This is the first chapter in the two-part ending to Section One of POROUS. Next Monday I’ll release the final chapter in the first section, and these two chapters are intended, really, to be one and the same. But I wanted this final scene to be long, and dramatic, and that didn’t really fit the…
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Writer, explorer, and keeper of Alder the dog.
Liebster Award Post And Nominations
Last week, I was nominated for a Liebster Award by fellow writer Hiba Tahir, who is a constant source of inspiration to me. As a high school student with all the baggage and time constraints that comes with that place in life, I’m always amazed that Hiba finds time to read, write, and blog with…
Read MorePorous, Chapter Eleven: Dissipation
I stare out the windows at the cloudless blue sky, a rarity here in Oregon. I’m trying to avoid Dr. Chase’s eyes, searching for mine, inquisitive and demanding. I wish I were out there, floating in the deep blue, or perhaps drifting through Silas’ purple bubbles in his strange world, instead of cooped up in…
Read MorePorous, Chapter Ten: The Corners Of My Mind
Warning: This chapter contains a scene of attempted self-harm and could be triggering for some. Please read with caution. Friday. First period. Algebra. This is the only class I share with both Kalifa and Claire, and the two of them doodle back and forth, drawing Martians on a shared piece of notebook paper, while I…
Read MorePorous, Chapter Nine: The Second Law
As I wrench myself away from the the gravitational pull Silas seems to exert on me, my fingers intuitively search for my cell phone. I pull it out and press a button on the side to check the time. Two minutes past four. It astounds me that so little time has passed, though I’ve found…
Read MoreWrite, Publish, Repeat?
We live in an age of newness. Everything must constantly be new. We must supply our readers with new books, new blog posts, new articles, and new tweets, every moment of every day, or we become irrelevant. We must reinvent ourselves daily in order to hold attention. We must bring new subjects to new people…
Read MorePorous, Chapter Eight: Rooted
We fall for what seems like an eternity. We hurtle through this portal, gravity pulling us in a direction I didn’t know existed, through the very surface between worlds. We fall together, hand in hand, as the vortex drags us through nothing. Finally it stops. The pit in my stomach from falling, from air and…
Read MoreAuthor Interview: Michael La Ronn
Please welcome to The Z-Axis Michael La Ronn, an innovative indie author with a different approach to writing. I sincerely hope you’ll all read his interview, as Michael’s unique perspectives on writing and narration are fascinating and something that we can all learn from. Michael is a novelist, poet, and publisher who believes that writing…
Read MorePorous, Chapter Seven: You Are The Fisherman
“No,” I say. “I don’t want to.” “Because you’re afraid,” he responds. “It’s okay. I am too. I don’t like it there any more than you do.” “They don’t hurt you like they do me.” “But why do they hurt you, Noomi?” I pause and think about that for a moment. “In a dream they…
Read MoreFive Things I Learned About Art From Seeing Shearwater Live
This past weekend in San Francisco, I went to see my favorite band, Shearwater, perform live at Bottom Of The Hill. I was worried I’d be disappointed; that somehow their live performance wouldn’t live up to the music I’d grown to love on their albums. I’ve been disappointed by bands I’d been in love with…
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