My new book is finally out. Finally. I say that because I wrote the first draft of this story when I was 19 years old, living in a tiny little dorm room in an all freshman building as a Resident Assistant at my university. This story has lived in my heart for all that time. … Continue reading Fey Song: New Book Out Now

I used to think I’d already faced the worst thing to ever happen to me. I used to think I knew what pain was. What betrayal felt like. What the absolute darkest, hellish pit was like. And maybe at one point that was true. ​Having to escape an evil man who hurt and abused me, who made my life hell was … Continue reading In the Deep, Dark Valleys

Someday something will happen that will take all of your strength to overcome. But you will. It’ll give you a sharpness, the kind that comes with knowing the bite of pain—like a warrior, who knows his weapon well enough to walk with confidence. And then, a little down the line, something else will happen. This … Continue reading a lesson in grief

When I think of my life, I think redeemed. Let me tell you why. August 2019 I was staring at a stranger in the mirror. A broken, terrified woman who felt as if all her dreams had been ripped from her. I survived my deepest nightmare, my deepest held fear, terror and abuse. And I … Continue reading redeemed

Fey-called, they said of me, that child is touched by the fairies. Peculiar. Different. But just whether I was blessed or cursed only time would tell . . . Curses, secrets and magic abound in this tale of self-discovery and acceptance. Princess Freya grew up in the shadow of the curse a witch spoke on … Continue reading Synopsis for Fey Song: A Tale of a Warrior, a Witch, & a Princess

Seven years.Seven years was a long time, when she thought about it. Of course, she didn’t feel much different in some ways. In other ways, she barely recognized herself. But that’s what happens when you grow up.And that’s what happens when hard things happen.A lot can happen in seven years . . .and a lot … Continue reading The Way Back: The High Magician and the King Synopsis

He tells her to write. That she needs it. That it is essential to who she is. That she's a creator, an artist, a writer. I used to be, is her first thought, looking at him with wide eyes. I used to be a lot of things, once. Every time she taps into that part … Continue reading stone cold hearts

A small girl stands at the edge of a great forest with trees as black as the shadows that dance inside, just out of sight. She is far too young to wander so near such a place alone, but here she is unafraid. Mostly. There is a little fear, but even that begins to fade … Continue reading A Beginning

Her hair was wild, falling long over her shoulders and back. But her eyes were sad. A shadow graced the places just beneath them, long dark lashes contrasted with the vibrant color, reminding him of dew soaked meadows, of sunlight through leaves. He could feel it, almost, her sadness. Which was unusual. He wasn't an … Continue reading Heavy Things