For those new to the Holly universe, I named the character after Holly Jahangiri (the real one). The fictional Holly is a native resident of the planet Llannonn, whose natives are obsessed with English-language Earth literature. Some of them memorize texts of books they particularly…

This is another response to the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge. The picture I picked from my prompt comes by way of the prolific and talented Teagan Geneviene. Dark and Deep by Marian Allen Steffie’s captors were as surprised as she was when their plan worked.…

Sara and I were watching a show and laying a male character out to filth for his bad behavior. Then my mother spoke through me and said, in reference to the bad behavior of his female interest: She’s no better than she should be. Today’s…