Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
"Drake once told me that every song ever played is still playing. That every song ever played joins the one great never-ending song. I'd like to think that first chaotic jam is still out there in the universe. An echoing moment in time before Flanagan's, before the Hobo Underground, before Sunburst and Armageddon. Just five... Continue Reading →
"The night rushes past us, cool sheets of wind wending their way through the gaps in our clothing. As we leave the city behind and pick up speed, buildings fall away and spotlights grow sparse. All the while, Cat drums her fingers against my ribs, reminding me of her presence, keeping time like a heartbeat."Single... Continue Reading →
"The light unfurled toward the center of the glass again, softly warming like the horizon before the sunrise- a dramatic change from darkness, but not painful to look at. It drew tight toward the middle of the glass, an eye closing swiftly, and as the light coalesced it suddenly flared so strongly that Clara clamped... Continue Reading →
"The fantastic and the imaginative aren't escapism . . . Good stories introduce the marvelous. The whole story, paradoxically, strengthens our relish for real life. This excursion sends us back with renewed pleasure to the actual world. It provides meaning. . . It takes us out of ourselves and lets us view reality from new... Continue Reading →
"Weyward, they called us, when we would not submit, would not bend to their will. But we learned to wear the name with pride."-Weyward by Emilia Hart This is a gorgeously moving, emotional and heart wrenching novel. Both of my sisters recommended this book to me, so I thought it was long overdue that I... Continue Reading →
"Neither of them had discussed when he was going to move home. It wasn't as though having him there got in the way of Lila's life (what life?), and Bill's gentle presence gave what remained of their family a much-needed sense of stability and continuity. An anchor for their vainly little bobbing rowboat, which felt,... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 