Eli jumped when the massive black shape of Vic's dog brushed by him. Dol had inky fur and the spindly grace of a great dane. Grace was a funny word to put with Dol, a beast whose tail fell off whenever he got excited and wagged it too hard (it had never stuck firmly after being lopped cleanly off once by Lena). But he was graced, in a ( Read more... )

This is from my new project, and it's very rough. It will only be up for the day, and then I'll have to take it down ( Read more... )

In GOOD news, I finished my grad school applications ( Read more... )

One of the FEW not creepy/dark moments in All Things Between! I promised a moment with one of the two male leads, so here you go:

Wesley looks at the list, where the five names have just given birth to a sixth.
"What the hell is going on here, Mac?”
“I don’t know. Miss Elkin said they were investigating. It just doesn’t make sense. Why are so many ( Read more... )

I need to find a pretty icon to represent ATB. Today started with a plot breakthrough. Let's hope the rest of the day goes so well.

This excerpt comes right after Mackenzie has spared a History for the first time:

I scold myself while scrubbing the dirt and dust out of the corners of the coffee shop.
He’s probably on Wesley’s list. He’s got to be ( Read more... )

Thanks for the suggestions on the second town's name. Much to ponder ( Read more... )

Thank you all for the wonderful weigh-in on first versus third person conversation HERE. There is so much insight in that comment section ( Read more... )

1. Okay, new Comcast email browser is DANGEROUS, because it refreshes my inbox automatically. I don't have to reload the page. I don't have to do anything. You might be persuaded to think this means I check email *less* but you would be WRONG ( Read more... )

BIG teaser. This is actually from the sequel to The Shadow Mile, but it doesn't give anything away from the first book. I just like it :-) This will probably be the only teaser I do from the sequel, for obvious spoilery reasons ( Read more... )