Cotton Candy

It’s supposed to be an innocent thing. Light, fluffy, its very appearance a promise of delicate sweetness waiting to wash across your tongue. Kendra doesn’t see it. Kendra sees a nest of spider webs, the tangled strands of a witch’s hair as she leans it to take a bite of your tender flesh. Lucky for... Continue Reading →

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My Dark Vanessa and Other November Reads

I finished eleven books in the month of November: Tunnel of Bones by Victoria SchwabBig Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain (ARC)The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (audiobook)Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (reread)Transformative Assessment by W. James PophamMy Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (ARC)Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay KristoffA... Continue Reading →

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Lost Lunch

It was a full moon, but he agreed to the blind date anyway. He didn’t believe in that stuff. He also didn’t believe in astrology, which allowed him to carefully fold the newspaper and push it aside, ignoring the warnings for Leo and new acquaintances. He stood as she walked toward his table, a hesitant... Continue Reading →

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Remembrance and other October Reads

I finished ten books in the month of October: Macbeth by Jo Nesbo (audiobook)The Furies by Katie Lowe (ARC)Strangers on a Train by Patricia HighsmithThe Belles by Dhonielle ClaytonFlight or Fright ed by Stephen King and Bev VincentThe Big Clock by Kenneth FearingKingdomtide by Rye Curtis (ARC)The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware (audiobook)Circe... Continue Reading →

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Found

Sundays are for secrets. Some families spend Sundays together. We scatter to our private bedrooms, searching for truth on our own. I walk past Jacob’s room. His door is open, his eyes blurrily fixed on the plaid wallpaper. I wonder for a moment what I would see if I could swap places with him. Would... Continue Reading →

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Still Life with Ukelele

The sun was about to tip over the horizon when the first snow flake hit the glass. It clung there, delicate ice arms and legs stretched boldly out for me to see. The broiler air of the bus brushed past my cheek, poured against the cool glass and dissolved the innocent flake. I took a... Continue Reading →

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Rage and Other August Reads

I finished 11 books in August: Far Flung by Cassandra KircherComa by Robin Cook (reread) A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne Rage by Cora Carmack (ARC) Tidelands by Philippa Gregory (eARC) The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan The Outsider by Stephen King The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins... Continue Reading →

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A Strange Request

This story came from a prompt with a list of words that needed to be included in the story. I decided to up the challenge, making myself use the words in order. The result is a bit rough, and bizarre, but such is life! It’s my last night working here, so I should have expected... Continue Reading →

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