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Fun with Hyperlexia!
Hyperlexia is a gift, not a pathology. Here is my experience.
Emmalia Harrington
Jan 112 min read
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Accountability for the New Year
I'm not a fan of new year resolutions. From what I can see, people stop following them within a month or two. Moreover, I'd rather set up...
Emmalia Harrington
Jan 31 min read
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My Writing Year in Review
What I did this year, writing wise.
Emmalia Harrington
Dec 28, 20241 min read
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Formal Portraits
Once I got my author copy of "Walk on Grey Ruins," I made some celebratory/promotional shots. Enjoy! The lead, Sulla Her guardian,...
Emmalia Harrington
Dec 21, 20241 min read
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Neurospicy Writer's Tea
It's slush reading season. Something about approaching the manuscripts with a hot tasty beverage in hand helps me get into a literary...
Emmalia Harrington
Dec 14, 20242 min read
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Writing and Executive Dysfunction
Executive dysfunction is a trait of autism, ADHD, and possibly other forms of neurospiciness. For me, it occurs when too much information...
Emmalia Harrington
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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Why "The Eye of Argon" is Better Than AI Generated Work
AI generated stories have given me respect for Jim Theis. For those unaware, "The Eye of Argon," by Jim Theis, was published in OSFAN 7...
Emmalia Harrington
Nov 29, 20242 min read
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A Story in Four Photographs
"That looks nothing like me." "Walk on Grey Ruins" is out now! Order at: https://books2read.com/u/mdapOW
Emmalia Harrington
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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I Have a Shiny New Book! Preorder Now!
All Sulla knows about her past is she was buried alive with enough magic in her blood to damage her body. Â As a baby, the Fey used her...
Emmalia Harrington
Nov 3, 20241 min read
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Spice and Wolf: A Look into an "Ordinary" Fantasy Life
My brief overview of a series I adore, Spice and Wolf
Emmalia Harrington
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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Things I Do When I'm Not Writing.
Even if the act of writing gets tedious, writing and storytelling is burned deep into me. I will find a way to express what is inside me....
Emmalia Harrington
Sep 28, 20241 min read
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Neurospicy Subtext
For many years, I participated in a writing group headed by a retired special education teacher. More than once, he asked if this...
Emmalia Harrington
Sep 22, 20241 min read
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Monster Writing
I have been busy writing and editing, just not on this blog. It's been months since I worked on my second novel manuscript, so I'm...
Emmalia Harrington
Sep 14, 20241 min read
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I'm Writing a Sequel?!
A short update on what I'm writing now, and what I hope to publish.
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 24, 20241 min read
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Matcha Latte Garden
My floral take on matcha latte.
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 17, 20241 min read
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Baby Steps
I mentioned some weeks ago that I was ill for several weeks. The symptoms are gone, but I'm still coping withthe emotional fallout. I'm...
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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Epic Fantasy in Six Minutes
How a heavy metal song manages to be both cute and deliver the essence of a multi book epic
Emmalia Harrington
Aug 4, 20241 min read
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Disability Pride Month is on FIYAH!
July is Disability Pride Month in the United States. It is a time to remember how far we've come, how far we still need to go, and show...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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Back in the Day with Writer Naivete
Back in undergrad, I knew someone with big writing ambitions. They had already completed their first novel manuscript, was working on...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 20, 20241 min read
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It Has Been a Rough Few Weeks
I've been coping with multiple bereavements, and severe illness requiring surgery. I have not been in a good mindset for writing,...
Emmalia Harrington
Jul 13, 20241 min read
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