Welcome, Ink Lovers!
I’m Yvonne, a fiction, fantasy, and sci-fi writer.
My goal is to transport you into a world of adventure, magic, and courage—and recommend books that do the same.
Why? Because stories inspire me to be braver, try new things, and put myself in others’ shoes. When I moved far away from home, stories helped me connect to the people and places I encountered. Learn more about me.
Looking for short stuff to read?
Writing & The Art of Secrecy
When I started my writing journey, I became an undercover agent. I didn’t give myself a code name, but I treated my manuscript like a Top Secret classified document. I didn’t let anyone read it. No one. Not a person, a dog, or a canary saw my work for three years, two months, and eighteen days.
Knight & Squire
A poem about a childhood adventure in imagination
Alice
Mom dropped the bombshell at breakfast. “We’re thinking about going to Puerto Rico for the summer.”
Curfew
She put her hand on Miss Dorman’s desk. It felt cool and smooth. Her skin left sweat marks where it touched. The ruler whistled down. Whap! Whap!
On Beginning
The warrior and the artist live by the same code of necessity, which dictates that the battle must be fought anew every day.Steven Pressfield There’s something about beginnings that freak me out. I stare at the blank page for a…
Rock Face 4783
Quadrant 24b has been giving me trouble. It is difficult to manage a ten-pound core sampler with a bent spinner head while dangling from a harness and ripple cord at a height of 5 meters in the baking hot sun.