I just suffered a death in my family. My family being me and my ancient, toothless dog, a Pomeranian little more than four pounds of fluff. My sweet baby. Trinket passed away about two weeks ago on April 14th. While I was out of town, she walked out onto a garage porch and, unable to … Continue reading You may have noticed the recent lack of posts…
Book Review: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars focuses on that lingering sense of incompleteness that follows victory over a traumatic struggle. What now? How to deal with the ghosts and monsters that haunt the victors? When has the battle truly ended?
Book Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
He has a calm, thoughtful demeanor and a coat with more than two sides; she exudes roguishness and capability. In A Darker Shade of Magic, their fates intertwine...
The Hopeful Wanderer – Lost to Hidden
A ruined city glimpsed between thick clouds, spires and skyscrapers towering above the earth, breaking through the eternal fog enveloping its forgotten world. Sunlight poking through the windows illuminated dangling innards -- wires and ventilation ducts. Cold and empty and beckoning explorers and wanderers alike. I stood somewhere within the fog layer but still outside … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – Lost to Hidden
Book Review: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Calculating Stars Synopsis On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for … Continue reading Book Review: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
The Hopeful Wanderer – Dreams of Home
While ducking under the bone-bare branches of a snowy wood, I came face to face with a pale barn owl. It perched on an aspen branch at the exact height to be eye level with me when I stepped around the tree's trunk. I found myself close enough to count the small feathers on its … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – Dreams of Home
The Hopeful Wanderer – Wreckage Recollected
Every wrecked window of the fallen airplane contained a different story. The story that interested me existed at the front of the plane. Or it would have, if the crash hadn't shorn the cockpit windows clean off when it plowed the plane's nose into the ground. I stood on the spine of a once-white, narrow-body … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – Wreckage Recollected
The Hopeful Wanderer – Macabre Collaboration
From a nearby pond, I heard a very small argument. More of a berating, actually. A tiny voice pierced the peace of the meadow where I lay napping. "You must fly!" it shrilled. "How else can we be together?" With a groan, I sat upright, immediately spotting the speaker. A handsome blue and black butterfly … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – Macabre Collaboration
The Hopeful Wanderer – The Hardest of Hearts
A thump sounded beside me as an object landed in the springy moss along the dirt path where I walked. Following its trajectory, I figured it had come from a house crowding this side of the walkway; a lacy curtain stirred in a high open window, but no light filtered from within. There was no … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – The Hardest of Hearts
The Hopeful Wanderer – Howler Alarms
Clusters of bells hung in every archway of an old stone city. At the center of each was the original bell and along both sides of its dark, weathered chain, smaller bells clung like uneven bunches of brass fruit. I stood below one such cluster, listening to their small clappers shivering in the breeze. Bright … Continue reading The Hopeful Wanderer – Howler Alarms
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