Though the fear never quite left them, with the darkness only a walk away and the echoes that haunted the night so close. Trees stood watch around the village edge like silent sentries, their darkness a solid thing, broken only by one thin winding path that led through the stoic boughs. Carve the bones. OneContinue reading “Book Review: The Bone Drenched”
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Book Review: The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fischer
Kiernan hoisted Edna onto the dragon’s back with a grunt, but it took several minutes to convince Benjamin to touch the beast at all. At last Edna said, “Benjamin, I love you, but if you don’t get on this dragon this minute, we’re leaving you behind.” When you’re a geriatric armed with nothing but gumptionContinue reading “Book Review: The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fischer”
Why Can’t I Just Do The Thing?
She lists off all these things that she’s doing and I know she’s also maintaining a fairly successful TikTok account (which I also follow) while knitting a 9-foot-long scarf.
My knitting project has sat unloved for months.
Eliza: A Ghost Story of Christmas
Eliza never thought she’d have romance at Christmas. Nothing from her twenty-eight years had given her reason to believe otherwise. But still, when she watched those Hallmark Christmas movies, she couldn’t help but wonder if it would someday happen to her… Snow drifted down outside the office window, making everything look more like a snowContinue reading “Eliza: A Ghost Story of Christmas”
Meditating My Way Out of Comparison
People compare themselves to each other. I don’t know if it’s an evolutionary thing or something we’ve conditioned ourselves to do over the course of thousands of years. But, it’s something we do. It’s not inherently a bad thing, as it helps us learn where we need to improve ourselves. If we see Bob buildingContinue reading “Meditating My Way Out of Comparison”
Let’s Kill “Cringe”
Imagine how much time and energy we could save if we just focused on our own lives. When we hide behind screens and act as if the joy of others affects us in any way, we waste so much of our lives. Imagine how much happier we could be.
Silent Night
Winter remembered death well. How it took to her like a charming suitor, resplendent in his black suit and tie—haunting eyes and all. The memory held shape in the dunes that formed of snow, in the bite of frost on cheeks, in the mournful paw prints wandering through barren forests. Death came in winter. SoContinue reading “Silent Night”
So much for summer love: Flash Fiction
“Are you sure?” he whispered against the skin of my neck. I’d never been more sure of anything. Even if this was my first time. “Have you ever—?” He shook his head. “Never.” Our love story occurred in memories; in moments that slipped through my fingers like the sand. …It was the swirling air; …theContinue reading “So much for summer love: Flash Fiction”
Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“Three words, large enough to tip the world. I remember you.” France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out acrossContinue reading “Book Review: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue”
Things I’ve Learned in 2020
Warning: I may start ranting a little. And of course, these are my opinions based on my own point of view and understanding… please don’t yell at me if you disagree.
Jenna Goldsmith 