Someone suggested a snippet of the current work so they could assess for themselves whether Ember’s level of snarkiness is merited. 🙂 Behold–the bargain. “My apologies, xxxx. It’s just I know how difficult these are to hunt.” Sure, he did. He wasn’t questioning her prowess or honesty. Nope, never that. Through an act of will,…
It’s the first day back after a week in Florida with my family and my sister-in-law’s family. It rained a lot which meant there weren’t as many beach/pool days as I’d hoped, but we had a lot of family time. Lots of laughter and food and rainy day activities. Overall, it was a great time…
I have a whole list of things I should probably be doing today but very little motivation to do any of them. At least yesterday I was productive. I managed to finish formatting the manuscript for Botanical Mischief and wrote the introduction for the world so that new readers aren’t completely lost. (A surprisingly difficult…
It’s felt like Friday since like Tuesday. That could be because the household was once again sick, necessitating several doctor/er visits. Luckily, no hospitalizations this time. (Good lord, the things that make me happy these days) I’m seeing a lot of questions abut the Gus serial. Just so you know, there won’t be any more…
When the Astra descended from their sky aeries for the first time in hundreds of years, it was to demand those on the ground fulfill the covenant of their ancestors. No one expected the level of chaos and turmoil that would follow upon the refusal from those who made their homes on the ground. For…
Ignoring the signs that warned against straying from marked paths, Gus mounted a low hanging branch and followed it up into the tree. Thankfully, she was an old hand at navigating the Lord of Titan or she’d be like those tourists. Hopelessly lost. The tree’s interior was a maze. The interwoven trunks that allowed it…
Gus jerked her hood up as she stepped out of Natalie’s, rejoining the throng of humanity and letting it carry her along the causeway. In the short time she’d spent talking to Kyle, the flow of foot traffic had increased significantly. A sign of the impending shift change. The food carts along the edges were…
It’s been a hellacious few days. Probably some of the worst in a really long time. Both children ended up in the hospital again for bronchiolitis. The eldest had a three day PICU stay. As dire as that sounds, things are on an upward swing. Everyone is home and on the mend. It’s sunny out…
Gus swallowed hard, wishing she could see their faces. She wanted to know which of her siblings had decided she was expendable. With an effort of will, she pulled her gaze away from the cloaked figures to focus on the Tuann Kyle had found. “Recognize him?” Gus asked Caius. The camera had caught the Tuann…
“Dearie, your friends are here,” Kyle’s mom called, sounding far away as Gus stepped through the hatch into a back room that must have served as the restaurant’s kitchen at one point. The appliances and counters around the space seemed to support that assessment. To Gus’s relief, there was evidence of vegetables being cut up,…
