Author: Rachel

Welcome to the web home of Rachel Heston Davis--young adult lit writer, newspaper stringer, and associate editor at Written World Communications. Please, make yourself at home. :) You can find loads of information here. For a peek into the secret life of an obsessive writer, read my blog. To see those writing projects on which I'm obsessing, visit the Writing page. If you're a fellow storyteller or story reader, I recommend Resources and Links to point you in the right direction. And as always, check my news feed for updates on projects and publishing!

Why the Mike Brown shooting is about race, even if it isn’t.

ByRachel September 9, 2014 0 Comments

It’s been a month since Mike Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man from Ferguson, MO, was shot to death by a white police officer named Darren Wilson. A month of protests, a month of unrest, a month of conflict between citizens and police in St. Louis—and a month of painful conversations about race and class.With Ferguson’s largely black population calling attention to police...

How To Make An Astounding Proposal, Politely.–A Satire

ByRachel August 21, 2014 2 Comments

We all know how hard it can be to convince people of controversial topics. Cannibalism, Y2K survival, aliens in ancient Egypt, small animal sacrifice…some topics have been so roundly dismissed by the public that any attempt to discuss them is met with immediate scorn, if not outright condemnation.But never fear! If you need to convince your blog readers of something hard to swallow, like that...

Blessed Are Those Who Don’t Need No Therapy–and other things Jesus never said.

ByRachel August 14, 2014 0 Comments

I'm not pulling punches on this one. I was incredibly sad to see Robin Williams go this week. It's even more terrible and tragic that his death came at his own hand. And it's even worse that some people called him a coward, or belittled his supposed lack of willpower in powering through life. I'd like to see some of these people spend 63 years in constant mental pain and then see who's the...

Book To Movie: Fault In Our Stars

ByRachel June 12, 2014 0 Comments

After two sets of rearranged plans and many adventures getting to the theater, I finally completed my summer goal and saw the movie version of A Fault In Our Stars,which was easily my favorite read of the past year.And yes, it was awesome. Shailene Woodley is an amazing actress and really nailed the character of Hazel, right down to the haircut. Ansel Elgort did a better job as Gus than I...

I Need Therapy After Hannibal Season 2

ByRachel June 8, 2014 0 Comments

I just finished season 2 of NBC’s hit psychological thriller Hannibal. Here’s an image from one episode that I think visually represents the essence of this season:Yes, that’s right. Hannibal season 2 burst into flames and rolled uncontrollably downhill. Not in a good way.In fact, I am fairly certain that if Hannibal season 2 was a person, Hannibal Lecter would kill and eat it. He eats the...