Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
"Some people attract death. It loves them, twines around them like ivy, follows them around all their lives. Riley has suspected for some time that death is just a step or two behind her. So when the boy in green follows her down the street that summer day she wonders - if only for a... Continue Reading →
"You speak of it as if the future were a living thing.”“Sometimes it feels that way. I’ve become … disturbed by it. It’s this kingdom, Solentine. This city. It messes with my mind. It has changed me, and there’s no going back.”“Perhaps it simply showed you who you truly were."This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me... Continue Reading →
"A dandelion is a strong but misunderstood flower. It cannot be defeated: Just when a gardener thinks he has won and eradicated it from his lawn, a rain would bring the yellow florets right back. Yet it's never arrogant: Its color and fragrance never overwhelm those of another. Immensely practical, its leaves are delicious and... Continue Reading →
"and what if Honest Abe knew what he was talking about when he’d coined the better angels of our natures, what if he meant it literally, that our judgment at the holy gates is based on how we treat angels when chancing upon them, maybe your angel looks like a woman in a red dress,... Continue Reading →
"Age teaches that weeks, months, and even years can blend together, but what's unforgettable are the moments. Some break you, some heal you, some scar you, and some" -his voice deepened- "contain lifetimes within them."-A Curse of Beasts and Magic Jeaniene Frost has been an author I have been wanting to try out for such... Continue Reading →
"In the house behind the sword ferns, there was a man, and a murderer, and a stain."-Japanese Gothic Kylie Lee Baker is cementing herself as one of my favorite authors and also one of my favorite writers of horror. Her novels are dark, eerie and mysterious. They are full of haunting moments, gorgeous prose and... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 