Welcome to The Bear Den
My name is Birna Mellbin, and this site is where I put my writing, be it short stories or longer works. With any luck, you will find at least some of them to be interesting, amusing, or otherwise engaging. Writing has long been a passion of mine, and the ability to share my stories with the world means a lot to me (yes, I know it sounds pretentious, but I'm being sincere here, so sue me). Now, without further ado, welcome to The Bear Den. Enjoy your stay.
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Some science fiction this week.
23/08/2026
It's only a little bit gross, I promise.
I was planning on some high fantasy...
16/08/2026
But I've been very tired and generally just pretty out of it this week, so I had to settle for writing something cute and gay.
Been reading a lot of romance lately.
09/08/2026
Also writing it. Like this story.
The privileges of being a writer.
02/08/2026
A few days ago, I read a story that I deeply disagreed with the entire premise of. And so I wrote this short story to cleanse my palate, as it were.
I'm fine.
26/07/2026
I'm perfectly fine. It's all good here. Definitely, absolutely fine.
How are you?