“A book you finish reading is not the same book it was before you read it.” –David Mitchell
Y’all by Jasmina Kuenzli
Sleepless nights, and stoplights, and sunburned exhaustion. You make me want to wake up, even when I’m so tired I can’t see straight. My heart …
Daily Germ
“The light is confrontational– by its nature, it confronts the dark. When you shine, you will confront darkness.” –Helen Burns
Tucked Away by Alayna Efland
fairy lights and books surround me a comforting darkness a sanctuary for my thoughts, awful singing and sketches clothes on the floor music in the …
Daily Germ
“Life can be magnificent and overwhelming– that is the whole tragedy. Without beauty, love, or danger it would be almost as easy to live.” –Albert …
Brenda Rufener Interview: Homeless Teens, Finding Hope, and YA Fiction
This past month, I had the honor of interviewing author Brenda Rufener, author of the new, groundbreaking YA novel Where I Live. Her writing is simultaneously …
April Writing Challenge
Welcome, Germies, to this month’s writing challenge! This challenge will begin today and will end April 30th. However, you are welcome to come back anytime to …
Daily Germ
“Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that …