The Writer November Built: NaNoWriMo’s Legacy
And that’s the final thing it taught me. It taught me that I could do a very hard thing.…
Three Card Caper
“You want me to prove this guy is cheating?”
“Oh no,” says Atul, holding his hands up, palms facing me. “If he was cheating, we’d have caught him. We need you to prove he’s not cheating.”…
A Body Haunted
I know all too well that “nothing wrong” is not always good news. It’s not good news for the patients with no further insight into what is disrupting their life, causing them pain, and wearing them out.…
•
2 min read
•
Review: Under the Whispering Door (2021)
No matter what, there’s always comfort to be found in a cup of tea.…
Mr. Xing's Science Class
I don’t really want to get up from my rocking chair on the porch. I’m seventy-two, and some days it seems like everything hurts. What I wouldn’t give to just drive to the drug store and buy a bottle of Advil. But no, those days are long gone.…
Train Hoppers of Paradox
Nothing prepares me for the scale of Paradox Station, a place where the tracks converge and separate like all the choices you ever wanted to make.…
•
2 min read
•
Review: On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden (2018)
If you haven’t booked a holiday yet, how about a trip into the depths of space?…
•
8 min read
•
The Wolfwoman - A Feminist’s Travel Guide Through Southern Folklore
Every version of the legend about the Talbot County Werewolf seems to agree on one thing: that all of Emily’s troubles started after she returned from attending school abroad.…
Counting Chickens
When we first came here to this foreign place, we were new — we were strange.…
Gathered In: Recovering evidence from the crime scene
In this stage, authorized people enter the controlled crime scene, locate the evidence, and ensure none of it goes missing or is contaminated.…
Explore topics
View all
