I am surrounded by the feeling of never being good enough. Never a good enough teacher because I’m a 3 on evaluations instead of a 5. Because my kids are too loud and sometimes test too low. Because I lose my cool and snap at them sometimes. Never a good enough leader because I don’t …
With every jump through time, bonds splinter just a little more. The bonds between friends. The bonds holding reality together. The bonds of the human mind. The bonds that separate worlds. Alexis, Cole, Trent, and Dante find themselves in an new reality full of monsters, but little do they know, the real monster is already …
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Annie’s life has been turned upside down. Her parents have suddenly divorced, she had to switch schools, and her mom moved her into a new house in a new neighborhood. The new house shouldn’t be a problem, but… it’s a duplex. And there are strange noises coming from the dividing wall. Investigating the source could …
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Axel Anderson is part genius, part Coca-Cola addict. But he’s also part criminal. Axel hacks for a living, finding bugs in systems and rooting his way through technical security systems. More often than not, he gets away with it! Until he doesn’t. When Axel is blackmailed by a mining company called DVC, his life changes—and …
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Orion City is in Quarantine. They have been for a decade now. The people inside have succumbed to the reality of their future-- one where they're never allowed to leave. Yet, the virus that caused them to become prisoners in their own home isn't an average sickness. It's a DNA twisting nightmare that transforms normal …
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I spend so much of my time wishing I was happy. Wishing I was normal. Wishing I could remember things better. Wishing I could smile more, laugh more, sigh (happily, of course) more. I chase after that feeling of contentment like a a beagle after a rabbit— the hunts instinctual and unavoidable and almost so …
Sometimes, I get lost going from point A to— Where was I? A thousand trains of thought zip past a single stationary point, and my eyes flit over each individual one. I find myself more concerned with the shape of my thumbnail— Good God, why is that side so flat when the other is round— …
Happy Monday!! We’re back today with another character interview. I might tear up a little on this one. Eden’s big brother, Cyrus, is here with me, ready to answer some questions. (As before, interviewer questions are in BOLD.) Hey, Cyrus! Are you ready? *grins* Oh, absolutely! Let’s do this! We know your full name is …
Hey, everyone! Sorry for not updating yesterday. I’ve been doing really good on my Monday and Friday schedule, which I hope to stick to once work starts back up. Yesterday was uneventful, though. We watched Hamilton (finally but that’s another blog post), and I got some writing done. But really, nothing happened! I was waiting …
In true Young Adult novel fashion, Eden's parents left this world years before our story takes place. Their sudden, and quite gruesome death (sorry, not sorry), serves as a motivation for Eden. But their fate also affects another person. You see, in Eden's mind, she didn't just need a best friend/sidekick. Eden also needed a …
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