What would you do to obtain the destiny of greatness? That is a question answered by Zhu Chongba as she takes the opportunity to become her brother after his death and change her fate from nothingness to that of the divine right of heaven in She Who Became the Sun. At every twist and turn,Continue reading “Book Review: She Who Became the Sun”
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Book Review: She is a Haunting
“She is a Haunting” is a YA book with generational horror, a haunted house, inner demons, and a look at the colonial oppression of a people; sounds like a lot over the course of 350 pages? It is. I wanted to like this book with its vivid horror scenes and references to the harm doneContinue reading “Book Review: She is a Haunting”
Book Review: I Have Some Questions For You
If you like crime reads, pick this book up. The main character, Bodie Kane, a successful podcaster, returns to the private 9-12 boarding school she attended for a two-week teaching stint. While there, with her students’ interest, she confronts the past death of her ex-roommate Thalia Keith, and the conviction of Omar Evans, the school’sContinue reading “Book Review: I Have Some Questions For You”
Back to the drawing board
One of the hardest parts about being a writer is that moment when you share the piece you’ve been working diligently on, just to get the feedback that “kills your darlings”. Its a dreaded process but a necessary one. As I’ve worked on my 2nd draft/revision of my novel I felt myself getting stuck byContinue reading “Back to the drawing board”
Living With the Voices in My Head
The last few weeks have been quite an adventure. Instead of pushing ahead with my novel rewrite, slogging away to get it done, I have a taken a step back to work on some much needed character development. My characters have been conversing and confronting each other for quite some time in my head butContinue reading “Living With the Voices in My Head”
The Unseen
The red pooled on the pavement leaving a Jackson Pollak in the contours and cracks as I walked, various hues of color forming as it mixed with the dirt and debris. People watched, spectators to a blood sport, walking wide around the river I left in the shade of the elevated rail. Cars slowed onContinue reading “The Unseen”
Four Beats
My son giggled as he sailed down the slide, hands high in the air, fingers reaching for the clouds. He shrieked with joy when he landed in his sister’s arms at the bottom, twins enjoying a beautiful Spring day. Lub, dub Our glasses clinked before we took a long swig of our wine, freshly retrievedContinue reading “Four Beats”
Deception of Time
The dripping of water. The buzzing of the lights. Breaths, in and out, an unending constant. I’ve lost track of the days, never seeing the light, that of the sun that is as the artificial ones over head never cease. When I first moved into this room I tried to keep track, jotting down eachContinue reading “Deception of Time”
‘Slight’ of Hand
“I can’t bloody believe this Quinn…” David kept fluttering his fingers, his hands clammy as he paced in the room. Water seeped in from the ceiling in the corner, the smell of mildew thick on the air as the incessant drip, drip, drip echoed like a distant drummer. Their whole lives, they’d lived like this. A trailer,Continue reading “‘Slight’ of Hand”
Excerpt of “Lazarus”
I have been working the last week on wrapping up my short story ‘Lazarus’ which is the final piece in my short story collection before editing. It has been a rewarding project, acting as a counterweight to my main novel project and giving me an outlet when I need to check my brain out onContinue reading “Excerpt of “Lazarus””
Chris Kauzlarich 