s Choice Award for all of 2024’s issues.

Theme: Love in a Small Town

Fall Issue 2023

Sweet small-town love stories. Rachel Hauck is the featured author for this issue.

Apple Pies and Cherry Kisses was a contest finalist about friends to more and a small town that gets a little too invested in their love life.

Theme: Love on Any Level

Summer Issue 2023

Includes stories where love transcends social and economic circles. Pepper Basham is the feature author for this issue.

Hiding the Hollywood Cowboy won the reader’s choice award. This story features a young man who’s got himself in quite the pickle.

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I made this one a couple years ago. I feel like I I made this one a couple years ago. I feel like I need a new fall one with maybe a cute, bookish woodland creature. I was thinking maybe an owl or a fox. What do you think??

#bookishcrafts #fallcrafts #bookish
IT’S TIME FOR A NEW LOOK! 
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#bookshelfdecor #bookshelftour #sundayshelfie #bookshelfie #bookstagram
Vulnerable vent session. I’ve had a doozy coup Vulnerable vent session. 

I’ve had a doozy couple of weeks with my body not cooperating the way I want it to—and developing new, and weird symptoms. (Even starting and stopping a new job because of my body’s limitations.)

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome sucks. 

There. I said it. 

I can’t stand that my body feels like it’s aging faster than everyone else my age. I hate not being able to do easy things majority of people take for granted. I hate that I never know how much pain I’ll be in for the day or what new body part will fail me. 

I want to feel the way most people see me…which is a happy, healthy version of myself. But unfortunately, that’s not *always* my reality. My poor husband witnesses the brunt of my condition and sees me in my lowest days. Bless him for so often seeing my signs that I’m all out of spoons for the day and picking up the slack.

Baring the mental weight of chronic pain is exhausting. It zaps my motivation and my creativity. I tell my husband often how I wish so much of my thoughts didn’t encompass my health, my pain, and ways to circumvent it. It would free up so much of my mental space! 

But for some reason, God deemed this the vessel to carry me through my days here on earth and I’m trying my best to be thankful for it and its capabilities I do still manage. 

One of my favorite ways to get me out of my funks and distract from my pain is DANCING. It’s probably why I post so many silly dancing or lip-syncing videos—because this is meant to be my happy space and dancing is my happy place. (Regardless of how silly I look. 🤣) It’s not about doing it right/great—it’s just about having fun, sharing joy, and savoring it! 

So this is just your friendly reminder that not everyone’s “highlight” reel is the real life. Be kind and gentle. You never know what’s behind someone else’s bright/shiny social media life. Don’t always believe the grass is greener on the other side. Whether it’s health problems, family drama, mental struggles, financial burdens…could be any number of things…everyone has SOMEthing. Instead, take joy in life’s little and simple blessings and never take for granted the life you’ve been given. LIFE itself is a gift.
I’M SO EXCITED about this day…even as a shoppe I’M SO EXCITED about this day…even as a shopper. 🤣 I love Gilmore Girls and need no additional excuses to buy more GG merch. (I can’t believe I don’t have a mug already! Going to have to remedy that.)

Join us for a fun afternoon and bring a friend!

There’ll be:
🌟 multiple author signings 
🌟 multiple venders like: an ice cream cart, florist, custom crafts, all the GG merch
🌟 a special, themed drink menu from their cafe 

I’ll be there 11-3! 🥰🫶🏻

Second Story is located downtown southeast of the capitol.

#oklahomabookstore #oklahomaauthor #romanceauthor #romancebookstagram
Thank you to my fellow Oklahomans for being so kin Thank you to my fellow Oklahomans for being so kind and generous to this little indie gal! 😍🫶🏻🫶🏻

I should add that *most* Barnes and Nobles have a policy of not purchasing books that are set as “non-returnable”…which mine are. So for them to be willing to carry my book is SUPER special. 🥹😍

In writing/author-hood, it often feels like there’s so few wins…this one is definitely going down as a big one! And a subtle push to keep going. 

#romanceauthor #booksigning #romancebooktok #oklahomacity #barnesandnoble #closeddoorromance
<<PART ONE>> Real-time descriptive talk on my way <<PART ONE>> Real-time descriptive talk on my way to my first Barnes and Noble book signing. 😆👍🏻👍🏻

I can almost feel the vomit creeping up my throat every time I watch this…but I survived...with all my contents still in tact. AND I’m a better person and author for it. 😅 I can do scary, nerve-wracking, uncomfortable things. 💪🏻

Sometimes the scariest things have the greatest rewards, right??! 

This is your reminder: DO IT SCARED. 

(I’ve been also dealing with some kind of awful vertigo so my brain isn’t functioning at its optimal and it shows. The nerves made everything worse for sure.)

#booksigning #booksigningevent #authorsigning #romanceauthor #closeddoorromance #lowspiceromance #oklahomaauthor #romancebookstagram
I love this short story! If you missed our collect I love this short story! If you missed our collection last year, you can still snag this one via signing up on my newsletter. The link is in my bio. (I’ll also put it in my stories today!) 😍

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#fallromance #closeddoorromance #lowspiceromance
I’ll be at the Norman Barnes & Noble THIS Saturd I’ll be at the Norman Barnes & Noble THIS Saturday from 10:30-2:30. I hope to see you there!! 🥰

#romanceauthor #romancereader #romancereadersofinstagram #lowspiceromance
Happy fall, friends!! 😍🍁🍂🍁🎃 The ki Happy fall, friends!! 😍🍁🍂🍁🎃

The kids and I enjoyed a cozy day at home yesterday, snuggled up on the couch with our snacks and some Harry Potter. 

#firstdayoffall #tistheseason #harrypotterfan 

#TEAMCANDYCORN 😏
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