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The Lie Becomes History

“It only takes one desperate generation to change history—even erase it. […] One generation to change the text. One generation chooses to teach that text. The next grows, and the lie becomes history.” – FOURTH WING (Rebecca Yarros) Honestly, I could have picked up any dystopian novel from the last century and easily found quotes that echo the above. I chose this one because it’s fresh enough for the source to be relatable and popular enough that just the title or author name will be recognizable, even if you have never read the book. For the purpose of this post, both are vital. Because, had I chosen a similar quote from an older book whose title is a four-digit number,… Read More »The Lie Becomes History

How Much Is Too Much

When everything turns to shit, it doesn’t matter how powerful you used to be or how good you used to have it. All that matters is how fast you can run, how hard you can fight, and how much pain you can take. – WOLFEN (2014) The above is a quote from one of my books. It was a pivotal concept for the story, and for a number of other stories I have written since. It’s also a sentiment that speaks to the human condition. Titles don’t matter. Wealth will ultimately become meaningless. What matters is how hard you’re willing to fight for what is important to you. Because any kind of battle will inherently involve pain. Change demands a… Read More »How Much Is Too Much

Over and Over Again

This story has been sitting in my drafts for far too long. With Halloween approaching, I thought it was time to get it finished already. And since I haven’t posted a Monster story in a while, it seemed as good an occasion as any. 🙂

Once again, the credit for this plot bunny goes to Kim Iverson for sharing a quote that made me want to destroy romance for all time: “Make her fall in love with you over and over again.” No idea who to attribute it to, but thank you kindly for inspiring this tale of horror.

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Musings on Love

Let’s talk about love. Because why not, right?

Late night chat sessions always make me introspective. Don’t know why… But last night, talking art and life with a friend, I thought up this allegory that’s still messing with my brain today. It was about two people so totally in love nothing could keep them apart. But they were so totally different, they were doomed to hurt each other over and over again: one too cerebral to be emotionally affectionate, the other too emotional to see reason and logic. So, for the sake of their partner, independently of each other, they went out to change themselves, to get rid of the things that were keeping them apart. The one excised her brain, the other his heart. Both died as a willing sacrifice to love.

So, in the interest of assuaging my inner deepthinker, I’m gonna break down this thing called L O V E.

Are you ready?

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Fairy Tales (or why my childhood was better than your childhood)

Christmas in my family is a time of re-watching old movies, mostly fairy tales, from the home country. See, when I was growing up across the pond in Europe, Disney movies were picture books with accompanying audio tapes (one side in English and the other in my home language translation). I was therefore never indoctrinated in the magic that is Disney, and though I love it now, I have to say I love my own childhood fairy tales more. Here is why: