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Sierra Torrin

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories, Historical Fiction

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I grew up (in age only) in rural North Carolina and central Ohio, so people watching has been great. Dungeons and Dragons (second ed!) and trying to be a Dungeon Master with a future lawyer, brilliant tech guys, and someone who read the books for fun taught me how to weave a good story and make any holes air tight. I've been in a writers' group since 2002. They have taught me invaluable lessons in critiquing and editing and reading outside my genre. I'm in a science fiction/fantasy writers' group with two other wonderful writers, who challenge what I've submitted, and I love them for it. ...more

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House Glasses

My intermediate novella, House Glasses, is going to be published through Mirror Publishing!!!! Heather has been in too many foster homes, and she has finally been adopted by Jessy and Peyton Tenterden. It is a new house for all of them, though the old place has been in Peyton's family for generations. In her room, Heather finds a rabbit doll she names Oliver Mayflower Appleworth. When Oliver takes Read more of this blog post »

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The Necromancer's Scroll

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