Wings

If you search “strange photos” in Google Images you find some straaaange photos. This story was inspired by this photo:https://designyoutrust.com/2016/05/bodies-of-strange-creatures-were-found-in-the-basement-of-an-old-house-in-london/  “Are those? Wings?”“Yes?”“On a person?”“Yes?”“On a tiny person?”Yes.” This time my voice is certain.“Like a fairy.”And now my voice is gone. That’s what this thing looks like. A delicate little fairy. Dried and preserved and... Continue Reading →

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Doctor Sleep and Other January Reads

I finished 13 books in January:Isaac Newton: Discovering Laws that Govern the Universe by Michael WhiteA Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne (ARC)The Call by Peader O’GuilinThe Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (reread)Isaac Newton by James GleickSiege and Storm by Leigh BardugoAlbert Einstein by Frieda WishinskyRenegades by Marissa Meyer (audiobook)Crown of Midnight by Sarah J... Continue Reading →

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Whispered

Chuck Wendig issued a challenge to write a short story inspired by a song lyric. This is what happens when that challenge mixes in my mind with a Tweet from MagicalRealismBot.Last night I dreamt about a koala whispering inside a mountain. It beckoned me close with its dainty dagger-tipped paws. I stepped into the fire-lit... Continue Reading →

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Landline and Other Top Reads of 2017

In December, I finished 10 books:A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia GrayKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (audiobook)The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen KingThe Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (reread)I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella (audiobook)Shadow and Bone by Leigh BardugoThe Crown by Kiera CassThe Chemist by Stephenie... Continue Reading →

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The Wife Between Us and Other November Reads

In November I finished sixteen books:Come Sundown by Nora Roberts (audiobook)The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady CrossThe Rule Maker by Jennifer BlackwoodBlue Smoke and Murder by Elizabeth Lowell (audiobook)The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (ARC)Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (audiobook)The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan (reread)Teach Like a... Continue Reading →

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Variations on a Tango Girl

I am working on revisions of my latest novel at the moment, which means I haven't written any new short fiction. Instead, I offer you a excerpt from Variations on a Tango Girl, my work in progress. This story is set in a high school of the arts.I am so nervous during mods that I... Continue Reading →

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Mr. Dickens and Other October Reads

I finished 8 books in October:The Radium Girls by Kate Moore (audiobook)Testimony by Scott TurowA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J MaasThe Reader by Traci CheeThe Heir by Kiera CassMr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva11/22/63 by Stephen King (audiobook)Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoI received an Advance Reading Copy of Mr. Dickens... Continue Reading →

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Your Heart in my Hands

I held your heart once. It was a wild, pulsing thing. Vibrant. Vital. Alive. That was before I broke it.I imagine it now. Shivering, trembling in your chest. Fluttering like a frightened baby bird. I did that. I broke it. I broke you.You were that guy. The one who slouched in the corner of the... Continue Reading →

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Silvers

No, this is not polished. No, this is not finished. No, I have no idea what happens next. But it is the start of a story. It is built of words that I laced together, one skinny sentence at a time over the course of a week. It is writing. A thing I have not... Continue Reading →

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