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• Academic Information

  By nazkey on May 10, 2014 • ( 0 )

  I am currently pursuing a Masters in English Literature at California State University, Northridge. For a partial list of my academic papers and projects, please visit my academic site

• Wil Wheaton’s “Just a Geek”

  By nazkey on July 16, 2013 • ( 2 )

    I usually don’t read a lot of autobiographies, especially not when the subject is way too young to have enough material for a book. I got this book through a Tor campaign for Pay-What-You-Can Humble eBook bundle and thought,… Read More ›

• Abigail Reynold’s “Impulse & Initiative”*

  By nazkey on June 24, 2013 • ( 1 )

    *Note:  The publisher has published this work under several titles.  In addition to Impulse & Initiative, you can find this work under the titles Rule of Reason, and To Conquer Mr. Darcy.   I love Abigail Reynolds.  She does an amazing job… Read More ›

• Abigail Reynolds’ “Pemberley by the Sea”

  By nazkey on June 19, 2013 • ( 0 )

    First off, I have to tell you that Abigail Reynolds is one of my favorite continuation/alternate P&P writers. She’s actually really great at bringing characters to life and there is no problem with her being able to “show” rather… Read More ›

• Regina Jeffer’s “Darcy’s Passions.”

  By nazkey on June 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

    I had read this book a while back, but decided to give it one more shot. Here’s the deal: Regina Jeffers is obviously a much better writer than most others in this particular genre. At the very least, she… Read More ›

• Linda Berdoll’s “Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife”

  By nazkey on May 29, 2013 • ( 0 )

  There are many things wrong with this book, but I’m giving it a 2-star rating because it actually has some potential. The most annoying thing about this book is the fact that Berdoll seems to have swallowed a thesaurus, and… Read More ›

• Protected: A Writer’s Journey

  By nazkey on October 3, 2012

  There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

• Men

  By nazkey on June 10, 2011 • ( 0 )

    Author’s Note:  This piece was inspired by one of my favorite shows, Sex & the City.  It’s also an amalgamation of various conversations with girlfriends that I’ve gathered throughout the years.  The story isn’t about me.  It’s written in the first person… Read More ›

• Untitled

  By nazkey on December 14, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Her presence lingers Like the tendrils of her scent Repellant Like a fog of insecticide From the center of her blackness Life is sucked out in a vortex She remains Mentally … emotionally Draining The specter of her being Snakes… Read More ›

• You & Me

  By nazkey on December 14, 2010 • ( 0 )

  What day is it? And in what month? This clock never seemed so alive I can’t keep up and I can’t back down I’ve been losing so much time  … I can’t. Can I? It’s beyond any feeling I’ve ever… Read More ›