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August 5, 2016
Butterfly – Christina Perri
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August 1, 2016
The Red Knot, Days of the Guardian, Vol. 3
The Guardian awaits… After years of separation, Li Griffin journeys to a secluded island to meet the mysterious Guardian–the unseen leader committed to rescuing the oppressed citizens of Sector One. But the journey to the island is perilous, and Li will be tested like never before. I see your pain. Ainsling Reid has volunteered for […]
July 29, 2016
Twilight ~ Future of Forestry
Once upon a time, we were youngWe thought we’d escape from it all but we were wrongThen unexpectedly, we’re in a dreamSo faintly, we didn’t notice or did we?So enter the other sideIt sounds like a lullabyIn this twilight, we are paleAnd on this frail side, nothing else could be so realAnd is it nostalgia, is it […]
July 27, 2016
Tenderfoot by Abby Drinen Book Review
Told from rotating points of view, this YA Sci-fi journey story about troubled Earth teens who are pulled into another world to live carries the reader from one conflict to the next with riveting intrigue, unceasing action, and definite heart. This first volume in the foreseeable series does quite a lot of foundation work, introducing […]
July 25, 2016
Heart of Gold in Large Metal Chains
Halfway through lunch, the insanity returns. Over the steady roar of voices, I hear metal clanging. It grows louder and louder until I see Rusty, the star football player with a heart of gold. He passes by slowly, wrapped in large metal chains, looking like Jacob Marley from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. -from On The […]
July 22, 2016
Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy
Claire sang off-key, but with unrestrained confidence, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart! Where? Down in my heart! I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart. Down in my heart to stay!” Ainsling laughed and smiled bigger. “I need it in […]
July 16, 2016
Burlap To Cashmere – Don’t Forget to Write
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July 15, 2016
Throwing Dreams Into Space
One of my in-progress writing projects is a YA steampunk novella, and has the premise of a future, dying Earth being abandoned country by country to survive somewhere in space. Randomly, the country I picked to follow on their journey was France. They leave to co-colonize a terra-formed moon, joining hands with another dying planet’s people to survive. It’s a story that delves into the […]
July 11, 2016
The Infinite Gap
“So I have learned this rule: When I want to do good, evil is there with me. In my mind, I am happy with God’s law. But I see another law working in my body, which makes war against the law that my mind accepts. That other law working in my body is the law of […]
July 4, 2016
Find Your Liberty
“Don’t let an E.C.C.O. agent hear you say that! ‘Seek freedom and become captive to your desires’, remember? We finished that lesson yesterday. That’s why the people led all those riots and even murdered the President. Freedom is very dangerous,” she replied fearfully. –The Red String, Chpt. 5, The Good Boy, Days of the Guardian […]
