The Twin Thieves – A Gruesome Flash Folktale for Adults
Disclaimer Folktales weren’t always cheerful stories to entertain. Sometimes, they were harsh and dark for they needed to be scary to teach a valuable lesson. For instance, every young girl needed to fear the big bad wolf in the woods,…
If God Wanted Me to Have Money… – A Short Folktale
My great-aunt Nanna used to tell me Moroccan folktales so I would stay still while learning an art she deemed essential, knitting. The magic words at the beginning of each of her stories “hajitek, majitek” [Moroccan Arabic for, “Let me…
Happy for Summer: New Normal Looks Promising
Summer arrived bringing happy moments. I hope it did for all of you as well. I got to visit a new place and have new projects. Family brag: My nephew graduated high school and became an Eagle Scout. I couldn’t…
This Year’s Motto: “I am grateful, and thank you!”
Last year has been hard, bad, and terrifying. But in the middle of chaos, I found hands stretched all around the world to help me out. Yes, they were virtual hands at first. Then I saw faces, and finally, I…
Get to Know Victoria Griffin, Author & Professional Editor
As I said in my previous post, I got to meet new people thanks to my writing group, The Write Practice. Since they convinced me to get out of my comfort zone, I had the pleasure to interview not only…
Meet Gwen Heifner, Author of The Elementum Series
This week had been full of surprises! Old introvert me stepped outside my comfort zone and talked to new people in The Write Practice, a writing group I just joined. Yes, I did it. And what started as a dreadful chore—interviews—ended…
July’s Works in Progress
I’m starting a fresh adventure! (No, no travel for me just yet. In these strange times, I believe it’s wiser to stay put. At least for a little longer. Instead of hopping in a car or plane to visit magical…
My Origin Story
Knitting & Storytelling In my ear, knitting has always rhymed with storytelling. One scarf, one story. This is a recounting of how yarn became my muse many, many years ago. “Nanna, tell me a story.”“Sure, bniyti [little daughter], but aren’t…
Read, Discuss, & Open New Eyes
“L’ain sheggetha wehda, ghir shouftha mahi” (“All eyes have similar pupils, but their visions differ”) is a beautiful poetical saying from Southern Morocco, referring to the famous quote “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Challenges as an Introvert…
Trip to Asturias, Spain
North of Spain. Mountains, caves, and history. One word to describe my trip to Asturias, Spain: revelation. The first part of Spellbound Heiress (Woken Soul #1) is based my trip to Asturias, Spain (and the one to the Sahara Desert).…
