It had been a week or two since we first started talking. There had been a lot of texting and talking on the phone. Just trying to get to know each other better. We were at school and without transportation so it was hard to go on dates. Instead, we […]
Serendipity Entry #1: Summertime Magic
It was August when we first met. Heat waves were visibly rising from the pavement. Humidity was enhancing the thickness of the air as if you could grab it with your own hands. I’ve always felt a fondness for summer. Summer air has electricity in it. The days are long. […]
Serendipity Preface: A Love Story
This story will be as close to the meaning of Serendipity as it can be. Serendipity is the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. I will try my best to make this tale a series of events that lead to personal growth. The […]
Blackout Poetry Entry #2: This is a Weird One
This is a super weird blackout poem. I didn’t mean for it to end up like this. Hope that you enjoy it anyway! Subscribe to my newsletter! https://broganquigley.substack.com/
House of Blades by Will Wight: An Intricate World
House of Blades is a fantasy book written by Will Wight. It’s the first novel in the Traveler’s Gate Trilogy. It details the story of Simon becoming a traveler. Also, it brings you along Simon’s journey to save a group of citizens of his home village from sacrifice. I was […]
Winter, Spring, Fall, and Rain: Simple Haikus
I’ve been working on Haikus again. Trying to improve each time I sit down and write them. I think the big area for improvement would be in the poem’s focus. These four haikus are still too broad. I’ve been having trouble focusing on a specific moment in time. The next […]
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson: A New Crew
The Alloy of Law is written by Brandon Sanderson. It is the fourth book in the Mistborn Saga and the first book of the Wax & Wayne Series. To be fairly short in summary, it is the introduction of a new crew of characters and an unknown villain. It records […]
The Seer: An Incredibly Short Story
Once upon a time, there was a boy who couldn’t stop crying. All day and all night he would weep. No one, not his parents, priests at the local church, or fellow villagers could explain the boy’s circumstances. This hadn’t always been his fate. It seemed as tho one day […]
The Jade Setter of Janloon: Back in the World of Green Bones
The Jade Setter of Janloon is a novella written by Fonda Lee. The story is set in the same world as the Green Bone Saga. The events that take place in this story occur before the corresponding trilogy. The novella follows a young jade setter’s apprentice named Pulo Oritono. Pulo […]
Blackout Poetry Entry #1
I’m trying a new form of poetry. I stole this idea/technique from Austin Kleon (who stole it from someone else). This was a lot of fun to do. I will definitely be continuing with blackout poetry in the future. I’m hoping that I can find ways to improve the final […]