Reading and writing through time and space.
Hello, my friends! How are we all this brisk, autumn day in November? It is National Novel Writing Month also known as NaNoWriMo, and I am trying my hand at this thing for the first time this year. It's been pretty crazy. My NaNo project is my Adlock fanfiction, The Emotional Children, and it has … Continue reading Emily’s Adventures in NaNoWriMo and an Update on “The Emotional Children”
Hullo lovelies! I wrote a poem. It was for my literature class, but I wrote it in the same style and verse as that of "the Pearl Poet." Also known as the anonymous poet who wrote the medieval romance Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I got an A on this assignment for my Medieval … Continue reading A Poem Featuring Sir Gawain, Arthur, and the Green Knight
Guten abend, meine freunden! School started two weeks ago. In short, life has been YEET. *dabs* I have been loving my life as a junior on campus at Boise State University, which is where I am currently attending school. I love the school, it's professors, it's campus, and it's food. Lord, don't even get me … Continue reading Chapter Four from a So-far Untitled “Adlock” Story
Alrighty, folks! Here 'tis...yet another chapter. This is my first self-edited draft of chapter three. I'm going through the entire story with Eva, over at the amazing blog Coffee, Classics, and Craziness, and she's beta reading/editing the story for me, which is helping tremendously. Thanks, Eva! Be sure to check out her blog, friends. I'll be … Continue reading Chapter Three from a So-far Untitled “Adlock” Story
Hallo! Good afternoon to my friends back home - it is 10 p.m. over here! I'm getting ready to go to bed. Today was my first day at the Oxford summer school, and I am quite tired. I will get those vacation snippets uploaded soon enough, cross my heart, but for now, I thought I'd … Continue reading Chapter One From a So-far Untitled “Adlock” Story
"It must be a great consolation to you, to have a home, Miss Grey," observed my companion after a short pause, "however remote, or seldom visited, still it is something to look to." "It is so much, that I think I could not live without it..." - Agnes and Mr. Weston from Agnes Grey, Chapter Thirteen, … Continue reading Literature Spotlight: Agnes Grey
"My bride is here," he said, again drawing me to him, "because my equal is here, and my likeness. Jane, will you marry me?" "...Am I a liar in your eyes?" he asked, passionately. "Little sceptic, you shall be convinced. What love have I for Miss Ingram? None: and that you know. What love has … Continue reading The Possibility of a Mr. Darcy