Roses and Alabaster — About

It whispers the ugliest words, echoes of those who hurt the tenderness in us. Roses and Alabaster — About

The Craft of Writing Characters with Messy Psychology

Written by Suzanne Berne author of the recent novel, The Blue Window, which was published in January 2023 by Marysue Rucci Books, a Scribner imprint. She is the author of four previous novels: The Dogs of Littlefield, The Ghost at the Table, A Perfect Arrangement, and A Crime in the Neighborhood, which won Great Britain’s Orange Prize, now The Women’sContinue reading “The Craft of Writing Characters with Messy Psychology”

Exploring the Top 10 New Fiction Books for Spring 2023 and How to Find the Perfect Read for You

What Makes a Great New Fiction Book? Are you looking for the best new fiction books to read this year? You’re in luck! 2023 is full of amazing new book releases that will keep you entertained and engaged. From thrillers to romance novels, to science fiction and fantasy, there are so many types of fictionContinue reading “Exploring the Top 10 New Fiction Books for Spring 2023 and How to Find the Perfect Read for You”

A Dream Within a Dream – Poem by Edgar Allan Poe

Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow — You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? Continue reading “A Dream Within a Dream – Poem by Edgar Allan Poe”