who’d died of peritonitis while at university, aged 22 if I recall correctly. I was gutted. It felt like a bereavement. Meryon was dead. He never married his Tamzin. And in my head, a heart
and that are possible with what we have. It is about creating conditions for our mind, body and spirit to thrive. It’s understanding who we are from the inside out and then accepting our weird little foibles, quirks, and crusty bits. It’s knowing the importance of turning all the nurt...
What about that is meaningful? -Ellie’s sacrifice meant nothing. She died saving a woman who killed thousands of witches for her own selfish gain. Again, why? What does that say about this fucking story that she had to die so some evil piece of shit could keep fucking people over for...
So with that…to my single moms who have had maybe more time with their child than their partner–who have raised these little humans, sacrificing all that I mentioned above (with little to no help-emotionally, physically and financially) and more–double bonus points for YOU!! xoxo To my ...
My parents had died two years before. The best way I knew to dealwith my pain was one I’d naturally used from childhood—writing. So, this blog is lessabout me than you’d suspect (although you will have of course formed your own opinionand will decidedly stick to it, as you damn...
They were instead from a man who likely died late in the fifteenth century, which just happens to be when Richard the third died. Finally, despite Richard the third's involvement in battles, it's possible that he was never wounded in any of those battles. As a member of the royal ...
She had a good voice, a deep contralto that would enchant anyone. An ache wound through her song. The audience quieted. Some stared into their drinks. A few wiped a tear. No doubt everyone here knew someone who had died for France—the wars drained more than a few villages of every ...
I thought while sitting outside that I don’t spend enough time enjoying our yard. I have missed out on what is going on out there. There are hummingbirds who fly under our lounge chair and peck around. I wonder if they’re gathering cobwebs for their nests like I saw the Say’s ...
The race you start by stealing from is non-trivial, because it defines the order in which people enter the solar stage and who hates you, when. It also affects who starts fighting with who right away, especially if the Thoraxians are floating about space sooner than later, which seems to...
Early on,by age nine perhaps,I discovered my passion for both reading and writing fiction.The discovery was sudden and unexpected:one very hot summer day in Birmingham (no air conditioning),while reading,I realized I was trembling with cold.I had become caught up in a Laura Ingalls Wilder ...