Echoes
They told me to send out all the love I could give.…
The Moth
Noel Lane is a worn-out college student, spending nights on his rooftop looking for answers in the silence and sky. When a strange girl with broken eyes and a soft smile appears one night, he's intrigued. She claims she's a "moth," drawn to other lonely souls and no stranger to loss. Though she helps others, she resists help herself, claiming she doesn't need it. As the school year draws to a close, Noel fights to reach the girl behind her guarded eyes. But, as his loneliness fades, will this moth disappear in search of another flame? "Love is the closest thing to magic we have." "Do you believe in magic?" "Maybe. Sort of. But I wonder... does that magic believe in me?"…
Hiraeth
Hireath: (n) A homesickness for a home you can't return to, or that never was. For the home I haven't yet returned to. ***************************** A book of poems and the occasional response to writing prompts. Or both. My escape when I can't find it in real life.…
Cracking Zeenath
Reviewed in "Read It 'Cause It's Teen Fic" By The RoundTable."Whatever you do, don't crack. If you crack, you fail. "Cracking means you're breaking. You're falling apart. But sometimes, you have to fall apart in order to fall together.***********************************Zeenath has secrets. Things she's trying to hide, things she's trying to run away from. But that's hard to do when everything around her reminds her of what she's lost. She's been running. Running from her past. Running in the park, concentrating on one foot in front of the other. It's how she silences her mind. But when she meets another group of teenagers in college, she learns everyone has their demons. No matter how much she tries to hide her own, someone always finds out. And the dark, probing eyes of the silent, dark-haired Damian aren't making things any easier for her...Will Zeenath learn to let others into her life again? Will she find friendship, and in the process, find herself? Told in a series of journal entries and letters, join Zeenath on a heartwarming story about friendship, love, and loss. Because you're never too old to learn to let go and smile. Because people change...but memories never do.…
Trust Falls
What would you do if the neighbor's son, all grown up and just as frustrating, came back for the summer and wouldn't leave you alone? ***************************Meet Iqra Ahmed. She's the middle child in a family of five children. While her siblings are all "perfect" in one sense of the word or another, Iqra is just...average. She's earned her reputation as clumsy, rebellious, and stand-offish, constantly being compared to her siblings for not doing things "right." But when her next-door neighbor, Yousuf, comes home from boarding school to attend her older brother's wedding during the summer, Iqra isn't sure what to do. Here's a guy who's all-in on everything...all the time. And he won't leave her alone. He's driving her crazy and she's not sure how she'll survive the summer until her brother's wedding. Join Iqra as she navigates the tricky roads of friendship and faith in a summer of cake, swordfights, and trust falls.…
All the Silent Things
Confidence, Faith, Hope,and Love. *****************All the Silent Things. When you have no vocal chords of your own...when you're born mute, what do you do to release the words lodged in the back of your throat? ****************Join Madeline, Luke, and other characters from Cracking Zeenath as they reflect on their own stories, the ones that made them who they really are. Learn of friendship, love, and loss as each character brings a new snippet of their life to the table. Because we all struggle. Because we're all hurting. We don't have to do it alone. ************************************************************This is a spin-off to my book, Cracking Zeenath. It is NOT necessary to read that book before this one, but it is recommended. Some shrieks of excitement may ensue as you recognize characters from Cracking Zeenath. I hope you enjoy it. :)…