Kindness Trumps Talent
A diverse amount of extremely talented performers gave it their all during the auditions, but of course I could…
Things To Say When Someone Dies
I believe one of the worst questions a person can ask when someone dies is, “How are you doing?”
Criticality 8: Blood on a Cartilage Canvas
Billy and Sylvia twirled in a manner more deadly than a do-si-do with fists and feet flying in every direction of…
Have We Had Help?
Have We Had Help?
If you are thinking that this post’s title is vaguely familiar, it is. After originally…
Sweet Tale or Horror Story?
Sweet Tale or Horror Story?
A Facebook friend recently posted an anecdote that I can’t get out of my mind: A…
Faces Four – Gone Wrong
Gone Wrong: A Young Girl’s Voice Inside the Mausoleum: Mary Jo - The first voice heard - What happens when a parent…
Kareema
The screams ripped through the morning air, sounding in many ways louder than the previous explosion. Figures…
Tobias Smollett – Author Lost in Translation
Tobias Smollett
Tobias Smollett was born in 1721 to a Scottish Presbyterian family and went to university, where…
Sadeh
On the tenth of Bahman may the sacred fire be your true guide May the camel’s thorns bring you to the world and…
Patience in Writing
Patience in Writing
Writing fiction is an activity that demands an extraordinary amount of patience. In fact,…
Writers in Exile
Exile means living away from home, while being explicitly refused permission to return.
Clara’s Wish
Christian Lindgren has lost that which he holds most dear, his daughter. In a haunting dream she comes to him and…
Totally Biased and Completely Unscientific
Totally Biased and Completely Unscientific
I've been thinking of a friend and how much she has made it through…
Koko’s Gift
Koko's Gift
A young girl stands by and watches her mother slaughtered right in front of her eyes. An entire…
Can We Truly Afford Them Anymore?
Can We Truly Afford Them Anymore?
Sometime during the last twenty years, the clear distinction between all…