Chapter 6: Guilt
It was a scene that could have been taken from the pages of any East End guard’s logbook, something Kierah could have passed by any day, on any street where she’d grown up. Guards attacked Enders, Enders fought each other, … Continue reading Chapter 6: Guilt
Chapter 5: The mines
Kierah dragged herself out of bed long before Terula came to wake her up. It was still dark out, but she couldn’t get herself to fall back asleep. It wasn’t because her bed wasn’t soft enough, or the room wasn’t … Continue reading Chapter 5: The mines
How to Introvert: 9 tips for social-distancing (Part II)
How are you holding up? This is all changing. So. Fast. A week ago, most of us were living our lives. Now … well, everything looks really different. A lot of us are stuck at home, for one. (Those who … Continue reading How to Introvert: 9 tips for social-distancing (Part II)
Chapter 4: Kelmar
It was a week later, and something sounded different. Ethan stopped his pick midswing, the abrupt change in momentum tugging at the sore muscles in his back then never got a chance to fully heal. Turning away from the rock … Continue reading Chapter 4: Kelmar
Chapter 3: The Experiment
Kierah felt like a piece of lint that didn’t belong in the pristine auditorium. Despite spending the night in the most comfortable bed she’d ever lain in, she hadn’t been able to sleep, and after Terula’s scrubbing and primping and … Continue reading Chapter 3: The Experiment
How to Introvert: 9 tips for social-distancing (Part I)
Everyone’s kinda freaking out. Panic in the streets — (er, panic keeping everybody OFF the streets?) Yes, everyone’s an introvert now. For those of us who’ve had lots of practice introverting, we actually welcome the sudden cultural approval of staying … Continue reading How to Introvert: 9 tips for social-distancing (Part I)
Chapter 2: Arrested
“You shouldn’t have done it.” The young man looked up to see the teenager storming through the dark tunnel toward him without preamble. “I don’t know what you did, but you shouldn’t have done it,” the teenager fumed, exasperated. The … Continue reading Chapter 2: Arrested
