It began in a small, quiet home out in the country. Picture it in your head. No more than ten miles from town, in one of the more peaceful and undisturbed parts of the wood, lies a somewhat small home, intended for no more than one person. Can you see it in your mind? Good.… Read More A Matter Of Time — A Short Story
This was certainly a pleasant surprise being nominated by someone I’m not personally acquainted with for a change. I thank Maya Joelle for this nomination and suggest you go visit her blog. She has many enjoyable book-related posts. Well-read people should not be passed over.… Read More The Bookish Bucket List Tag
When writing a story, there’s one important aspect you must consider: Narrative perspective. In this post, I will unpack all the different point-of-views and tenses in writing your story.… Read More Narrative Perspective: The POVs And Tenses Of Writing
My last book review did pretty well so I thought I might try that again. If I keep this up long enough, I may be able to review one of Tobias Hrothgar’s books. Today’s topic is a certain dystopian novel from the ’50s called Fahrenheit 451.… Read More Book Review: Fahrenheit 451
This is a story unlike what you have ever heard before. It is not the story of a strong knight who defeats a mighty dragon. It is not the story of a mysterious man who allies with some other odd fellows who went on to be famous authors. It’s not even the story of a boy who is living a regular, boring life. This is the story of a peanut. A peanut who we will call Charlie.… Read More The Life Of A Peanut — A Short Story
Consider for a moment a scenario in which I informed you that my house was on fire. More than likely, you’d brush it off, right? After all, let’s be honest. Stories narrated in the first person (such as this one) often have some form of hook or introduction designed to draw you in, get you interested in what’s about to happen. In this case, however, I would ask you to suspend your disbelief. Let yourself be sucked in, and allow yourself to blur the line between what is fact and what is fiction. Trust me. That’s how stories work. Isn’t it? … Read More Featured Story: Meta
The package arrived unexpectedly and mysteriously. No one knew who it was from or when it arrived. It was just there. We didn’t open it for five years and no one can recall why. All we knew is that there was a box in the attic, unopened and unnoticed.… Read More The Perplexing Package — A Short Story
Ender’s Game is a Science-Fiction war story about the fight between the humans and their old enemy: An alien race known as the Buggers. It especially focus’s on one boy who has become a part of the fight at the age of six years old, and we see him training and growing stronger through the years. … Read More Book Review: Ender’s Game
Yssiss glanced at the chrono and stood up from the table. “I’d best be going. It’s almost time for me to take evening Watch.”… Read More Featured Story: Yssiss On Watch
You have probably said many times before that it’s “quiet”. You may have been in a library, alone in your bed late at night, or buried underground for your own reasons, trying to work your way to the surface. However, consider, if you would, your surrounding conditions during these times. It’s never truly been quiet, has it? Whether it’s the turn of the pages, the rustling of an unknown creature lurking outside, or even just the vibrations of the earth, there’s always noise all around you. Absolute and complete silence is something that very few people have experienced and which you do not want to experience. Now, with this in mind, let me introduce you to the quiet forest, Isychia. … Read More The Quiet Forest
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