YA Dystopian & Sci‑Fi

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1081+ words) The Tapestry of Natural Order — Chapter 2 The next evening, the Kane family sat around the wide oak table that Alex had built himself two years earlier. Dinner was simple — grilled vegetables from the co-op garden, fresh bread from the market,…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (353+ words) Book publishers across Nova Scotia say provincial funding cuts are creating a “domino effect” across the industry. During Question Period on Sept. 15, Krista Gallagher, MLA for Halifax-Chebucto, raised concerns on behalf of publishers who say the province’s decision to include…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (725+ words) Download free dark academia tech backgrounds for your phone, desktop, laptop, and tablet, featuring moody, bookish, vintage-inspired designs....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (467+ words) E. M. Forster’s 1908 novel has been adapted for stage and screen many times over the years. Merchant Ivory famously turned it into a 1985 film starring Helena Bonham Carter. Now comes a new stage version by Grace Chapple. Lucy Honeychurch could follow the…...

20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (37+ words) FIELD NOTES FROM SMcW Where Have I Been for 66 Days? With My Hibiscus. The first step of writing my book, ‘Season of a Plant,’ is done After observing and writing daily field notes for a potted …...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (17+ words) The enigmatic writer paid tribute to two of his four iconic residences on our very own pages....

2+ day, 3+ min ago   (228+ words) Design books that are much more than just coffee table decor....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (560+ words) TikToker @loiis.layne shares scary stories from her followers, and one person sent in a story about a haunted office in an old farmhouse that has been standing for centuries. Living in an old farmhouse might sound charming in theory,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (923+ words) June sent me the story at 12:47 in the morning. You don’t usually get fables at that hour. Usually, you get fragments — a screenshot, a sentence someone doesn’t know how …...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (40+ words) Bird Poetry at Paper Poetry Beyond the Boundaries a poem I recognize you in the dusk, in the flock of birds that fly freely, in the blue sky and the wind that listens to my thoughts I await you on…...