A fable in the style of Rousseau’s fable, “The Origin of Inequality.” Inspired by divisive nature of the social media conversation about misogyny following the Santa Barbara shooting. This story is to prove why the cause of defeating patriarchy should unite us, not divide us. (Trigger warning: rape, violence.) When time had freshly dawned and…
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Quick description: Fascinating world-building and ideas, but plot moved slowly and I wanted more plot twistsHow I found this book: I’m friends with the president of “Authors Large and Small,” a wonderful book publicity firm that helps a lot of independent authors. She posted about her client’s book on her Facebook and the description was…
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I live in the ghetto, and even though many people ask “how can you live there?” I really enjoy living there. This poem is about that experience I love you West Oakland.I love this abandoned little park I am sitting in now with the wrappers tossed and grass overgrown everywhereI love how the activists put…
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Once upon a time there was a little kitten named Tuppence, who lived in a hole in the side of a hill. It was a warm cosy hobbit-like hole with a braided rag rug and lots of cosy cushions, but she was all alone. On cold rainy days the kitten would fix herself a cup…
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Hello, Earthlings. I was invited by the lovely lady Willow Becker to join a blog tour for writers to talk about their writing process- you can read her blog tour post here. This is Willow’s bio: “Willow Dawn Becker is a purveyor of words, often very small ones with lots of scary undertones. She dabbles…
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Quick description: Fun romantic comedy with deeper truths about love How I found this book: I first noticed Liana on Twitter because her avatar was a picture of brightly rainbow-striped socks. It made her stand out from the crowd. I’m not the only one who likes the socks- she says on this link that an editor asked her…
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Quick description: Heartwarming, funny, and soothing to the spirit. I’ve decided to start publishing book reviews on my blog to support independent authors. This is my first-ever blogged review!
I’ve been writing literally since I was three years old, when I would dictate stories for my mother to write down & illustrate them with crayon. My most prolific period was 8th grade when I wrote a novel about a girl who was friends with a dragon. I continued to write throughout all of high…
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I’m sipping chaomomile tea as I write this. I wonder whether the taste of chamomile tea is inherently comforting, or whether it just tastes comforting because my mom used to make it for me special whenever I was worried or upset & couldn’t sleep. The holiday season has really been stressing me out this year.…
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The commuters walk like arrows shot from a bow,Wearing their stylish hip-length coats, perfectly groomedThey seem to be staring straight ahead, but really their eyes are lockedOn some internal scene concerning the worries of the day.