Plans for 2022 and Beyond

Happy 2022, everyone! Where the Clouds Catch Fire celebrated its third birthday on Amazon on New Year’s Day, Alynn’s birthday was yesterday, and today, my bedroom is so darn cold that I’m writing this under a blanket. It’s fairly difficult to type under a blanket–I should probably invest in a space heater. Also, December was …

Where I Stand

“…Piazza pays off all the conflicts with highly satisfying conclusions. Where I Stand is a good read, a good message, and a good book.” –Jen Brown, University of Iowa  Can a sister’s love defeat an army?  After years of wandering, Alynn has a family again. She shares a loving home with her mother and foster-father, …

Book Shopping

Hey, guys! Sorry for not posting last Thursday. It was not only finals week last week, but also my 21st birthday. I worked today. And then, just in case my December wasn’t busy enough, a good friend of mine is getting married on Saturday and I’m one of her bridesmaids. Anyway, the family of a …

The Torture of Loneliness

Sorry for not posting last week. I was isolating (again) because my mom had Covid. She’s fine now, thank God, but I’m beginning to think that isolation is a form of psychological torture.I consider myself an introvert. Unfortunately, human beings are social animals, and turns out that no one does very well when they can’t be around other people. After a few days of not being able to leave my house, my brain just sort of…stopped working.At first, you think that everything’s going to be fine. Yo […]