Little Fictions – Elbow We protect our little fictions Like it’s all we are Little wilderness mementos But there’s only you and me here Fire breathing Hold tight He is there again. Standing on the ledge again. Standing on the edge again. He is there again: fire breathing. The scorpion boy with a sting in … Continue reading
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Infinite YA Playlist: Never Ending Circles – Chvrches
Cut off I’ll go my way if I’m going at all This time Believe that the strong red lines That I will draw will come and cover you up You are a toxic friend, you told me that yourself. So that makes it ok. You creep into people’s life and burrow in like a … Continue reading
Infinite YA Playlist: Sometimes – James
There’s a storm outside, and the gap between crack and thunder, Crack and thunder, is closing in, is closing in The rain floods gutters and makes a great sound on concrete On a flat roof, there’s a boy leaning against the wall of rain Aerial held high, calling, “Come on thunder, come on thunder.” {HBD, … Continue reading
Infinite YA Playlist: Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
“He drinks a whisky drink, he drinks a vodka drink/ He drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink/ He sings the songs that remind him of the good times/ He sings the songs that remind him of the better times.” Tubthumping – Chumbawamba Is there a limit to the teenage … Continue reading
On Writing: #writeUKYA
While I was in the middle of editing my current WIP, I was on Twitter because that’s how I edit. I spend ten minutes on a paragraph then I scroll for about an hour. It’s just how I roll, ok? It works. Heh… eventually. I noticed that I follow a lot of writers, aspiring and … Continue reading
New YA Resolutions 2014 [& sneaky writing update]
So I say goodbye to 2013. The Year of… I Don’t Know. That doesn’t sound particularly inspiring, does it? It’s been a funny old year. In numbers: One new job. One passing of driving test. Two tattoos. One wedding of one of my bestest friends. One international trip. 30 books reviewed on Wear the Old … Continue reading
