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  • Ticana Zhu to attend Author Alley at Loganberry Books

    post by: Ticana Zhu Ticana Zhu will be selling her books at Loganberry Books on August 6th, 2022. The hours are 12PM-4PM. Here are the Available titles: Dynasty of Summer: Part One Summer is a daughter to the Emperor’s fourth concubine during the Xia Dynasty. After stumbling upon her half-brother’s corpse, she finds herself faced…

  • Stillness in the Storm

    post by: Ava Reiss Thank you to everyone who’s shown support by purchasing Fall of Ima and The Seed of Life! Don’t forget, Vesper’s Curse is a lil side story set in the same universe! The events fall between Fall of Ima and The Seed of Life. If you’ve read Kameclara and Alpha-Je’s story in…

  • New Project

    post by: Ticana Zhu With Dynasty of Summer, parts one and two well into their final phases, I wanted to share something else I’m working on. It’s a series, and I’m still playing around with a series title (Galaxy of Phoenix? The Silver River Phoenix? Division Seventeen?) I do know the first novel in the…

  • End-of-Winter Fatigue

    post by: Ava Reiss It’s that time of the year where it’s hard to find motivation, or to get out of bed. Call it Seasonal Affective Disorder, if you will, but giving it a name won’t lessen its impact. The real question, however, is how to get through it. How to keep writing. The obvious…

  • Nine years? Finally! (Dynasty of Summer)

    post by: Ticana Zhu It was early in 2012 when I heart the song, “Princess of China” by Rihanna and Chris Martin. I liked the song, it wasn’t bad. Then, I watched the music video. My first reaction was to laugh. Okay, it entertained me. But somewhere beneath it all, I felt a little offended.…

  • “Bert”

    Short Story by Ava Reiss I received positive feedback for the short stories I posted at the end of last year. As a show of appreciation, I’m sharing another :). This one was in my original short story anthology, Ava’s Shorts, and is sci-fi. I hope you enjoy!             An unassuming black sedan with armored…

  • “Imaginary Jace”

    short story by: Ava Reiss             It was the first day of the “best years” of Eva’s life; the first day of high school. Her hands trembled, clutching the straps of her book bag. Studying a map of the halls, she found her homeroom. She turned uncertainly and trudged past a group of large boys.…

  • “Runaway”

    Short Story: Ava Reiss Trigger warning: has suggestions of self-harm Reid looked from the window of the attic in his Aunt’s old farmhouse. It was where he spent most of his time. The sun, low in the sky, set his walls ablaze. Brenna should be arriving soon. He closed his dark-web browser and wheeled his…

  • “Through the Rainbow”

    Short Story by: Ava Reiss Erma’s Greek mythology book sat open to a page about the goddess Iris. It’d been unread for the last hour or so, despite an upcoming exam. Instead, she clutched her phone, sitting in the tollbooth she operated. There had been a lot on her mind the last couple of months.…

  • “Fractured Shadows”

    Short Story by: Ava Reiss “Kelsey, don’t forget to check your firewall after brushing your teeth,” a voice called from downstairs.             “Okay, mom,” the fifteen year old rolled out of bed. Fragments from her preloaded dream program flitted across her eyes. The first day of summer vacation greeted her as she eyed the backpack…