I have spent the last two years working on my very first novel. I made it through the first draft and three rounds of editing so far. There was a round of beta readers in there somewhere, and along with hours of researching various articles on what to expect and how-to-write’s I found out that they all pale in comparison… Read more →
Month: March 2019
“Just One More” by Melissa Countryman
My little hands on yours as you move them across the page. Making sense of tiny symbols as you take me to distant lands I’ve never known. Your soothing voice carrying me like a boat on the sea, the whisper of the pages, the wind in my hair, the smell of lavender and citrus turning to seaweed and mermaids. The turned… Read more →
“Treasured Items” by Nicole Medina
“Together we Advance” by Sarah Jennings
“the thinner atmosphere” by Kiana Giddings
“I’ll Tell You the Truth, If You Tell Me No Lies” by Melissa Countryman
“You can tell me.” She says looking down at me. An unaffected smile framed in lip gloss. Her long fingers with nails cut short but beautiful, hold a file with my name scrawled boldly across the front. The other she lays on my back: [on broken skin and welts and belt marks] Concealed by a pretty little yellow dress with… Read more →
“The Most Important Meal” by Mackenzie Malpass
“the last wave by” Nathania Davis
“Technicolor Ride” by Emily Marquez
“CRUSHED” by Shawna Dyer
I’d heard of the birds with crushed wings. A hand grasping them too tightly. I have been searching for words to use when expressing how it feels to see the grim reaper at your own door, but only in retrospect. For him to make his home in your heart. Even if he is not physically … Read more →