what news from the mark?

4/05/2016

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your girl's going places (If you understand the reference, we are now the best of friends.)
'Tis I, Christina, back from the Internet grave to deliver a small roundup of writing life updates for your reading enjoyment. Much Adroit Journal-referencing and happy-choking will ensue.
a lovely surprise Firstly, I'm thrilled to say that my poem "Confessional" was chosen as one of eighteen finalists in Hollins University's Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest, which takes entries from girls in their sophomore and junior years of high school. This is the

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Publication News | Wildness

2/12/2016

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I'm thrilled to announce that one of my poems has found a home in the second issue of Wildness, a literary journal that operates under the umbrella of the lovely Platypus Press. I first stumbled upon Wildness, with its breathtakingly haunting aesthetic and beautiful interior, when its inaugural issue was released back in December. So I will say this: the wildness we seek—we meaning us, us meaning bird and sky—is savage and panting. It’s coming for us all in ways we can’t imagine. But when the bare

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Review | Vicious by V.E. Schwab (Vicious, #1)

1/30/2016

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Release Date: September 24, 2013 Publisher: Tor Category: Adult Genre(s): Paranormal(?), science fiction, (urban?) fantasy Pages: 364 (hardcover) Format / Source: Hardcover, purchased Find the Book: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities.

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Cover Reveal | Right of First Refusal by Dahlia Adler

1/13/2016

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Hello, all! Today, I'm delighted to be helping out with the cover reveal for Right of First Refusal by Dahlia Adler, an upcoming new adult contemporary romance that's the second in the Radleigh University series.

It's true that I don't ordinarily take on publicity posts at all, much less publicity posts for books that seem so far out of my comfort zone. But there's a story—a very small one, but a story all the same—behind this one.

I've only ever read one new adult book

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Talk Less, Smile More

1/08/2016

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My good friend Alyssa, who blogs at The Devil Orders Takeout, tagged me months ago for the Tag of Happiness. I've brought onto the blog today because I thought it would be a good way to reflect on what I'm grateful for—the small joys that make existing a little easier than it would be otherwise. A little mixtape of good things, so to speak. As I forge on into this terrifying, wonderful new year, I'd like to keep these things in mind to return to on the

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2015 End of Year Lit Survey

1/03/2016

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*rises from the grave, wreathed in mist and very much deprived of sleep*
irrelevant photo of snow, a rare phenomenon in my neighborhood First things first: I'd like to wish everyone a belated very happy new year! 2016 seems full of promise and light to me, and I hope it stays that way—not just for me, but for you all as well. Thank you for supporting Fairy Skeletons for yet another year and for putting up with me, which I know can be a feat at times.

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Blog Tag | Bedtime Book Tag

11/21/2015

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[credit | karen @ i-doll] I probably scared you all for a little while there, but after an inadvertent and lengthy hiatus from blogging, I'm back (and as overenthusiastic as ever)! I'm returning with a bookish tag post, an endeavor made possible by the inimitable Alyssa @ The Devil Orders Takeout.

(I have a bit of a backlog, so I'm going to try and spread out tags and do them one at a time! They're also going to be super out of order.)

Presenting the Bedtime

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