Download a free ebook version here: A boy, alone within his family, stormed into his room, slamming the door shut in his wake. Seconds after being alone, the tears he fought to hold back burst forth. He let them fall through choked sobs, until his nose started leaking too. He wiped his eyes with the underside of his wrist and looked around for a tissue. A dark night permeated his room through the open window, and moonlight touched the edges of the bed and bookshelf in its path. The boy...

Couple of announcements I've been too lazy to make, despite the excitement they generate when I say their names out loud. Behold, some pictures that will save me the trouble of typing them all out: The first one's in Newberry, as I have been summering in the UP as part of an imagination and creativity recharging wilderness sabbatical. To my pleasant surprise, there is a good amount of indie book stores up here (stayed tuned for more announcements and events up here if you're in the area or...

Behold, the flyer... or is it 'fiier?' Or is this one of those cases where both are acceptable? As a writer I should know this... I will be hosting a local author talk at Grand Rapids' own "proudly progressive, consciously curated, and fiercely independent" bookstore, Books & Mortar, at the beginning of next month as a part of the community's First Fridays event series. All the details are in the flyer above and in the newly minted "events" page accessible from the top menu, so I'll just...