Blog – Bird Lover's Musings

The Writers Behind the Curtain

What does a writer look like? I imagine a secluded attic, a spluttering candle, papers strewn about the floor. A bearded man hunched over a typewriter, whipping out a masterpiece inspired by the moonlight streaming in through the window. I don’t have an attic, or a typewriter, or a beard. And while I do have…
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Stillness

There was a stillness to the look. I’d been swinging on the hammock when a slight rustle attracted my attention. And there he was. So close I could see the fuzz on his antlers. He held my gaze and in that moment I felt the wildness of the creature before me, in the power behind…
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Oath: Work in Progress

An empire. A rebellion. A husband. A wife. And two oaths. In preparation for Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month), I have re-immersed myself in the lovely art of fiction writing. Check out this excerpt from my future novel: I pressed my lips to hers. A spark coursed between us, dark and painful, so far from…
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I’m Late, I’m Late–Bird!

Have you ever been hurrying home when you suddenly notice the hues of pink and orange swirling the clouds and you just had to stop? Every thought vanishes from your mind and all you can think is wow. It’s beautiful, it’s majestic, it’s awe-inspiring. Everyone has their own wow, the one thing that can stop…
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The Castle That Taught Me to Think

I went to high school in a castle. It was a school where the janitorial closets looked like secret doorways and the field bathrooms were designed to look like a dungeon. At times, the entire school felt like a dungeon. Back to back classes for eight hours, the same twenty-five people every day, and loads…
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Help! Homework is Burning Down My Life!

It’s that time of the semester again. Tests and papers and assignments popping out of nowhere. But maybe there’s a solution. Check it out! Second blog post.
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