Read the Prologue: here Wordcount: 583 Part: 2/ongoing Between Water and Sky I thought I saw it as I jumped off the pier into the lake. The air was already cooling as afternoon slid into evening. Summer doesn’t last long in Dreamscape. I tossed my towel off my shoulders and ran down the weathered dock,… Continue reading Dreamscape, IN: Episode 1, Between Water and Sky
Month: August 2023
Echoland Part 2: The Glass Prairie
Link to Part One: here Wordcount: 1,357 Part: 2/9 Synopsis: Jasmine discovers a strange, lonely world and meets a frustratingly mysterious entity in a hooded cloak. Wherever I was, I was completely alone there. Overhead, the huge sky was stormy and still dark. The ground was cold under my bare feet, but not wet like… Continue reading Echoland Part 2: The Glass Prairie
Echoland: part one
Author’s note: I randomly decided I should serialize an old story I wrote in college. Fun fact, I actually recorded this as an audio book with a full soundtrack and two original songs for my senior project. Not-so-fun fact, I actually hate the sound of my own voice, and on top of that, I was… Continue reading Echoland: part one
Dreamscape, IN: prologue
Last night I climbed out onto the roof outside my bedroom window as I almost always do just before sunset late in the summer. I’m holding onto something. I realize this. School will start in a couple of weeks. I’m seventeen. I have to go back one more time. I wanted to see the clouds… Continue reading Dreamscape, IN: prologue
I Redrew my Old Art from Years Ago
I’ve never been great about putting dates on my art. I started digging through my old sketchbooks in search of some worthy redraw material, and discovered a big 8 ½” x 11 ½” spiralbound. Flipping through its smeary pages, I found sporadic dates ranging mostly from late 2008 to 2009. What’s interesting about this era… Continue reading I Redrew my Old Art from Years Ago
The NEW Direction of UnsweetenedDarjeeling.com
I have decided to do something completely different with this blog. I’ve decided to wreck its entire commercial potential as well as its community-building potential and make it a type of blog I can’t even find a niche name for. It’s not going to be an author blog anymore. But it’s not really going to… Continue reading The NEW Direction of UnsweetenedDarjeeling.com
Does God Use Entertainers?
Unfortunately, if you struggle long enough as a Christian artist, you’ll probably eventually go from asking, “Is it because I’m not a good enough artist?” to “Is it because I’m not a good enough Christian?” Over the past couple of years, I’ve become ever more strongly aware of the power artists have. I’ve been watching… Continue reading Does God Use Entertainers?
Why I Quit Instagram
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that an unknown indie author trying to gain a readership must be in want of a social media presence. Social media has become so central to any business plan, you sound crazy the moment you question if it’s actually necessary. Of course it is. In fact, normal people who aren’t… Continue reading Why I Quit Instagram
The Hiatus is Over
All I knew was I wanted to be a blogger. I had finally moved from Blogspot to WordPress, secured my own domain, and gone full-force into creating high-quality, original, useful content for my future readers. I wanted a place where I could share my gifts and do what I do best. For a while, I… Continue reading The Hiatus is Over