syn·es·the·sia /ˌsinəsˈTHēZHə/ noun PHYSIOLOGY•PSYCHOLOGY the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body. Synesthesia is a condition where parts of the brain are “crossed”, causing people to smell colours or hear colours in music. Co-editor Little Alice experiences the … Continue reading
Asrai is one of the main characters in my fantasy novel, Love of the Sea. She is a young mermaid from the kingdom of Sulu. Raised by Illyana, the former royal advisor to the great warrior king Tuande and the powerful sea hag Selacante; Asrai is princess in exile looking to regain her title. Sulu … Continue reading
Mermaids have always been a big part of my life. “The Little Mermaid” was my favourite movie as a child. I must have watched it hundreds of times. I wanted so much to swim like a mermaid and explore the ocean. My parents fed my Dream by enrolling me in swim lessons, and then eventually … Continue reading
Geisha Hands originated as a class assignment in college. We had to read The Nose by Nikolai Gogol and then write our own version of the story. I was not thrilled with the assignment but did my best and created the parody short story titled “The Geisha’s Hand”. The parody was about a geisha who … Continue reading
2018 was an incredibly busy year for me, and some of my goals fell to the wayside as a result. It’s crazy to think that all in one year I moved out of my beautiful apartment with the porch garden after an unfortunate breakup. I finally took a minimum wage job after eight months of … Continue reading
Promoting myself as an author has been an adventure. It’s strange to think that there is such a vast difference between the title of “writer” and that of “author” , but there it is. Previously, when strangers would ask me what I “do” and I answered “I’m a writer” they would give me bored or … Continue reading
