by Esther Scherpenisse | J Sep 2025 | No category
Have you ever felt like you missed your moment? Like everyone else got handed a purpose and you’re just… here? I’m talking about that deep-down ache that maybe your life was supposed to mean something more. That if you just found the right job, or read the right...
by Esther Scherpenisse | J Sep 2025 | No category
Everyone has them—books that don’t wear out. The evergreens you can pluck off the shelf, open halfway through, and instantly drop back into, as if you’d been reading from the start. They are different for everyone, but these are mine, in no particular order. Stephen...
by Esther Scherpenisse | J Sep 2025 | No category
Some magic systems make your head spin with rules. Others drift more like a feeling—quiet, atmospheric, and hard to pin down. As a reader, I enjoy both. But the ones that stay with me, the ones that feel real, all have one thing in common: they mean something....
by Esther Scherpenisse | J Aug 2025 | No category
I read a book recently where the so-called “morally gray” love interest made me want to root for a potted plant over him. He was creepy, stalkerish, and every time he showed up, it set my teeth on edge. (No, I won’t name names.) The wild part? He was meant...
by Esther Scherpenisse | J Jul 2025 | No category
Every story is about something. That might sound obvious, but you’d be surprised how often I come across stories that feel like they’re not. Especially in writing contests, where I have at times helped judge entries, I still encounter that rare breed of story...
