The Darkness in my trilogy is not the kind of monster that we’ve come to know. It is an ancient manipulator disguised as something familiar. In The Darkness, the entity that badgers Edward understands his weaknesses better than Edward understands them himself. It does not howl into the night, scrape at doors, or bang at […]
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It took courage to walk into the county jail that day to face the man who’d raped me. I did not know what to expect; my worst fear was that he would refuse to see me, once again giving him the power. The main reason I was going was to regain my power. Sure, he
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After the rape, my home no longer felt safe. Sometimes, at night, I’d sit outside on the front porch rather than be inside as I waited for my new husband to come home from work. Inside everything was still the same—but nothing was the same. Nothing would ever be the same. Before that night, I
I used to think evil people were easy to spot. Like in horror movies, like TV monsters, and men in mugshots that brought out their lack of humanity. But evil rarely introduces itself that way. Sometimes it walks casually past your front gate on an ordinary October morning while you hold your four-year-old son’s hand.
There’s nothing worse for a reader than a stale, predictable character. Here, award-winning author S. K. Ali shares her top 3 tips for ensuring an engaging cast. S. K. ALIJ JUN 2, 2021 Shelves in bookstores are crowded. New books are birthed into the world only to find themselves jostling to be seen by readers. Pick
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