Halloween Sneak Peek
In honor of Halloween, have an unsettling scene from the novel itself! Make sure to order the novel either on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or a signed copy here! Private Jade Cavvar entered the Taotar base’s community bathroom, the facility dark and abandoned. Long shadows stretched across the floor,…
To-Do List
To-Do List: X Milk (Lactose Free!!) X Eggs (Half Dozen) ___ Lettuce X Spring Mix (for salad?) ___ Oatmeal X Check on Em Her X Pretend things are fine (Laugh!!!) X Keep smiling ___ Don’t mention Em (Don’t do it, Lauren) X Assure…
Names
“You’re so patient with me,” my mother said, smiling at me from the other side of the couch. I chuckled and shook my head. “I’m just listening to you, Mom,” I said. “I’m your buddy.” Mom smiled. “You are my buddy.” On August 2nd, Mom came out of thyroid surgery….
Motherhood
When she kept you, she was worried you might not survive. You were small, small enough to fit in one hand. You hardly moved, hardly cried out. She sat you on her lap as she drove furiously to the vet, nudging you occasionally with tears in her eyes, hoping you…
Rules
When I was seven, the rule was to wear socks on the trampoline. Its surface was covered with splintering branches and sun-baked leaves, and it was dangerous to climb onto the mesh material and jump without some sort of protection for our feet. So I grabbed my socks by the…