Read Time ↠2 minutesOnce again, Danielle Harrington did not disappoint with her twists and turns in The Pure Ones. After reading the first two books in the Hollis Timewire Series, The Diseased Ones and The Unseen Ones, I was excited to learn that her third book was finally making its debut.
Read Time ↠< 1 minuteAs the world struggled with COVID-19 and its various complications, the Santa Cruz Mountains faced yet another life-threatening obstacle in August 2020: the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. The fire forced mountain residents to evacuate their homes and scatter to all corners of the country. In the wake of displacement, fear, and uncertainty, Jo Romaniello, a marriage and family therapist, created a Facebook group in September 2020 as a haven for the people of Boulder Creek to share their stories.
Read Time ↠3 minutesDean Koontz’s Frankenstein (Prodigal Son) is a uniquely crafted expansion of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Imagine that Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation never died in the nineteenth century—that they are alive and well, walking around the city of New Orleans in the twenty-first century. What could they possibly be doing?
Read Time ↠2 minutesI’m very excited to share some news with everyone…
I have been chosen as the first-place winner for the Keep It Short & Simple writing contest! Although I had announced my achievement back in March 2021, I never shared my journey. As the first contest hosted by The Write Contest and Community, it challenged its contestants to write a story in only TWELVE WORDS!
Read Time ↠2 minutesAfter the hair-pulling cliff-hanger that Danielle Harrington left her readers with at the end of The Diseased Ones, I was more than eager to start the second book in the Hollis Timewire Series, The Unseen Ones.
Read Time ↠2 minutesHave you ever wondered what the future holds for humankind? Of course, who hasn’t! Welp, author Danielle Harrington has generously provided her readers with a clever fictional perspective of the year 2647 in her debut novel, The Diseased Ones.
Read Time ↠< 1 minuteAfter the fire settled and made its mark in history, our community regained some remnants of normality and confidence as the trees and residents took precious time to heal and prepare for the winter. What seemed like a light rainy season, however, took a sharp turn towards the unexpected. Last week a raging wind ripped branches from their trees and knocked down power lines, slammed trees into the roads, and swept miscellaneous items to other parts of neighborhoods. Thousands of Santa Cruz Mountains residents were left without power, internet, and phone service for nearly a week.
Read Time ↠< 1 minuteOver the past few months, residents of the San Lorenzo Valley trickled back to the mountains, returning to piles of ash, scorched trees, and the air thick with the scarring smell of fire. While people grieved for the devastated homes and charred forest, they also celebrated the surviving homes and quick regrowth of vegetation. With wounds barely healed, mountain members now face a new and unexpected danger.
Read Time ↠3 minutesLast month I embarked on two new adventures amid 2020’s steadily topsy-turvy episodes. Read about how the CZU Lightning Complex fires inspired me and how language captivated my world.
Read Time ↠2 minutesA free verse poem about dreams, fantasies, darkness, love, and the pursuit of one’s self. Though it ends (now) on a dark note, I don’t believe this to be the end of the speaker’s adventure. Pursing one’s self takes time and is not always pleasant.