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Hello story lovers! I'm so excited to share this interview with author C. M. Banschbach, who just released book two in her Dragon Keep Chronicles series, Blood of the Seer. I read book one, and let me tell you — it's so good!
Read MoreHello fellow artists and book lovers! I'm so excited to share with you about the upcoming YA fantasy release by Janeen Ippolito, Met by Midnight. I had the privilege of asking Janeen some questions about the book and her writing process.
Racing, racing / I'm competing against time / even though / Clocks never challenged me to a duel / I never watched watches, not until / My head clicked, clicked away from / Warmth…
I'd like to introduce you all to my friend Rachel Dueck, one of the most kind and thoughtful people I know, who is also an amazing artist! Rachel has some great insights about art and creativity.
Why do they call it "dancing for your life?" It's a phrase frequently repeated on So You Think You Can Dance — an invitation for the contestant to take one last shot. There are only two sides to this coin.
In truth, there are a lot of reasons, and even as a word-loving person I find it hard to express how I feel about this show, what it does to me both as a person and as an artist. But when a piece of art can move you so unexpectedly, it's worth exploring why.
The wind used to be my enemy. Or so my perception taught me. It came with its unforgiving claws and snatched away the very ground I stood on, leaving me falling, helpless with only the air it left behind to grasp onto.
If time is all that separates, then my feet pass over / Your dreams / Paved pathways in the present were naught but dirt until a thought turned / Them into streets / And we think in tenses, but / History speaks…
In Disney's recent remake of Aladdin, the genie says something quite profound: "The more you gain while pretending to be something you're not, the less you'll have." Jafar is the villain because he seeks power and status above all else.
Searing wind whistles through my tangled hair as sand slaps my face. My lips are cracked, and I can feel the crinkles in the corners of my eyes from too much squinting. I've been in this hot wasteland for longer than I care to admit.
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