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Sunday, March 01, 2015
Announcing Oasis
I n Admitting Defeat , I talked about why my episodic story failed. I also mentioned that I wasn't quite ready to give up the i...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Same Shoe, Different Ball
I've always loved fairy tales, folktales, and mythology. As you probably know, most of the fairy tales we know, actually have tragi...
Saturday, January 24, 2015
A Vote and A Threat
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 5 Someone's not happy about Nita and Jabir's forbidden encounter. The elders won'...
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Forbidden
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 4 Will Nita oblige Jabir's request? Will Jabir get to meet his rescuer? This week, see if Ni...
Friday, January 09, 2015
Alone in this World
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 3 Meet Jabir, Nita's charge, and find out how he copes with his inability to fly. READ THE ...
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Not Like You on Display
All is dark, Yet I am there-- Center stage, Hiding in the bosom Of a deep red flower... And the audience is a-chatter Unaware of my pr...
Friday, January 02, 2015
Out in the Open
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 2 Nita finds herself in a dangerous position when her charge catches a glimpse of her. She must ch...
Friday, December 26, 2014
The Assignment
Whispers of War Season 1 Episode 1 Nita meets the powerful Zuri for the first time and receives her assignment. Will it be fun, d...
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Mythical Creatures
Whispers of War Snippets & Previews Teaser 4 Malena had heard rumors of exotic sea creatures, half human and half octopus--the Ce...
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Head First
Whispers of War Snippets & Previews Teaser 3 On land, there were people that were not like Paz and Nita--they had two legs that a...
Sunday, October 26, 2014
The Price of Hope
Whispers of War Snippets & Previews Teaser 1B At the surface of ocean, the waves were calm. The stranger and I took air cautiousl...
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Drowning in the Waves of War
Whispers of War Snippets & Previews Teaser 1A I could have died that day--drowned in the depths of this unfamiliar world--but for...
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Fear & Curiosity
I was afraid of the dark, Of what lurked in the shadows But something compelled me To venture out and chase answers... Follow the sha...
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
Book Review: The Way of Shadows
The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked this book up. The Way of Shadows is the first book ...
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Some Magic
Magic lingers here wistfully-- The glow of spells valuable but free is somewhere. Cast by the fairy I once met Long ago in the midst of...
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Tale As Old As Time
The credits roll A familiar tune begins to play Emotions run back-- And I'm a child once again. The feeling never di...
Sunday, July 06, 2014
Amphibian Ambitions
Gallant creature of gleaming green-- Gathers there beside glistening water Gazing out at growing eyes set high And gently grieving the se...
Saturday, July 05, 2014
Book Review: The Long Earth
My creative writing teacher always said the best way to get better at writing is to read. Luckily, I love reading--and I love reading diffe...
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Birth of Imagination
Imagination brews Unlikely places, unlikely creatures All a beautiful concept Waiting to be fleshed out Waiting to be something More th...
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Forgotten Prince
A forgotten castle in ruins lies on the hill, Its windows dark from abandoned kings The faint glow of precious gems-- faded with the...
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