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Inking Game: The Starless Sea

On January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 By Elyan WhiteIn Inking Game1 Comment

So here's an idea Rook and I came up sometime last year while crafting japes at the expense of overdramatic abstractions in Tahereh Mafi's "Shatter Me." Why not make questionable or out-of-context descriptions into drinks?

Day 14: Seal of Gold

On November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn FictionLeave a comment

A thin lump protruded from beneath a glued sheet over the book’s inside cover. Feeling his nails around the edges, Cyprus peeled the paper away from the leather.

Day 10: Porfirio Record

On November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn FictionLeave a comment

The Porfirio family record was massive and unevenly bound together, several different papers and diaries all fit into one tome. It gave the impression a hard shake might send everything flying out onto the floor. The cover was decorated with the Porfirio name and golden scrawl, much newer than most of the pages.

“The dark arts better be worried, oh boy!”

On October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Uncategorized4 Comments

Halloween is on its way, and let me tell you: there is nothing spookier than the AI-generated chapter of Harry Potter.

Liebster Award from the Rookery

On October 4, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction9 Comments

Many thanks must go to my good chum R.S. Rook, for passing me a "Discover New Blogs" Liebster Award and a set of entertaining questions--plus a bang-up one-sentence summary of my site that was troubling in its accuracy.

A Cautionary Tale: Abstraction in “Shatter Me”

On October 1, 2019May 6, 2022 By Elyan WhiteIn Uncategorized11 Comments

I liked plenty of "Young Adult" books before genrefication and I still do now. There are a lot of hidden treasures below the stenciled garbage, and I'm on a journey to discover some. As my first step in this journey, I turned to Tahereh Mafi's popular 2011 "Shatter Me."

Writer Confessions 7

On September 8, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, Writer Confessions3 Comments

It's a new month, which means it's time for a new set of shocking, scandalous writer confessions. Not for the faint of heart, I assure you.

Reading Imprints: Rats, Magical Realism, and Isolation

On September 3, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction8 Comments

All writers start as readers. And a lot of us started in the same place. Let's take a trip to my childhood, and possibly to yours.

Garden of Fidelity

On August 21, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, Magical Realism4 Comments

The moment it came off the tree, Nadim sank hungry fingers through the pomegranate’s skin to reach the pips. His nails hit solid rubies.

Writer’s First-Aid Kit

On August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Microprompts11 Comments

Phantasmagorium may have a Prompt Cellar, but the there are plenty of good writing holes around the Internet. So here's a cellar of other peoples' prompt cellars.

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