Monthly Archives: April 2014
Day in the life of…
Say something No pleasant music. No bright lights. No comforting warmth. No one around, except for the thin girl curled around herself to give the illusion of touch, of connection. I’m giving up She rests her cheek against the dirty … Continue reading
First Lines
Blatantly stolen from Inspired by Chuck Wendig, over at Terrible Minds. What would be a first line that would make you want a book? Yes, yes, there will be fiction for you later. I write the pretty words, I promise. … Continue reading
Aftermath
She spent the better part of three years doing nothing more than trying to wake up. Abandoned by everyone, everything she’d known, left to gather dust in the institute, the AI her only companion, and it only answered the necessary … Continue reading
Where we're bound to end up…
She leans her head against the wall, feeling the slipsoft scratch of tangled curls between scalp and surface. She frowns, and reaches up, now and then, to touch, but her hands are muffled, and the gesture is halted partway there, … Continue reading