The old women only stuck around this long out of a sense of duty. Your mom was the same way. That's why I loved her. She put her duty first, ahead of evverything.

Are you the cursed kid Nemesis mentioned?" Leo asked. "But you're a girl." "You're a girl," said the girl. "Excuse me?

I've always liked the idea that writing is a form of travel. And I started my writing career as a mystery novelist for adults.

If you've seen a crab's mouth, all foamy and gross with whiskers and snapping bits, you can imagine this one didn't look any better blown up to billboard size.

Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.

I pulled out Riptide.

Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.