
Through the Author's Lens #2
A violin doesn't have to be extraordinary to become extraordinary in the right light.
Literary Speculative Fiction | Poetry
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A violin doesn't have to be extraordinary to become extraordinary in the right light.
A soprano’s voice. A Sunday morning. An enchantment. A little triolet about being captivated by music.

A stroll through the city of Arnhem. An afternoon in my little urban garden. Captured.

Aleyshan learns his young Morynthian bride was born without the Charm that grants dragon-bonded power—and her father cast her aside.

A question in a corridor. A limp I didn’t notice. A diagnosis.

A second-hand bookshop, an unexpected lift, and the music that followed me home.

A tiny winter poem in five lines, followed by the story behind it—why this quiet elegy, and why I’m sharing it now.

A fresh start, less internet reliance, and a TBR that should keep me reading for years to come... But what will I be writing?

About a disabled chef and food photographer's studio disaster—and how he solved the problem.

December brings self-edits, a dubious cover design, and a rather generous 50% book sale—alongside my ongoing struggle to plan ahead.

A forced union, a watching dragonet, and a court that delights in fear. Aleyshan has seven days to survive.