With a little more than a week to go of the September Challenge, I’m happy to report I’m still in it: Except for one weekend travelling and the morning after a very long Back-to-School Night day, I’ve written every day. So that’s nineteen (nearly) consecutive days–woo hoo! That writing on my phone thing comes in …
At dawn’s approach, Liv closes the cabin door behind her but does not bolt it. The Scavengers will break in, regardless, once they divine Grandmere’s passing. Besides, she has almost everything she needs secured at her back and waist. Grandmere had made sure. She scrubs an arm across her face. Her tongue is thick, her …
When you’re a kid, disaster is the sound of silence. Of adults’ metallic whispers like needles in your ears. It tastes like soda, sweet and carbonated, tickling your nose and throat as you swallow, then sloshing in your overfull stomach. It is also the words of a forbidden book. ***** It begins as a gift–an …
My Name was Supposed to be Elizabeth Ann 