Published in Literally Literary·PinnedMember-onlyOver The HillThe tale of Bridget Cleary is a famous one — but a tale oft mistold. The known story is but one view of the events that took place. Here is the story of the truth. In all the lands, humanity fears the wilds of the woods. Its borders surround the…Fiction22 min read
Published in Book Reviews by A. Siegel·5 days agoMember-onlyBook Review — Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley CusickMy rating: 3 of 5 stars Help Wanted by Richie Tankersley Cusick is about (fyi, the Goodreads description is incorrect) a high schooler named Robin, who answers an ad to work in the old, enormous house of Mr. Swanson, cataloguing books belonging to his late daughter-in-law. Robin goes to work…Books2 min read
Published in a Few Words·Aug 6Member-onlyOpen to your VoiceO’er the sea on the mist the voices call to my heart the lights floating crest upon crest dimmed in the crash of its rocky startPoem1 min readPhoto by Aaron Burden on UnsplashOpen to your Voice----1
Published in Book Reviews by A. Siegel·Jul 31Member-onlyBook Review — The Drifter by Richie Tankersley CusickMy rating: 3 of 5 stars The Drifter by Richie Tankersley Cusick is about Carolyn and her mother, who, after the death of Carolyn’s father, find out that they’ve inherited an old house from their old aunt. Carolyn’s mother desires to turn the old house into a bed and breakfast…Books2 min read
Published in Book Reviews by A. Siegel·Jul 18Member-onlyBook Review — Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley CusickMy rating: 4 of 5 stars In Trick or Treat, Martha, a sixteen-year-old high school student, moves into a new house with her dad, new step-mom and step-brother. She hates the situation, having been torn from her happy life in Chicago. Matters get worse, however, when she realizes that the…Books3 min read
Published in Between Home and the Sea·Jul 10Member-onlyThe ShriekerA Tale of the Woods — I went to the tavern on Monday last to heal my heart at the barman’s keg and to hear a distracting tale of the past from the man who sings till the ale’s last dreg But this evening something was amiss there were no sounds of excitement and awe but low murmurs…Poem4 min read
Published in Book Reviews by A. Siegel·Jun 26Member-onlyBook Review — Dark Matter by Michelle PaverMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Dark Matter is a story about a broke young man in 1937, who joins a group going on an expedition to the Arctic. …Books2 min read
Jun 7Member-onlyLilac TreeThe show of not-quite-summer the fruits of late showers pink, purple — white for me like sweet honeysuckle back home but much more briefPoetry1 min readTaken by the author.Lilac Tree----1
Published in Book Reviews by A. Siegel·May 30Member-onlyBook Review — D (A Tale of Two Worlds) by Michel FaberMy rating: 3 of 5 stars D (A Tale of Two Worlds is about a girl, Dhikilo, who lives in Cawber-on-Sands with her adoptive parents, and goes to school where no one knows anything about Somaliland. One day, Dhikilo finds that all of the Ds are disappearing from words. …Books3 min read
Published in Dead Poets Live·May 30Member-onlyGhosts Don’t Hang Out in GraveyardsGhosts don’t hang out in graveyards that isn’t where they last where memories hit them hard where ties to life hold fast Ghosts don’t hang out in graveyards unless some morbid priest or undertaker care for the more thoroughly deceased Ghosts don’t hang out in graveyards but do you know who…Poetry1 min read