Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
"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 →
"I walk through life holding everything in. Every thought that's too hard or too much. Every comment that may make someone uncomfortable or look at me differently. I push everything deep, secure the lid, and then sand down all my edges, too, until they're smooth. Presentable.And I guess I didn't realize how much pressure that was... Continue Reading →
“The reason we show you this,” Otubre said, “right here at the start of your training, is so you’ll know what you’re fighting for. Every world’s got a lease, troopers. Every one of us has got an expiry date. But until god himself comes down from the holy mountain and tells us our time is... Continue Reading →
“The happiest people are not the ones who achieve the most. They are the ones who spend more time than others in a state of flow.”Ikigai I recently had gone to the bookstore to buy my Dad a birthday present. He shares a huge love of reading, just as I do. But I brought my... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 