Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

As you may know, Allison Tebo , author of The Reluctant Godfather , is relaunching the book in celebration of its new cover!  (I think I got that right?) The Reluctant Godfather is one that I've been wanting to read for a while now, and, y'all, I finally got to!  Ms. Tebo was kind enough to supply me with a review copy. SQUEE GUYS IT WAS SO GOOD!  I know you've probably all heard this so many times before, but it truly is an excellent novella.  {In fact, it contributed to making me late for work one morning.  So WAY TO GO, ALLISON. *scowls*  (Not really.)}  Burndee, in particular, is as grumpy and lovable as you've heard.   I think the humor is the best thing about this story -- the wit, the little twists that seem counterintuitive to the fairytale as we've come to expect it (such as Ella being terrified of mice, or Burndee's spell not working perfectly at the first try, etc.).  Also, I still love the idea of changing it to...

Preamble is unnecessary. ;-P A United Kingdom {2017} I liked it a lot!  Didn't become a favorite, but it's still powerful.  It improved on a second watching, too. Avengers: Infinity War {2018} Well, that . . . happened.  I gotta admit that I didn't see that ending coming and am now "confusion".  (And kind of sadness, too.) Oh, and for any of you who by this time are royally confused about my feelings on Marvel in general (I would be), here 'tis:  I really don't care much for the movies themselves, but I'm very invested in several of the characters.  So.  Don't like the genre, love some of the charries. (Although then the characters also irritate me sometimes, too.) Clear as mud?  Good. Bella {2007} You say you're alone, Bella?  I THINK FREAKIN' NOT. This was so good!  Jose was a precious cinnamon roll of a puppy and I loved him.  Also the ending is feelsy. Doctor Thorne {2016} This one had some...

Hello, all!  As you can tell by the title of the post, I'm here to share a short story I wrote recently. This was my submission for GiraffeCrafts' 2018 Indie e-Con writing contest . If you want to learn a little bit more about it, you can visit the new page "Writing Projects" on my other blog . :) For now, here's the story itself. (I made some very slight edits after sending it in to the contest.) This post will be pretty long, obviously, since I'm posting the whole story (it's a little less than 4790 words). It was a lot of fun to write and I've gotten pretty invested in these characters, I gotta say. I really hope you guys like it!! :) / / / / /  “It’s hot enough to cook breakfast right here on these stones,” Alejandro grumbled.             “Feel free,” Rhiannon replied, not moving her eyes from the track below their vantage point.   Unnecessary though it was, she couldn’t disagree with her ...