Discussion with Samantha Cohoe: Author of “A Golden Fury”

I was given the opportunity to be a part of the blog tour for Samantha Cohoe’s debut novel, “A Golden Fury”, meaning I was able to read the advanced reader’s copy and ask Samantha a few questions about the book! Set in the in the 1800s in England, “A Golden Fury” follows Thea, a young …

Jeff

To preface this story, I based it off of the writing prompt shown in the photo below from @writing.prompt.s on Instagram. It was quick and fun to write, and I'm hoping it will get me back into writing short stories and posting them on here. ~ ~ “I’m serious, I’m an immortal. And Jeff? That …

All This Time Review

(novel by Rachael Lippincott and Mikki Daughtry) 2.5/5 stars I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Kyle and Kimberly have been dating since middle school, and Kyle has big plans for them after graduation, but everything changes when Kimberly tries to break up with him, only for them to get in …

Arabella

The girl stared down the cliff at the raging sea, her hands raised and fingers moving along to the rush of the waves. She could see the ship in the distance, but she needed it closer, needed it to smash against the rocks below. Her hands continued moving as the magic built within her chest, …

Beta Readers

The scariest moment as a writer is showing other people your work. For most of my writing life, I haven't shown other people my work because I was too afraid to hear opinions and I was too much of a perfectionist to accept that it would never be perfect. So I never let go to …

I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan- Review

3.5/5 Stars *I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review* At seven years old Delia “Dee” Skinner watched her best friend get kidnapped and now, ten years later, Dee is the host and creator of the podcast, Radio Silent. She uses it as a means to gather and share information about missing …

One Hundred Souls

The ground split beneath my feet, lurching me downwards. I fell freely, dirt and stone raining down after me and blocking out the sky above. A gasp broke from my chest as I hit the ground; back first, all air rushing from my lungs. Pebbles pelted my face, showering down like angry raindrops. Every inch …

The First Farewell (Part Two of A Final Farewell)

Rain cast the world in a heavy glow of grey, sweeping the dulled colours together so everything smudged around the edges. She sat outside in the cockpit, her legs pulled to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. The rain soaked through her sweater, catching in her lashes and falling freely down her face …

A Forest Like This

The forest hummed alive around her. A soft breeze whispered through the branches, the air heavy with the scent of oncoming rain. She laid on the ground, her arms spread out and eyes on the sky of leaves. Between them, she could just catch glimpses of the churning clouds, grey and ugly compared to the …

10 x 10

I used to scream and cry but soon realized that nobody could hear me in here. Now I sing, and pretend its Mama singing rather than me, as though I’m not the only one in this room. It’s ten by ten I think, he likes things being exact and my bed sits in the corner, …