Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
"It hadn’t happened in a moment, but a series of moments, as slow and insidious as the melting of the ice caps. Women had been ushered out of the workplace, so subtly that few noticed until it was too late. There had been no grand lowering of an iron curtain, with passports voided and bank... Continue Reading →
"Everyone remembered firsts. Your first love, first kiss, the birth of your first child, or the sight of your first snowfall. A life was built on the backs of firsts. Shining moments, pins in the timeline, holding who you were together. Acaelus could remember the first time he'd died, a boltgun through the head. It'd... Continue Reading →
“Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.”-Ray Bradbury This month's writing update is one I'm excited to share. My March writing update felt pretty sad to me. I struggled with writing so much in March, I was so busy transitioning... Continue Reading →
"I led her up Supal, which hadn't changed much since Mossa and I were students: the typically curlicued lanterns; the tea shops designed for every taste from quiet to rowdy, basic to exclusive; the prayer booths in a range of denominations; the quaint bookshops in every specialization. Shops offered very need of the scholar, from magnifying eyewear... Continue Reading →
"Hers was tougher than tough love. It was brutal, industrial-strength. A sinewy love that never gave way to an inch of weakness. It was a love that saw what was best for you ten steps ahead, and didn't care if it hurt like hell in the meantime. When I got hurt, she felt it so... Continue Reading →
"The thing about you, Zhang, is you're one of those people who just gets better in a crisis. You think you're broken. You think you're not strong enough. All I see is that when life throws shit at you, you keep getting stronger."-Paradise-1 by David Wellington Paradise-1 by David Wellington is an epic science fiction... Continue Reading →
