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We call him Weed (Alex)

We call him Weed (Alex) Previous Chapters/Contents When the alarm went off on Saturday morning, I groaned and rolled over, rubbing my palm across Dylan’s bare chest, feeling the bunched muscles. I slowly opened my eyes, just in time to see him reaching out with his right hand, which was still bound in a heavy [...]

Screw the rules (Dylan)

Screw the rules (Dylan) Previous Chapters/Contents Before the long, long night at the emergency room was over, I tried twice more to send Alex home. She refused to go. Instead, during the hours I was waiting for treatment, she lay curled up on the chair next to me, her head resting in my lap as [...]

So, now that you’ve mentioned the pill (Alex)

    So, now that you’ve mentioned the pill (Alex) Previous Chapters/Contents “Okay,” I said. “Then I’ll talk about whatever you want to talk about.” I couldn’t seem to stop holding Dylan. My hands were gripped around his waist, and I could feel the hard muscle of his abdominal muscles under them. There was no [...]

Worth fighting for (Dylan)

Worth fighting for (Dylan) Previous Chapters/Contents So, next thing I knew the four of us were crammed into the backseat of a taxi, on our way to the VA hospital all the way down on the Lower East Side. I was all the way over the left side of the seat, with Alex somehow just [...]

Insurgent Episode 3 now available

It’s taken me forever, but Insurgent Episode 3 is now available on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Smashwords. It’ll be onlinesoon at Sony and Apple and elsewhere. I’ve started work on editing episode 4 and I expect that to be available in about 2 weeks! Watch this space, because in a few days I’ll be [...]

Um, yeah. I better see a doctor (Alex)

Previous Chapters/Contents Um, yeah. I better see a doctor (Alex) “What the hell?” Kelly asked when Dylan pushed away from us and almost ran for the door. “I don’t know!” I said, my voice rising into a near wail. What was wrong? What had I done? “Go after him, Alex. Don’t let him go without [...]

Flowers from Afghanistan (Dylan)

Previous Chapters/Contents Flowers from Afghanistan (Dylan) Bad idea, I thought. Really bad idea. First of all, it was a Saturday night, and I was walking to Alex’s dorm room to meet her and pick her up for our non-date. We were going to a bar, where people would be drinking, and loud, and obnoxious, and [...]

Insurgent Episode 3 going online today

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’ve uploaded Insurgent episode 3, so it should be showing up available on Amazon and BN.com within a day or so! I’ll post links as they come available! (Update: It’s live on Amazon, BN.com and Smashwords, all the links are on the main book page for [...]

I don’t understand either one of you (Alex)

Previous Chapters/Contents I don’t understand either one of you (Alex) “Alex, I need your help,” Kelly said the moment I walked into the room. “Hey there. What’s up?” I asked, setting my bag down next to the bed. I settled in on the bed, curling around one of my pillow. She looked at me, then [...]

Rush to the finish line: lessons from writing a novel in 14 days

So, fourteen days ago I finished Insurgent. I decided to set it aside for two weeks, and work on something completely different, because I needed to clear my head so I could go in editing with a fresh frame of reference. I’d been seriously working on Insurgent for more than a year, and finally had [...]