The Page Flippers

            "Welcome back!" my teachers told me as I walked into my school today, a mask pulled over my nose, six feet apart from my friends. Today was my last first day of high school, the beginning of senior year, and I started it all with the smell of hand sanitizer and the beep of a temperature gun held to my forehead. Not the way I envisioned it all these years, if I'm completely honest. I expected fanfare, and hugging my friends, and laughing with my teachers. Life doesn't always work out that way.     If I am completely honest, this school year began with a lot of anxieties for me. It's my final year, and all I saw looming before me was a giant "End of the Road" sign, in a way. High school had become my comfort place, the friendly voices of my teachers guides through my academic life and my best friends my favorite people outside of family to see. I know the hallways like the back of my hand, and I know most of the staff by first ...

         Hey everyone! Welcome back to The Page Flippers. Today I've got part 1 of the second chapter of  my current novel which I am editing. For those of you who haven't ready any of it yet-head over to my blog's main menu and search for it under the "Writing" label for the other parts. For those of you who have but need a recap, our MC Nix underwent some very overwhelming memories and a panic attack at the end of the last part in his new foster home. Enjoy and please leave your thoughts in the comments, it would mean a lot!    Levi finally leaves. He’d been standing outside the bathroom door since Nix locked himself in. He sat there for a while, looking at the shadow of Levi’s shoes coming through the door. Wondering why he didn’t just go to sleep. Finally he’s gone, and Nix waits for the footsteps to fade before he steps outside.  “Nix.” The kitchen is dark, but there’s a light in the living room, and there’s Levi, still waiting. ...

       Here's a truth about me. Making choices is hard. I hate closing off options, and wondering if this is the right choice, even if I'm enjoying it. It's not easy for me to choose a path and follow it through, because I tend to get distracted or start thinking that maybe another option was the better one. But there is one choice I made in my life that I've never once questioned or wanted to take back, and that's the choice I made to become a Christian and follow Jesus. I knew it was something that was going to change my life, and it was a permanent ongoing change. Sanctification. Yet I know it's easy to want and take detours, especially for those my age.       We are surrounded by an ongoing chain of advertisements in the world, wanting to draw our attention and time and devotion away from God.     It's easy to fall prey to these distractions, especially when they come wrapped in pretty packaging. Parties, having "fun". Attention from...

             Hey everyone! Welcome back to The Page Flippers. Today I've got part 3 of the first chapter of one of my novels for you, the one I am currently trying to edit. For those of you who haven't ready any of it yet-head over to my blog's main menu and search for it under the "Writing" label for the other parts. For those of you who have but need a recap, our MC Nix has just arrived at his foster home and is headed downstairs to dinner, with some colorful new people. Enjoy and please leave your thoughts in the comments, it would mean a lot. Also- Trigger Warning  for some shows of anxiety and panic attacks, please don't read if that may affect you :) “Soup? You made soup ?” the man looks like a piece of weathered leather. He must be Abuelo . “Look at this boy, just look at him! Nothing but skin stretched over bones.” Nix looks down at himself, plate still in hand. He knows he’s skinny but he never thought much about it. Underneath the...