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When the Archive Door Exploded Happy holidays, readers! I’m excited to share a cozy (and steamy) winter romance that’s been percolating in my imagination. This is the story of Vera, a meticulous archivist who lives by rules and procedures, and Fiona, a wild-hearted witch who’s about to crash through more than just a locked door. **Content note:** This version is… Continue reading The Hearth Fire Affair: Spiced, Part 1
When the Archive Door Exploded Happy holidays, readers! I’m excited to share a cozy winter romance that’s been percolating in my imagination. This is the story of Vera, a meticulous archivist who lives by rules and procedures, and Fiona, a wild-hearted witch who’s about to crash through more than just a locked door. Over the next few posts, I’ll be… Continue reading The Hearth Fire Affair: Vanilla, Part 1
New Story Announcement: Falcon & Manon, Plus Vanilla/Spiced Weekend Updates Thank you so much for joining Dani and Bex for the ride in Haint Party! We successfully closed the chapter on Dani’s wild night with her chosen family… the one that left her standing at the altar with one heck of a shiner! From the sheer panic of a haint… Continue reading Haint Party Finale & What’s Next!
Haint Party Despite the pre-dawn drama, the wedding was flawless. It was a beautiful lie we all collectively told the world. Our honeymoon in the mountains was a blissful counterpoint to the chaos: we trekked, camped, and exhaustively photographed every moment. On the long drive back, we even had our auras read and our chakras aligned by a beautiful older… Continue reading Epilogue: From Beginning to the End
Haint Party I stood in front of the living room mirror, making a final, pathetic attempt to coax the wrinkles out of my clothes. After confirming they were ruined beyond salvation, I gave up and attacked my hair. I was a mess, sleep-deprived, and marked with a fresh witch brand. I checked my phone: “We’ve got to go,” I announced,… Continue reading Chapter 14: The Wedding
Haint Party “Shall we begin?” Sadie’s hands relaxed, the toxic green glow vanishing. With a theatrical flick of her wrist, the book flew up from the floor and hovered precisely in front of Erin. Erin accepted the book, which opened automatically to the “Untethering Spell.” She scanned the page. “It’s not a complicated spell. There are words we say… over… Continue reading Chapter 13: Our Werewolf
Haint Party The darkness was a suffocating blanket, punctuated only by the scrape of panicked chairs and the frantic sound of my own hand reaching for anyone. Then, from the center of the sunroom doorway, a vivid, poisonous green light bloomed. The glow grew, sketching a terrifying silhouette in the gloom. Someone brushed past me. I jumped a foot in… Continue reading Chapter 12: The Ghost Witch
The Unbearable Nudity of Writing Look, I love writing. I do. It’s a passion, a calling, an excuse to avoid actual human interaction. But let’s be real, folks. Writing is basically just aggressively stripping down in front of a crowd of strangers and yelling, “LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT MY DEEPEST THOUGHTS! AREN’T THEY FASCINATINGLY AWKWARD?” I mean, I sit… Continue reading Why My Brain is an Exhibitionist and I Hate It
48,528 Words of Blood, Cypress, and the Sweet Relief of the Short Story Cycle This post is going to be a long one. Not just because I have a lot of emotion and reflection to unpack, but because I have a math problem to solve. I signed up for ProWritingAid’s NovNov (Novel November) challenge with a goal of hitting 50,000… Continue reading After Knight: My Thoughts on Novel November
