It is no secret that I. Love. France. It is my ancestral fatherland, I have savored her arts and literature and food, I am pursuing a minor in French and Francophone studies…there is not much more I can do to prove my devotion. And of course, one cannot love France without loving Paris. In fact, … More The Bridge of Little Jeremy // Book Review
Ahoy there mate! Today I bring to you another episode from Jem Jones’ wonderful prompt series. She gave us a prompt for May, and I whirled it around my brain…and I came up with several equally depressing options that all flopped. So instead I dug out a prompt from many moons ago and that flowed … More Stopover // a (One Quirk Later) short story
Salutations my friends, I am back with another Quirk! If you’re new, Jem Jones has created a stupendous flash fiction prompt series, where she provides the blogosphere with a picture prompt, and us deranged writers craft a story inspired by it. It’s a lot of fun and you should definitely join in. Not that I’m … More Jammed // a (One Quirk Later) short story
A few months ago I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing Kristina’s first book in The Moretti Trilogy, featuring my favorite evil henchman of all time. So of course I was thrilled when I discovered that he would be a main character in the next book! And it did not disappoint. BLURB How much … More Mercy Undeserved // Book Review
Ahoy there mate! I am back with another Quirk as a participant in Jem Jones’ flash fiction prompt series. This is my third time participating and I had, as always, an absolute blast crafting this story in my spare time this afternoon. Without further ado, I hope you enjoy! find more about the quirk here! … More Peppermints // a (One Quirk Later) short story
A few months ago, fellow poet Evelyn brought the concept of a villanelle to my attention. This poetry structure piqued my interest because its many rules involve repetition and rhyme, things that I find very epic in a poem. Little did I know that in actually crafting this poem, I would come face to face … More To Catch Floating Ribbons of Dream // a villanelle
Ever since my first trip to Russia, I have completely fallen in love with all things Russian, from the language to the music to the people to the architecture to the ballet to the cathedrals to the trees…you get the idea. So when Vanessa reached out to me, offering me to read her debut novel … More Unknown // Book Review
The Voyaging Storyteller 