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

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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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  • Reconnecting With Nature

    4–6 minutes

    When was the last time you stood beneath the sky? Perhaps during a few hurried minutes between commutes. If you’re like most people, you didn’t even look up. As a society, we have lost our connection to nature. It seems young people, especially, are deprived of connection to the natural world. Notable groups urge us

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