cherylaossolaApr 18, 20192 minHiding placesWhen I was a kid, we'd visit my grandparents most summers. Their house, a white Victorian in the Italian section of Syracuse, New York, was a place of endles...
cherylaossolaApr 17, 20191 minChapter 1, live!The Other Stories is a fun trove of readings and interviews from the not-super-well-known author pool—and yeah, that includes me. Kudos to Ilana Masad for co...
cherylaossolaApr 12, 20191 minHouse of buried memoriesIn THE WILD IMPOSSIBILITY, Kira turns to her family's past as she tries to understand the bizarre dreams and visions she's having. The first place she looks ...
cherylaossolaMar 20, 20191 minWhere joy should be Weddings are fantasies for some people, a little girl’s dream come true, every detail masterminded—the perfect dress, flowers chosen for color and symbolism,...
cherylaossolaFeb 27, 20191 minSearching for serenityIn The Wild Impossibility, a backyard pond, home to koi and watched over by a statue of the Virgin Mary, is a key location for the book’s protagonist, Kira. ...
cherylaossolaFeb 20, 20192 minWearing the pastWhen does a piece of clothing become a costume? In a sense, clothing is always a costume, because every garment we wear projects an image of who we are. But ...
cherylaossolaFeb 13, 20192 minWhat's in a place?Place. For me it’s one of the most important—and enjoyable—parts of writing fiction. This is where a writer can let loose with sensory images; tap into a cha...