Cyrus walked straight to the tallest crack of light, a seam between two doors. They were locked, but they were also thin and old, and they bent a little with pressure from his shoulder.
He backed up.
"Try one of Skelton's keys," said Antigone. "Is there a keyhole?"
"Nope." Cyrus threw himself against the doors. Wood popped, but he bounced back. "I can break it."
"You mean a rib? Maybe your shoulder?" Antigone adjusted her grip, propping Horace in front of her.
"There's just one little bolt," said Cyrus. "And it's set in old wood." He paused. What was he hearing? Voices. Shouting. "You hear that?" he asked.
Antigone nodded. "They don't sound happy."
This time, Cyrus used his foot. The wood splintered, and the two doors wobbled open onto a world of emerald and sunlight.
You can't buy history new.
N.D. WilsonThe world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining the shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, but do not try to pretend there is no danger. Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. Make them yeast, and when they’ve grown, they will pollute the shadows.
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Henry's in the cupbord,' Richard said. 'I opted to sit this one out. Would it be incovenient for me to stay?
N.D. WilsonWriter's block — so what? Write something bad. Just throw it in the trash can when you're done, you're always improving. That kind of writing is like doing a bunch of push-ups. Every individual push-up is not the important thing. On Tuesday you're going to think, "Is it really important that I do it today?" No, but the collective impact is. If you write every day, you will improve.
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Writing every day is very, very helpful, but set the bar at a place where you have no excuse: It doesn't matter how tired you are, how late it is, you will do it. So if you say, "I will write one hundred words a day" — set the bar there, and then you can actually get over that bar.
N.D. WilsonCheese, Leon! Go get the cheese!
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It is hard to stay focused with so much swirling around me. God is distracting. He never stops talking, and I can never stop listening. There is a reason we sleep.
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That wasn't me. I'm not a morning person. There's another person inside of me that does all the morning things.
N.D. WilsonTags: humor
If you knew the meaning of life, would you necessarily like it?
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