Jul 8, 2022The ProcessDo you have anything to say? That’s the first thing you ask before pretending to write because honestly, you’re aware of how much a hack you are. C’mon, admit it. You’ve read everything you’ve ever written, multiple times. You know every lie you’ve ever told yourself. You know all the…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
May 8, 2022Review: BLUE BILLY by Laura Ellen ScottDescription: Turn the Living into Corpses I am the dirt. I am the grave. I don’t meditate nor drink. I don’t write manifestos. I turn people into bodies. So begins the confession of a boogeyman that no one believes in. As he settles into the abandoned Magic River Café, Blue Billy doesn’t care that it…Blue Billy4 min readBlue Billy4 min read
May 5, 2022Book Review: THE GREYS by Becky Barnard & Dave HousleyDescription: Every teenager feels like an alien. Deerdra Grey is the typical new girl in school. In fact, she’s been designed to be scientifically, perfectly typical. Her mission? Assimilate into Indiana’s Danaville High, 600 light years away from her home planet. While her parents go about the traditional alien business…Book Review3 min readBook Review3 min read
Apr 10, 2022No Accidents — Bring It: Chapter 34The emergency squad arrived. I had already unbound Pam’s wrists and ankles and carried her outside. I was sitting in the backseat of the car trying to make her comfortable while applying a wet paper towel to her forehead to help with her fever. Two emergency medical technicians wheeled a…Novel16 min readNovel16 min read
Apr 10, 2022Unexpected Showdown — Bring It: Chapter 33On the way back from Troy, Pam asked Catherine to stop somewhere so she could use the restroom. She still wasn’t feeling well and blamed the Chinese food for not settling well. At the first convenience store we saw, Catherine pulled in. While Pam used the facilities, Catherine, Kevin, and…Novel13 min readNovel13 min read
Apr 10, 2022Chinese Dinner — Bring It: Chapter 32It was still early in the evening when we arrived at the restaurant. Claire’s van was already parked in the reserved space for the disabled, and Theodore was in the process of lowering her to the ground. Everyone else was standing just outside of the entrance. “Do you think they’ve…Novel12 min readNovel12 min read
Apr 9, 2022The Family’s Other Favorite Sport — Bring It: Chapter 31Despite Pam’s apologies for bowing out, she did as she said, sitting at the table on the patio watching as Catherine and I warmed up. Once we were ready, Pam watched her big sister put on a tennis clinic for me, zinging balls past me. Desperately, I needed to get…Novel10 min readNovel10 min read
Apr 9, 2022The Full Effect — Bring It: Chapter 30Once everyone was dressed and assembled in the foyer, I fetched the van from the garage and drove it around to the front. Everyone else climbed inside while I helped Claire with her lift. I noticed Pam was less animated than normal and when she climbed into the passenger seat…Novel8 min readNovel8 min read
Apr 9, 2022Wrinkles of Morning — Bring It: Chapter 29Since all of us would be going to church together in the morning, Aunt Claire suggested that I spend the night at her house. “There’s no point in you sleeping on the floor. You could use one of the guest rooms and sleep in a bed instead of being on…Novel17 min readNovel17 min read
Apr 8, 2022Above All Else — Bring It: Chapter 28Respectful but not intimidated, was how I perceived Keith Pattison’s reaction to my approach. Comparatively taller, heavier, experienced, and maybe stronger than me, he was solidly built, no real gut overhanging his waistline. He was perhaps what I might become if I were to wrestle for three or four…Novel13 min readNovel13 min read
