BEFORE, a prequel short story to Larkstorm, is FREE on Amazon today. Also includes the first eight chapters of Larkstorm.
Summary:
Three years prior to LARKSTORM, Lark and her birthmate, Beck, attend her brother’s binding ceremony. Lark’s nervously looked forward to this moment since the invitation arrived: a chance to see finally see her mother face-to-face and to meet her brother’s new mate, Annalise. But she isn’t prepared for the hostility they have toward Beck and the hint of something darker, lurking beneath the merriment.
BEFORE is a short story set in The Sensitives world (35 pages).
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Old, stone wall of the Presidio. I used this for inspiration of the wall Lark and Beck hide behind as kids.
Overlooking the Presidio toward Alcatraz in the Bay. Taken from Inspiration Point.
An old tower on the Presidio wall. In Larkstorm, I used this as a guard tower between the safe zone and the Sensitives.
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”By the time a girl is 17, she has seen more than 250,000 messages about what she is supposed to look like.” [Source]
We grow up surrounded by photographs of women with every flaw carefully photoshopped out - and then are told that we can be as thin as they are, as beautiful as…
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Seal Rock off Ocean Beach where San Francisco meets the Pacific. Love the three sailboats on the left.
I’m a Valentine’s Day Scrooge. Not my favorite holiday. Plus, my son is home sick again today which puts a damper on my mood. He’s doing better, not well enough to send to school, but well enough to torture his older brother. So that’s progress, right?
Anyway, no matter how much I dislike VD, I can at least look like love is in the air.
The outfit:
Gap Watercolor strapless maxi dress. I bought this last summer but because of my illness, it’s too big for me now. I still love it and just cinch it tighter and pray it doesn’t slip off :D
Ring - random stretchy band flower that a friend gave me. The petals are tiny hearts, so it seemed appropriate.
Earrings - Metal and navy faux gemstone chandeliers. No idea what brand - they’re old.
Schedule:
7:50am - Wake up. I went to bed at 1:30am because I fell into a writing rhythm and didn’t want to stop.
9am - 12pm - Home school both boys. Boy #1 has a few tests today, so I can catch up on email, write blog posts, etc. during that time.
12-12:30 - Lunch and figure out dinner.
12:30 - 2:30 - Write
2:45 - Pick boy #3 up from school
3:00 - 4:30 - Play with the boys, snacks, and prep dinner.
5:15 - drop boy #1 off at basketball practice.
5:45 - dinner
6:45 - Pick Boy #1 up from basketball
7:00 - Younger boys in bed, feed #1 and get him in bed by 7:30.
8 - 11:30 - Write.
Bravo, Ms. Walsh, for going against the popular opinion.
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Poor things need a break from all the music!
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Yeah. I’m writing a short story.
