1. 17 Apr



    Because if we fall or if we fly, 
    the time that we spend wondering why
    is nothing to the time still in our hands. 
    And if I thrive or if I die, I want you all to know I tried—
    I tried my best to make you understand.

     

  2. 16 Apr


    Detail #3

    Detail #3

     

  3. 14 Apr


    “[She] wore a gray, high-collared dress, her heavy, ebony hair pulled back from her luminous face...” From Chapter 11 of THE UNWELCOME.

    “[She] wore a gray, high-collared dress, her heavy, ebony hair pulled back from her luminous face...”

    From Chapter 11 of THE UNWELCOME.

     

  4. 13 Apr


    Found this is my desk.

    Found this is my desk.

     

  5. 12 Apr


    “Both children stared into the camera’s lens with identical expressions of eerie, focused, vacuity…They sat together, side by side, their little hands clasped so tightly the bones of their wrists showed tense and strained against their skin.” Chapter 11 of my literary gothic mystery/ghost story novel The Unwelcome is up!

    “Both children stared into the camera’s lens with identical expressions of eerie, focused, vacuity…They sat together, side by side, their little hands clasped so tightly the bones of their wrists showed tense and strained against their skin.”

    Chapter 11 of my literary gothic mystery/ghost story novel The Unwelcome is up!

     

  6. 10 Apr



    On New Jersey Transit: burrito-eater in front of me, tuna salad-eater behind, rogue green peanut M&M rolling around at my feet. Happy Spring.

     

  7. 7 Apr


    “The twins say nothing. They speak to each other with those empty eyes like animals conversing through blinks and twitches and fidgets. Go away, I think, whenever I see them…” Chapter 10 of The Unwelcome, my gothic mystery/ghost story is up. New (scary) chapter coming on Friday!

    “The twins say nothing. They speak to each other with those empty eyes like animals conversing through blinks and twitches and fidgets. Go away, I think, whenever I see them…”

    Chapter 10 of The Unwelcome, my gothic mystery/ghost story is up. New (scary) chapter coming on Friday!

     

  8. 7 Apr


    Here’s a better shot of the animal drawing (different orientation, too). Thanks again to everyone who suggested animals/colors. Here they all are: Bat (hanging upside down) Manatee Lynx Gorilla Beaver Palomino pony Wolf “Weird Sea Creature” Owl Platypus Ostrich Shark Roly Poly Giant Anteater Meerkat Badger Dik dik Dung Beetle Chuckwalla

    Here’s a better shot of the animal drawing (different orientation, too). Thanks again to everyone who suggested animals/colors. Here they all are:

    • Bat (hanging upside down)
    • Manatee
    • Lynx
    • Gorilla
    • Beaver
    • Palomino pony
    • Wolf
    • “Weird Sea Creature”
    • Owl
    • Platypus
    • Ostrich
    • Shark
    • Roly Poly
    • Giant Anteater
    • Meerkat
    • Badger
    • Dik dik
    • Dung Beetle
    • Chuckwalla
     

  9. 6 Apr


    katinahouvouras: Winter in Italy

    katinahouvouras:

    Winter in Italy

     

  10. 6 Apr



    Today in the park I got stopped by some tourists who’d mistaken me for Benedict Cumberbatch. But when they got closer to me one said, “No, it’s not him, he’s not smart-looking enough.”