This is the first part in a serialized story. The rest of it, can be found here. ________________ Quenden twisted sideways out of Avdonina’s grasp and tottered away, giggling with every step he took. The white tablet of Praccin lay crushed and dissolving on the patch of pine-wood floor that showed between the dust-stained cardboard. Avdonina lunged …
Truest Self
“I write. The longer I live, the more convinced I’ve become that I cultivate my truest self in this one way.” – Tom Chiarella
Writers’ Critique Groups
A couple weeks ago, I read my Middle Grade novel, Sentient. After so many critiques (one from my writers' group and one professional), rewrites and readings, I still found errors that I needed to fix. My group, Breathe, is a great group, but sometimes it's impossible to see everything in one session. Writers' groups are an …
Introducing Palindrome
Starting this coming Thursday and continuing every Thursday for a few weeks, I'll be serializing a short story I wrote and can be found in "Sunlit Night, Coffee and Sweet Dreams". This is a story about a teen and her brother and their fresh start on a new world. This story is PG-13. Forward to Part 1 → …

