Lilacs & Sycamores

The first wave of panic hits Mara as Dennis attempts to kiss her for a second time. She turns her face away and stares at the flowers on the ground, feeling unbearably jealous. Those flowers sit there and bees just flock to them, there’s no societal pressures, no uncomfortable courting moments, no undesirable suitors who just won’t take a hint.

She turns back to the man and gives him a polite smile. “Goodnight, Dennis.”

In a surprising bout of courage the man asks, “Can I come in?”

Mara balks at him for a moment contemplating what nonsense could be going through the man’s head for him to think that question was okay. “Absolutely not.” She turns and opens her door before shooting one more glance at the man. “Do not contact me again.”

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Lilacs & Sycamores

Stella spent a whole year planning her wedding, weeks went into picking the perfect location. She mulled over it incessantly, until she found it. A desert, amidst paradise a strip of dry land, a scientific and geographic anomaly.

Yet, even with all of her ceremonious scheduling and arranging, God still got his say.
The day before the wedding, there was a torrential downpour, historical in it’s own right. Knowing the rain was coming, Stella would have canceled altogether, it came seemingly out of the blue.

But, this wasn’t the end of it.

On the way to the location, they were passed by a bus of nuns who were there to see the dessert which had bloomed rare yellow flowers. At the ceremony, because of the moist atmosphere the groom, Clyde, dropped the ring. And after all of this, when Stella believed that the situation couldn’t get any worse, it did.

Christa, one of her closest friends, was delayed taking the wedding certificate to the judge. She was forced to put it through the next day setting her official marriage day as Saturday, May 13th. All of these were signs of the marriage failing in different aspects.

However, despite all of the bad omens, the following years rolled on smoothly. They even had a child a year into the marriage, a happy and healthy baby girl with a sweet temperament. But fate and destiny has an odd way of remaining unpredictable.

It’s Monday! What Am I Doing?

My Thoughts Thus Far:

First things first, I’d like to address how much fun I’ve had reading and reviewing these books. It’s been my favorite thing to do all semester long and I always look forward to blogging. Because reading these books were a part of my homework it forced me to keep a strict timetable in order to submit my assignments in time. The pace was pretty writing intensive, but in the end, it was really easy to follow.

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I’m Crazy for “Psycho”

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Title: Psycho

Author: Robert Bloch

Page Number: 175

Synopsis:

This novel features a young woman, Mary Crane, on the run after stealing $40,000 from the office where she worked as a secretary. Mary stops to rest at the Bates motel, where she encounters Norman Bates and his hostile Mother. There is something off about the duo, could it just be the fact that her suspicions are heightened by the stolen money, or is there something seriously sinister afoot.

It’s Monday! What Am I Reading?

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Title: Psycho

Author: Robert Bloch

Page Number: 30 of 175

Synopsis:

This novel features a young woman, Mary Crane, on the run after stealing $40,000 from the office where she worked as a secretary. Mary stops to rest at the Bates motel, where she encounters Norman Bates and his hostile Mother. There is something off about the duo, could it just be the fact that her suspicious are heightened by the stolen money, or is there something seriously sinister afoot.

My Thoughts “Under the Harrow”

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Title: Under The Harrow

Author: Flynn Berry

Page number: 219

Synopsis:

This book focuses on Nora, as she is on her way to visit her sister. When she arrives, her sister and dog have both been brutally murdered. Although the police are working on the case, Nora finds herself doing some investigation of her own. As she uncovers information about her sister, she finds out that everything is not as it seems.

Organising My Thoughts “On Writing”

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Title: On Writing

Author: Stephen King

What page am I on? 284

Synopsis:

At first glance, this book may seem like it can be completely explained through the title of the book. It is a novel “on writing” written by Stephen King. However, the actual book is so much more than that. It is a series of detailed and intricate flashes of King’s past, mixed with perspective changing tips that will should any writer.