White desk with pink notebook, roses, keyboard, and gold paperclips that Francesca Varela uses to write environmental fiction

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  • The Great Peril of Our Existence

    3–4 minutes

    “The great peril of our existence lies in the fact that our diet consists entirely of souls.” A few years ago I read this on Wikipedia while researching the Inuit worldview for a school paper, and, for some reason, it’s always stuck with me. Maybe because it’s true. Scaldingly true. Our diet consists entirely of souls.

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  • My Book Was A Finalist In the Next Generation Indie Book Awards!!!

    1–2 minutes

    Call of the Sun Child may not have won an award this time, but it did come close… it was a finalist in the Young-Adult category at the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards! My book has been out for over a year now; it was released all the way back in March 2014. It’s been even

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  • Premonition – A Short Story

    7–11 minutes

    “Don’t say that,” he said softly. “Why would you think that?” “It’s just this feeling, Brian. I just— I know I’m not going to make it past the weekend. I just know.”  Her eyes closed, and her shoulders shook as she cried. She brushed away each tear as it rolled to her delicate nose. Soon

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  • Volando – A Short Story

    3–4 minutes

         “Ala,” her boyfriend said with his head turned away. “We need to go.” She was named after God. Or wings, according to her Spanish parents. “Uh… just another minute, Sam. Just…”  Her hands were still drying, one resting on each leg. She curled them up like potato bugs. A leaf fell into the water

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