Category: Fiction Writing

The Horseman โ€“ a Review

In this novel that draws strongly from๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ, Christina Henry has created a haunting sequel that digs deeper into the tale of the Ichabod Crane, Brom and Kristina, and the Horseman.

๏ฟผFormidophobia โ€“ the Fear of Scarecrows

How long have scarecrows been around, and what country first used them? Nowadays scarecrows can be found in books, movies, and fall decorations. Which books portray them as something to be feared? Which books do not? And what causes people to suffer from formidophobia, the fear of scarecrows?

The Awakening – an Excerpt

I squeezed his hand and he squeezed back. My shoulders released a half of an inch as we continued down the hall.ย ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐น๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ .ย He raked over me with his intense gaze, sending goosebumps to my arms.ย ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘.

Stranger Back Home – a Review

Sparrow is a stranger in his own home, but it is to this neighborhood he returns in ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ. He has been summoned for the reading of his fatherโ€™s will. Doesnโ€™t sound very exciting, does it? If his trip there is any indication of the way things will go while heโ€™s in his old stomping ground, it wonโ€™t be a restful visit. Orcs ambush the stagecoach he is traveling on.ย