Read: Part One Read: Part Two War had a way of making people do things they wouldn’t normally do. The Magical Cleansings, as the King called them, were no different. Gentle healers bypassed wounded soldiers and ailing villagers. Fairies watched as the forests burned and nature destroyed. Witches and Sorcerers brought deliberate harm without regard ...

Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Andres:   Age 25 It was another late night for Andres Rojas.  He worked the long shift at the club as the new opening act on Thursday night. Andres was always working hard at the club as a bartender and as a waiter when they ...

Carnivals and fairs pop up throughout the land. Why not? After all, it is summer and no school. It is time to let loose, and for many, on a hot summer night in eighty-seven, it meant sneaking into the local theater. Who could resist the call of the Ferris wheel on the big screen? Nope, that ...

During the summer of 2009 (I believe), the library in my hometown added on to the building. The library is an old building with several stairs leading up to the doors, so, naturally, I hadn’t been able to go in since I was a young child and my father carried me. As I was finishing ...

A revolution. A kick-butt female protagonist. A feuding royal family. Betrayal after betrayal. Dystopian YA novels have grown increasingly popular in the last two decades. With books like The Hunger Games and Divergent, this genre has a huge franchise in not only books but movies and merchandise. Fandoms appear seemingly overnight and consume those within. ...

“Through My Mind At the Speed Of Sound” Part II: Just last week it felt like the world was at my fingertips. I had walked across the stage to obtain my college diploma and I had a promising internship for an advertising agency. With these plans, I was certain we could get our wall-to-wall library in ...

[iframe src=”//giphy.com/embed/3ohc125uxn7PrebSQE” width=”480″ height=”269″ frameBorder=”0″] The brand new show you should be tuning into is Rise on NBC. Especially if you are a big fan of Broadway and the musical Spring Awakening. However, what makes this show different is that it is a drama with so much to give. For instance, it tells the story ...

A good book has always been the best cure for a bad day. It’s the chance to explore worlds I’ve never been to and meet characters that stay with me forever. While I try to give every book a chance to win my heart, I am biased to say the least. These are my top ...