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Short Story: Any Reputation Will Do – Part 2 of 2 by Lara Lee

Continued from Part 1 – Sage continued to roll, powered by the wind, until he got as far away as he could. He then jumped up onto his feet and ran as hard as he had ever run in his life. The sandstorm was blinding, and he could barely see his destination. He ran low […]

Short Story: Any Reputation Will Do – Part 1 of 2 by Lara Lee

“If the jewels in the backside of the earth’s crust could sparkle down on us any brighter, they would still pale to her inexhaustible beauty,” said Sage, the sixteen-year-old Huldra. He leaned against a pathetic gnarled tree, just taller than a bush, watching their small herd of four ugly goats. Sage’s brown fox-like tail causally […]

Book Review: The Paper Magician Series by Charlie N. Holmberg

The Paper Magician Series is a traditionally published young adult fantasy fiction trilogy, sort of. The Plastic Magician is part of the series and world, but not part of the trilogy. If young adult fantasy fiction had a female chic-flick sub-genre (please don’t!), then this would be included as well as The Winternight Trilogy, Etania’s […]

Devotional: The Lost Wannabe Tour Guide by Lara Lee

In the hundreds of times I have heard the parable of the lost sheep, I never once saw myself as the lost sheep... until I discover that I got lost.

Guest Blog: What makes an author a great person to work with on the audio version of their book by Trista Shaye

Lara: This is a guest blog post from the very talented producer of my audiobook, Gryphendale, coming out at the beginning of November. I highly recommend her as a great producer, and you will love all the colorful accents she used to bring Gryphendale to life!   Hello! I’m Trista Shaye – voiceover artist and YA […]

Gryphendale Goodreads Giveaway!

I just proofed the final draft of the gryphendale audiobook last week! The new audiobook will be released on November 1st on Audible, iTunes, and Amazon. To celebrate, a Goodreads Giveaway has been set-up starting on October 21st. Unfortunately, it features the original cover, but it is still for the newest edition with all the […]

Book Review: The Grey Isle Tale and The Trombonist of Munst by Ryan P. Freeman

I decided to review both of these books at the same time because they take place in the same fantasy world, but really, they have two very different tones. Mr. Freeman is a Christian, but I would not call these books “Christian” in the strong allegorical sense. They have Christian values in them because that […]

Devotional: Why Christians SHOULD observe Halloween

4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.” 5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), 6 yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom […]

Writing Update: The Gryphendale Audiobook releases November 1st!

Gryphendale is now an audiobook. It was so fun to listen to my first book and revisit my old writing style. It was first published in 2016, and I have grown so much as a writer since then. Still, I laughed and cried as I enjoyed Trista’s beautiful recording. It’s like remembering the days when […]

Short Story: Terraphobia by Lara Lee

“What’s wrong with my Zephyr, doctor?” asked the Dryad woman with anxiety. She pulled a handkerchief from her corseted gown and began to sob. Her husband reflected the same anxious expression on his weather-beaten face as he wrung his hands. The white-haired doctor held the infant boy and examined the protruding dragonfly wings growing from […]