Rapunzel, Rapunzel

Rapunzel, Rapunzel

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

You can't be Rapuzel forever.Rapunzel, Rapunzel is a collection of poems, a fairy tale of modern life, growing up and falling in love. Or not.Divided into five different parts, Rapunzel, Rapunzel explores the impact of anxiety and bullying, and the strength of love, for others and for ourselves. It muses on the difficulty of discovering who we are and how the masks we wear affect our lives and relationships.Most of all, Rapunzel, Rapunzel is about embracing all aspects of yourself, even the ones you’re scared to show, and finding strength in who you are as a person.
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Feather by Feather and Other Stories

Feather by Feather and Other Stories

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Feather by Feather and Other Stories is a varied collection of over 40 stories and poems. In these stories, demons struggle with their nature (and bake biscuits); a young girl faces a witch in search of the bobble hat that will save her Great-Aunt; a steam engine attempts the impossible; a student finds a book that may spell the death of her; catastrophe strikes Nightshadow and his people, testing their faith in the Stars; a mermaid learns that life above the sea offers far more than princes; ghosts howl their stories at passersby; an asexual teenager struggles with relationships and trust; and Phee… Well. Phee is Phee.Lynn E. O’Connacht’s first collection is a kaleidoscope of tales, featuring folktale and fairytale retellings, superhero fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction and more. Sensitive, imaginative, heart-wrenching, gentle, witty, candid, and engrossing Feather by Feather and Other Stories is a powerful and enchanting selection. It also...
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A Harmony of Water and Weald

A Harmony of Water and Weald

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Once upon a time… there was a little mermaid who wished for legs so she could walk on land and learn about the strange creatures that lived there. She thought it would be easy, adjusting to life as a human.She was wrong.And even after finding happiness with her family, the Sea Witch isn’t yet done with our little mermaid, giving an enigmatic warning about her future…A Harmony of Water and Weald is a companion collection to the asexual fairytale retelling Sea Foam and Silence, delving a little deeper into our mermaid's first experiences as a human as well as what happened after her happily ever after.
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The Passage of Pearl

The Passage of Pearl

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Pearl is in her final year at Eston University. Her days are made up of reading poetry, writing essays on poetry, thinking up essay topics on poetry, and trying not to bite people for invading her personal space. When she finds a book that could make or break her career, Pearl throws all her cautious planning in the wind. But the book has secrets of its own and Pearl will make a very tasty snack.
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Sea Foam and Silence

Sea Foam and Silence

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Be careful what you wish for...She warned of the pain. She did.But no warning can prepare you.Nothing can.How could I have knownWhat it is like on the dry sand?We just watched.It’s hard, not being able to askQuestions, though I have learned some speechWith my hands. ˆ_ˆI miss my sisters.I have made friends here.I have laughed with them,Learned with them, played with them.I love them.She said I would die if he loves someone else.Will I die? At the beginning I wanted to. It hurtsSo much. Life isn’t easy, will never be easy, but…I don’t want to become sea foam.
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Courage Is the Price

Courage Is the Price

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Seventeen-year-old Rue doesn’t need anyone other than Ghost, her not-so-imaginary best friend. They’ve been inseparable for as long as Rue can remember and she shares everything with Ghost.The day before Rue returns home from school for the long holiday, Ghost disappears. Ever-fretful Rue tries to tell herself it’s fine, but she knows something is horribly, terribly wrong. She’ll have to overcome her anxiety find her courage and push her boundaries further than she ever thought possible in order to save her best friend, and perhaps make some new ones as Rue finds herself drawn into the fringes of a secret battle for human survival.Soft science fiction meets fantasy in this exciting novella-length adventure of daring and friendship.
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A Promise Broken

A Promise Broken

Lynn E. O'Connacht

Lynn E. O'Connacht

It’s a rainy day when four-year-old Eiryn has to say goodbye to her mother. Scared, confused and unwilling to do so, Eiryn tries to summon water to stop the funeral from happening and her life falls apart. Her uncle is always sad and busy; she keeps hearing her mother’s voice asking her to follow; her best friend keeps getting into fights; and some of her classmates hate her for existing.Arèn never wanted children, but he’s desperate to protect his niece from his people’s extreme caution regarding magic and other races. Kerisaoina children aren’t capable of using it and his niece is no exception. Despite being only half-kerisaoina, Eiryn is already starting to show that she’ll be one of her generation’s most talented magic-singers and those who don’t approve of her existence are trying to take advantage of a young girl’s grief.Eiryn is determined to make her uncle happy, but it’s hard to make other...
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