The 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…

A poem — The Autumn comes up far too slowly this year and strangely I’ve had no fear for the Winter coming surely on its heels The leaves still verdant green as early July hang limply and damply as if Autumn swept by in too much a rush to take things personally I…

A Lament — The disc is burning thrown too fast in the games of cosmic old-folks shuffleboard They made a bet with the Man himself whoever throws the farthest disc gets to be the lord But where now is the duchy that was won? it spins spins spins towards the never-setting sun And…

2/5 Stars — Awakening Anne by Kalynn Applewhite is about a spiritualist medium named Maggie in Edwardian New York, who finds herself tackling a haunting that may be more than she can handle. I had high hopes for this book, as it had promised a lot of my favorite themes: ghosts and hauntings…

and Childhood — When I was young I saw you, fairy queen you lived in the garden next door and visited me through my open windows told me secrets of fairy lore I have not seen you in many a year though I remember your stories so well I am saving them up for my children soon but…

they say speed up the paces but do not go looking for familiar faces figure it out figure it out but the math is all wrong x does not equal x but…

Hello all! It’s been a while since I posted any reading plans, much less anything at all. But, I feel like I am getting back into the groove of writing and, especially, writing about books! …

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A Commentary and Observation — “Must I abandon all hope at the door?” (Verne, 55). I never thought I’d be living in a world where one of my favorite dystopian novels is actually coming true, little by little. …