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Episode Twenty-Four – What the House Keeps.
“Let’s stop pretending this is about architecture,” I said. “I thought all of this was about The Collective, about what I did, but you brought us here for another reason. You moved Patience for another reason. You sat us down at this table for another reason.”
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You Can’t Live in the Dark All the Time (Even If You Love It There).
I think we’re often told—directly or indirectly—that we need to “pick a lane.” That if we write dark stories, that’s who we are. If we write light stories, that’s our brand. Stay consistent. Stay focused. Stay in your box.
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Episode Twenty-Three- The Waiting Room.
Patience walked close to me, her usual chatter noticeably absent. Sterling stayed just behind her, eyes scanning every doorway we passed. Kendrick lingered at the rear, quiet in a way that meant he was paying attention to everything.
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Why Some Stories Don’t Just Entertain You – They Consume You.
They go places that feel a little uncomfortable. They let characters make choices you don’t agree with. They sit in moments a little longer than expected… just enough for you to feel something you weren’t prepared for.
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Episode Twenty-Two – The House That Watches.
The room beyond was all glass and moonlight, a long, elegant chamber filled with winter plants, pale stone tiles, and wrought iron furniture dusted with cold silver light. Snow pressed softly against the outside panes. In the center of the room sat Patience.
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I Stepped Away…And I’m Coming Back Different.
When you spend so much time writing the darker edges of humanity—grief, violence, survival—it starts to sit with you, even when you love it. Even when it’s the work you feel called to create.
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Episode Twenty-One – Cat and Mouse
I should have kept my finger on the pulse of the world around me a little longer, but I had grown comfortable writing my little romance stories and living my invented life.
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Episode Twenty – The Collective.
“And some clans see you as a legend fighting against the status quo. You helped to kill an ancient, rid the world of a power-hungry animal.” He spun the ring on his finger, the ring that Alard used to wear.
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Episode Nineteen – Shotgun
Raven settled in her seat. Her eyes that were only seconds earlier lingering over Kendrick as I would over a triple-layer tort, were suddenly cunning and dark.
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Episode Eighteen – Leader Of The Pack
“Candy Holt,” she said without looking up from the small book in her hands. “I was starting to wonder if you would show yourself at all.”
