Theme:
Through
two of my poems, The Land of the Trees and
Moment, I want to emphasize how emotion effects how I
interact with the world around me. Changes the way I connect
with my world.
The Land of the Trees
High in the sky,
with the birds and the bees,
among branches and bark,
in the land of the trees.
In the land of the trees,
there is moss and there are leaves,
there are whispers and rustles,
a world without cease.
After rain there is mud,
and scents of sodden Earth,
musty and strong,
leaving new life in its berth.
In the night there are stars.
Bright against a black pitch sky,
they flicker and fade,
not till first light do they die.
At dawn the mist
falls,
the world wakes once
more,
creatures start to
stir,
the day knocks at
Earth’s door.
Fear arising.
Back UP against the wall.
Instincts on overdrive.
Fight or flight?
Do I give in or give all?
Back still up against the wall.
Whenever I read a book, I wonder about
the characters lives before they got to the point where the author started
writing. In the real world, everyone has
a story. Experiences that made them who they are and got them where they are
today. Why shouldn't characters be the same? So, when I started writing my
book, Accused, I made a list of all
the mentioned character (all those I meant to keep at least) and jotted down
brief descriptions about each of them that I hope to later use to write their
stories and to make them more realistic and relatable.
Character Log
- Rachel Morrison- grew up in the small
town of Clark, Pennsylvania. Is now a freshman at Penn State, accused of
murdering the man who killed her friend Rebecca .
- Ian
McGorham - former paramedic, currently completing his residency at St.
Andrews Trauma Center in the ER. Has become a close friend of Rachael’s.
- Kaylee
Anderson- one of Rachel’s best friends. The girls met at the funeral of
Becky Cooper, Rachel’s first and forever best friend, and have remained
good friends ever since.
- Matthew
(Matt) Cooper- Kaylee’s obnoxious boyfriend (ex-boyfriend as far as
Rachel’s concerned). Brother of Rebecca Cooper.
- Rebecca
(Becky) Cooper- Rachel’s closest childhood friend who was kidnapped and
murdered when they were 8.
- Special
Agent John Marshall Hayes- a Former Special Ops Sniper, the current lead
agent of the Federal Bureau of Criminal Affairs (FBCA): Violent Crimes
Unit.
- Special
Agent Alexander De Luca- worked Philly P.D. for a few years before joining
the FBCA. Hayes’s number two.
- Special
Agent Catherine (Tate) Tatum- newest agent on Hayes’s team. Hand-picked by
Hayes for his team.
- Eleanor
(Ellie or Nora) Sharpe- Assistant Supervisor of the FBCA crime lab.
Specialty: substance analysis.
- Skylar
(Skye) Siebel- Ian’s sister. Adopted by Ian’s parents when she was little.
She had had a hard time before that. Specialty: trace analysis