Normally, I find my inspiration while out and about. I wander through parks and see other people talking or playing. I go to work and hear a funny story or experience something new. However, in mid-March, everything changed. We’re not meant to go out. We can’t socialize in person, can’t wander through parks, can’t find…
So, it’s been a while. I’d love to say that it was because I was running around doing exciting things, but unfortunately, it was more because I got caught by the flu. If there’s something I always advocate for with writing, it’s doing it as often as possible. Because once you stop and fall out…
As a writer, I’ve found that I’m always between the feelings of “Wow. This is amazing!” and “Why on earth would anyone want to read what I have to say?!” We all feel it. That dread and anxiety of possibly never being good enough, and more than that, we’re shown it through a number of…
The air is thick with smoke. Every breath she takes is more difficult to swallow. Screams echo throughout the hallways as she stumbles along, feeling the wall to guide her way. She cradles the basket close to her chest. She can’t let them find the baby. If they do, all will be lost. The prophecy…
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again.” When I was in college, I took a 19th Century British Lit class focused on solely on fantasy literature of the Victorian Era. Prior to this, I had never really thought of fantasy being older than the Hobbits, Wizards,…
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