Emily Ashman

It’s International Women’s Day today and for me this marks an occasion to consider how we all judge women – both consciously and...

Should we always tell the truth? Most people would answer a resounding “Yes!” to that question but Sam Harris’ book “Lying” delves into...

There's a chimp and a wonder wizard within us all. The chimp blocks our creative flow and the wizard weaves the magic. So how do we...

Sometimes kids' books trump adults books for their imaginative scope and beautiful simplicity... “You have to write the book that wants...

A whirlwind tour of this ever-evolving genre... The definition of dystopia is “an imagined state or society where there is great...

A short story about how I found friendship in an unexpected place and what I learned from loss...

At it's root, every human story explores the battle between the light and dark within. My story is no different...

Prepare yourselves. The story of how I came up with The Mayflies are Gathering sounds far-fetched...