 Buy on Amazon Would you take your twin's place if they were accused of murder? Sailor knows she is a survivor and her sister Catherine is not. The twisting story begins with the murder of a man who victimises women. Michael, the brother, makes it his mission to destroy Sailor and in doing so creates a maelstrom of chaos for her to navigate. Her only hope is to trust a journalist. Cliff can prove her innocence but that is not enough to stop Michael. Nothing will stop Michael. The complexities of this story will leave your head reeling with the implications and have you hanging on every word.
Excerpt:
“Miss Rosario, a word please.”
It was the headmaster. He only visited Sailor
when she was in trouble, but Sailor couldn’t remember doing anything wrong
lately. So why did he need to speak to her?
Sailor reached into her pocket and pulled out
her iPod to pause the Meat Loaf song playing. She yanked her ear buds out and
turned to face the group of people waiting for her. The new girl happened to be
in that group. Sailor’s eyes narrowed when they landed on the new girl but the
headmaster shot her a warning glare.
“Miss
Rosario, this is Miss Emily Dixon. She will be joining your class as of today,”
the headmaster said.
Sailor looked over Emily with a critical eye.
“No
thank you, sir. I don’t really want a classmate.”
“This
is not up for discussion, Miss Rosario.”
Sailor glared at the headmaster, who glared
right back. Sailor blew out a forced steady breath.
“Fine.”
Sailor’s voice was clipped. “Follow me. Touch me, look at me, or even think of
me and you’re dead. Got it?”
“Miss
Rosario! Please refrain from joking like that or you will be severely
punished.”
Sailor ignored the threat. It was an old,
empty threat that lost its flavor long ago, and both she and the headmaster
knew it.
Sailor spun on her heel and walked quickly
back to the college with Emily following behind her quietly. Sailor stopped by
the locker room to change back into her uniform. She sniffed her running attire
and shrugged before tossing it into her locker.
As she led Emily through the halls to their
next class, Sailor could hear her heels clacking loudly on the tile floor. She
could also feel the fear radiating off Emily like a shark could smell blood.
She sighed dramatically.
“Emily,
I thought I told you not to think about me,” she said, her voice devoid of all
emotion.
She heard Emily’s small gasp behind her and
snickered.
“Walk
faster,” she barked, picking up her own pace, “Mr. What’s-his-name doesn’t like
it when I’m late.”
“Um…
who?” Emily asked in a high-pitched, overly chirpy voice.
“The
stupid science teacher!” Sailor exclaimed, suddenly turning and kicking the
wall. “He’s always onto me, complaining about me being late.”
“How
late do you normally arrive?” Emily asked, eyeing the new dent in the wall
caused by Sailor.
“Stop
asking stupid questions.”
Sailor heard Emily’s light laughter from
behind. It shocked her. Emily should be trembling in fear, not laughter. She
hadn’t heard such laughter in a long time. The last time she heard such free
expression was the night Catherine…
Sailor shook her head.
Don’t think about Catherine, she
scolded herself.
“What’s
so funny?” she snapped harshly instead.
Emily stopped laughing immediately.
“I
just thought it was kind of funny. Isn’t being late, like, against the rules?
You don’t really seem to care about the rules.”
Sailor snorted in response.
“My
education here won’t make a difference in my life. By the time I get out of
jail I will be 33 years old. Which idiot is going to hire a woman who just got
out of a 10-year jail sentence and spent half of her school life in a
delinquent school?”
“What
did you do to get a 10-year jail sentence?”
Sailor stopped walking and stood rock solid.
She thought for sure the headmaster would have told Emily, but then again,
maybe he wanted Sailor to say it out loud, thus forcing her to relive that
night. If the latter was his goal, he achieved it.
Sailor slowly pivoted on the heels of her feet
to face Emily.
“The
headmaster didn’t tell you?” she asked.
Emily shook her head timidly.
“I
killed a man.”
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Love of poetry:
I love poetry; I have since I was very
young. When I think of the years leading up to my first publication, I always
think of the short stories, essays, and unfinished novels I wrote. It hit me
the other day that I’ve actually been writing poetry longer than I have books.
I dug through my chest of old notebooks and found my first poetry journal. That
journal has over 20 poems in it; all written before I reached middle school. I
shouldn’t have been surprised.
Poetry has always come naturally to me.
Whenever I was bored I was writing poetry. Whenever I was sad, mad, frustrated,
dejected, hopeless or furious, I was writing poetry. So in honor of my love for
poetry, here is my Top 20 Poems list. I am a fan of both slam and classic
poetry, so I tried to include an equal blend of both. In the interest of
fairness I didn’t choose more than one poem from each poet (or else this whole
blog post would have been dominated by Neil Hilborn and Langston Hughes). I
highly suggest you check out more works by these poets though, since many of
them have a number of fantastic pieces.
Each poem listed below also has three
descriptive words that I feel
encompass the feel of it. Everyone interprets poems differently though, so I
encourage you to read/listen to these poems on your own and formulate your own
opinion of them!
20. “The Author to Her Book” by Anne
Bradstreet
-cute
-relatable
-timid
19. “The Arrow and the Song” by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
-lovely
-charming
-heart-warming
18. “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare
-romantic
-descriptive
-classic
17. “Listen to the Mustn’ts” by Shel
Silverstein
-inspirational
-powerful
-wise
16. “Let the Light Enter” by Frances Ellen
Watkins Harper
-content
-sentimental
-longing
15. “My Father is an Oyster” by Clint Smith
-homey
-regretful
-tribute
14. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
-liberating
-hopeful
-enlightening
13. “Social Anxiety at 130 BPM” by Aaron
Burstein
-funny
-understandable
-intriguing
12. “I, too” by Langston Hughes
-dynamic
-refreshing
-empowering
11. “Explaining My Depression to My Mother”
by Sabrina Benaim
-heartbreaking
-sorrowful
-eye-opening
10. “If I Was Your God” by Dave McAlinden
-humorous
-cryptic
-uplifting
9. “From the Perspective of Chanukah” by
Eric Sirota
-cultural
-clever
-informative
8. “Properly Scholarly Attitude” by
Adelaide Crapsey
-remorseful
-strict
-cautionary
7. “Working Retail During the Holiday
Season” by Ben Wenzl
-light-hearted
-relaxing
-creative
6. “Dear Straight People” by Denice Frohman
-powerful
-memorable
-witty
5. “OCD” by Neil Hilborn
-mind-opening
-thought-provoking
-deep
4. “Couples Therapy” by Patrick Roche
-heart-wrenching
-descriptive
-compelling
3. “Solitude” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
-lonely
-cautionary
-motivational
2. “What Teachers Make” by Taylor Mali
-accusatory
-defensive
-memorable
1. “Sonnet – Silence” by Edgar Allan Poe
-thought-provoking
-gentle
-soothing
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