I Was Anastasia

by Ariel Lawhon

Sometimes rage is hot and explosive. But other times it is cool and sharp and vicious,

The problem with having a temper is that my body often moves faster than my mind. It’s far too easy to react with action instead of intellect.

“Life is too short, madam, for that kind of attitude. Who wants to just survive. Wouldn’t you rather live?”

Someone who is easily manipulated. Clara is the sort of woman who doesn’t know how to think, only what to think.

Writing about the Romanovs is a bit like playing with a bag of feral cats.