Once upon a time, I wanted to get out of the usual writing rut and write about a protagonist who isn’t a young person being called to save the world. Instead, Lorielei Alterian presented herself. Lorielei is an elven Healer with centuries of knowledge, and she is called upon to help purge relics of the … Continue reading Lorielei: Into the World
“Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors.”~Thaddeus Stevens American politician and lawyer Thaddeus Stevens was born on this day in 1792.
“Jealous people poison their own banquet and then eat it.”~Washington Irving American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat Washington Irving was born on this day in 1783.
“But the Emperor has nothing at all on!”~Hans Christian Andersen Danish author Hans Christian Andersen was born on this day in 1805.
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”~Abraham Maslow American psychologist Abraham Maslow was born on this day in 1908.
“The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.”~René Descartes French philosopher, scientist, logician, and mathematician René Descartes was born on this day in 1596.
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”~Vincent van Gogh Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh was born on this day in 1853.
Here is the conclusion of Ashja’s quest to help find Ivy's sister, Malora. Turning to the left, the party crept down the corridor. Ivy checked every step, expecting traps. She found none until they reached the intersection, some thirty paces from where they’d entered. Two doors met, one leading left, the other ahead, with a … Continue reading Ashja: Not-So Abandoned
“It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free.”~Thomas Clarkson English abolitionist Thomas Clarkson was born on this day in 1760.
“I went to my first civil rights rally when I was 17 years old. I was a little skinny blond kid, scared to death, marching against the KKK in South Georgia. And I have never stopped marching in protests since. Not ever. I mean, LGBT rights, women’s rights, the rights of people of color… I’m … Continue reading Random Quote for March 27, 2026
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