Brooke Farrar
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Inspired by Lemony Snicket, who kindled a flame in my childish mind, and I am constantly in awe of Douglas Adams' ability to gather seemingly ordinary words into a confusing bouquet of inspiration and hilarity.
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The Bloody Shaft of St. Valentine
In the modern world of online dating, falling in love can be as quick and easy as finding the right pair of shoes in a discount department store, or eating a perfectly cooked waffle. The same can be said for falling out of love, creating the need for quick and easy exit strategies.
By Brooke Farrar4 years ago in Fiction
What To Do When He's Got a God Complex
I walked with Tom out to his car to say good-bye. It was almost midnight, and it had been another date filled with the kind of conversation that was always more interesting to him. I held open the gate that separated my apartment complex from the street, and we walked in silence to his Prius. He was on his phone, texting one of his clients, but I was grateful for a moment to take a cleansing breath of balmy air.
By Brooke Farrar4 years ago in Fiction
Not Your Typical Dystopian Love Story
I got the wrong ideas about love at a ripe young age, devouring books about strong, independent women and the men who rightfully adored them. I was indoctrinated with the idea that you would know it was love if he was brooding and willingly to sacrifice his mortal soul for you. If he wasn’t, then it must not be love after all.
By Brooke Farrar5 years ago in Fiction
A New Dawn, A New Day
There was nothing Nix enjoyed more than watching the golden sun rise slowly over the fog, the dawn of a new day. For once, her air filter was offline and the chipped helmet was clipped to her harness next to the main and belay lines she’d used to climb to the top of The Eiffel Tower. The toxic radiation that hovered over the city in a thick green cloud lay a mere twenty stories below her dangling feet, completely obscuring what remained of the capital city of France.
By Brooke Farrar5 years ago in Fiction
