Let some part of you remain a bit untamed. Roar into the forest what no other should hear. Bathe your scars beneath a warm spring rain. Run wild. Come home.
Author Archives: Aly Writes
Where Have You Been?
Writing hasn’t just taken a backseat. Writing fell out of the car five or six rest stops ago and is wandering along the highway with its thumb out, hoping for someone who is actually heading its way.
Holding on to Happiness – Part Two
I’d like to say that I had some sort of epiphany that changed my life, but it wasn’t that specific. It was a gradual shift, a dawning awareness. . .
Better the Wolf You Don’t than the Devil You Know
“Are we in the forest, Mammy?” she said. “Why yes, we are, love.” “Aren’t there wolves in the forest?” she said. “None so fierce as the one we left behind, pet.” “Can I hold your hand, though, Mammy?” she said. “Of course you can, sweetie.” “Are we lost?” she said. “Not lost enough, my dear.”Continue reading “Better the Wolf You Don’t than the Devil You Know”
The Twist of a Knife (Anthony Horowitz)
The Twist of a Knife is the fourth book in a series where author Anthony Horowitz writes a version of himself into the book as he and fictional detective Daniel Hawthorne solve murders “together” and collaborate on true-crime books about them. “It’s amazing, really, the invisible process that can turn complete strangers into friends.” AContinue reading “The Twist of a Knife (Anthony Horowitz)”
Holding on to Happiness – Part One
I turned back to see Dad, fallen, the waves pounding his back, pushing him over even as Mom struggled to pull him up. The next few minutes were a panicked blur of unrelenting surf that sent us staggering every time we thought we were gaining ground.
How To: Survive NaNoWriMo
How can you survive NaNoWriMo? How can you drag yourself to the finish line without being defeated by the exhaustion of daily life and the heaviness of the world? How can you celebrate the joy of this month of unbridled word-slinging when you’re tired and the days are short and dark? Here are a few ideas to pep up your mojo:
Renata Cries Again
Renata loved to be sad. She positively basked in melancholy, as only someone who has never experienced real sadness could. She loved a tragedy, and we all know there’s no shortage of them to shed a tear over.
How to Win NaNoWriMo 2023
Write and Inscribe Copiously Abundant Amounts of Words Descriptively
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
It is a murder mystery beneath it all, although we know both the victim and the perpetrators from the very first page. The story is driven by character rather than plot, with a fascinating examination of human morality, the descent into madness, and the underlying motive of each of the characters.
Aly Writes 