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Only reading fiction by SA writers and writing a review of each one.

Who is this rough ghost? Links to other writing. Words, images and musings on life, literature and creative self expression. Works its way right through to the bone. She befriends Frédérique, in good part because the others find the new girl too distant, and keep their distance in return. They take walks together, and she listens with sometimes exhausted atten.

Running my mouth off is pretty much the only exercise I do. Ten years ago, a wise mentor of mine foretold dire consequences if I did not pen a novel by the age of fifteen. Having only recently acquired double digits, I politely scoffed and maintained that I simply did not have enough experience under my ten-year-old belt to possibly write a book worth reading.