books
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Roots in a Dark History
Some stories come easily. They flow through your fingertips as though the words already exist somewhere and you’re just a wormhole for them to travel through. Other stories take far more work. My novella, The She-Wolf of Kanta, was one of the latter. Just coming to terms with the story’s inspiration was a struggle. This…
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Sexism in Survival Situations
When snow falls in the Southern U.S., everything closes. It’s something that the northern part of the country complains about, but then they close when temperatures dip over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. So I guess it’s not terribly different. My work closed today when we got about 2-3″ of snow outside. A section of the interstate…
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In Real Life, You Get No Warnings
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Nothing Can Fix This
Sometimes people let you down. Sometimes they disappoint you in the worst way possible. This is kind of part of life, but at the same time it’s something that can have enormous consequences. Dahlia is having to come to terms with what someone did, and she’s not handling it very well. She wrongly assumes that…
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You Simply Cannot Live on Adrenaline Alone