Elyse Pennington
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The world of words is where I hide to escape. I am working to grow in my writing. Please join me on some of my adventures.
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Lessons Through Time
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. I remember spending hours looking up to the night sky, tracking anything that moved, imagining what lay beyond. Splashes of deep colors streaked the view. Purples, dark blues, and undefined gray clouds came together in a magnificent tapestry dotted with pinpoint evidence of other worlds.
By Elyse Pennington3 years ago in Fiction
What Summer is Supposed to Be
From as far back as I can remember, every week in the summer ended with a bbq. Neighbors would gather on their lawns, sitting on plastic striped fold-out chairs and the tailgates of trucks. Music would stream out of windows, and grills were set up on driveways. The remnants of the day's heat vanished as the sky turned orange and purple.
By Elyse Pennington4 years ago in Families
SCALES: Fighting Tooth and Claw
There weren’t always dragons in the Valley, but in the blink of an eye and the flick of my wrist, I just became the scariest dragon of all. Standing immobile, a mist of blood coats my skin, and my magic’s smell fills the air. Looking at Azrael’s shocked face, I know my secret is out. Magic has not been seen in seventy-three years, not since the death of the original leader of the Dragons, Gabriel Vincent. Lerna Valley has just become a dangerous place for me.
By Elyse Pennington4 years ago in Fiction
