Recommended Short Fiction: HEART OF ICE by Anna Madden & AND THE RED DRAGON PASSES by Emily Randolph-Epstein

Dragons! These two tales are about two very different dragons, one fiery with fury, one quiet in her passing. HEART OF ICE by Anna Madden is set in a secondary world and is about a dragon of the water who is in pain after her hatchling has been murdered. This is her path to vengeance, … More Recommended Short Fiction: HEART OF ICE by Anna Madden & AND THE RED DRAGON PASSES by Emily Randolph-Epstein

Recommended Book: THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern

THE STARLESS SEA Erin Morgenstern This is a story about a young man named Zachary. But it’s not just a story about a young man named Zachary. This is truly a story about dreams, about hopes, and passions, and places that don’t exist except in our hearts. This is a story about finding that missing … More Recommended Book: THE STARLESS SEA by Erin Morgenstern

Recommended Short Fiction: ASK THE FIREFLIES by R. P. Sand & MY MOTHER’S HAND by Dante Luiz

Both these two stories deal with parental relationships with their daughters when those relationships are bent and twisted. My Mother’s Hand by Dante Luiz is about a sailor whose mother possesses her arm. That is probably enough of an intrigue to go read this story, but it gets better, for the tale revolves around identity … More Recommended Short Fiction: ASK THE FIREFLIES by R. P. Sand & MY MOTHER’S HAND by Dante Luiz

Recommended Book: ALL THE MURMURING BONES by A. G. Slatter

ALL THE MURMURING BONES A. G. Slatter Macabre sea deals, crumbling manors, and haunting magic that infiltrates all the nooks and crannies of this world make this a novel worth falling in love with. We follow Miren, the last of the O’Malley line, who have, through the centuries, been blessed with bounty from the sea, … More Recommended Book: ALL THE MURMURING BONES by A. G. Slatter

Recommended Short Fiction: FROM WITCH TO QUEEN AND GOD by L. D. Lewis & AS IF WAITING by A. Katherine Black

These are two stories both dealing with women taking the power of a choice into their hands, though they diverge in theme and in resolution. FROM WITCH TO QUEEN AND GOD by L D Lewis is a dark tale about a merwitch who ascends to land with her army of unwanteds in order to become … More Recommended Short Fiction: FROM WITCH TO QUEEN AND GOD by L. D. Lewis & AS IF WAITING by A. Katherine Black

My Odyssey Workshop Experience: The Aftermath

Where the beginning of Odyssey began slowly and ramped up, the end of Odyssey came abruptly. One day we were at lecture and critiques, had a graduation party that evening. The next day…nothing. I wandered around, feeling lost, confused, pacing because my mind and body felt as if it was supposed to be doing something … More My Odyssey Workshop Experience: The Aftermath