• Fiction

    Crows Take Care Of Crows

    I pressed my toes into the damp earth and leaned back, letting the sun bathe my pale face. Blue eyes—Crow eyes—can’t handle the bright sun. I closed them and watched the back of my eyelids turn the color of pomegranate. Sunflakes settled all around me, and a river of deep green slid beneath the trees. This is where I come to think. Somewhere in the lush canopy above, a mourning dove cried. This will ruin your life, Mara. I rubbed my stomach, which wouldn’t be flat anymore by winter. I wanted to be the first of five to finish high school. Those plans died in the back seat of Tim’s…

  • Reviews

    Book Review, 2025 Astrology Diary by Patsy Bennett

    Book Review 2025 Astrology Diary   by Patsy Bennett   Publisher: Rockpool Publishing   140 page paperback   Release date: July 17th, 2024   What I like best about this handy little tome is it doesn’t presuppose the reader has detailed familiarity with astrological interpretations.  So there’s an eight page “How to Use This Diary” section in the front, immediately followed by a two page chart of Northern Hemisphere (natch) moon phases for 2025.  Every astrological sign is acknowledged and explained as it arrives on the calendar.  There are sun sign forecasts, eclipse and supermoon tips and even mercury retrograde suggestions.  The black and white illustrations and page edgings throughout…