True tales have no beginning or end. They do not exist only when men say 'Exist!' but instead are always there...reverberating through time in a dance, a weaving if you will. Only humans try to contain it with beginnings and ends. To put boundaries on everything simply because our own lives are bounded by birth and death

And thus we seek to lessen the power of that which is immortal.

The Rain Queen, Stephanie Puimun-Law

My name is Ari, and I'm a writer. Creating stories is my one true passion in life, and it's something that I'll continue to do until the day I die. I started writing fanfiction at an early age, but right now I'm working on my ORIGINAL STORIES, so my updates will be sporadic at best. I'm very sorry.

You can read snippets of my original fiction and my poetry at cest-la-morte (dot) tumblr (dot) com

Some basic information...

Name: Elleirabird, Ari, Seraphania
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Occupation: College student/writing tutor.
Country: Taiwan/Denmark/USA
Religion: Christian
Likes: Writing, reading, editing, singing, scuba diving, travel, etc.
Dislikes: Racism, homophobia, bigotry, jellyfish.
Music: Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Vienna Teng, Bon Iver, Bright Eyes, Fleet Foxes, Copeland, Daughter, etc.
Books: Anything. I love all books. Except for fucking paranormal romance.

ORIGINAL WORKS; NOT ONLINE

THE SPARK CHRONICLES {Spark, Boneteller, Storychild}
Hundreds of years in the future, humanity has failed. We no longer know how to speak, or read, or communicate in any way. No more stories are told. In the ruins of the city of Shanghai, one girl finds the last vestiges of our inspiration, and discovers the world of Lorechant, where all stories and myths are alive. But something dark has awakened - and now the fate of our history lies in her hands alone.

IRONSONG {The Clockwork City Chronicles, Book I}
A steampunk fairytale. The clockwork city of Avora must be constantly fed by its mighty engines, or else it will stop turning. But the city is starting to wind down, and nobody knows why - or who's stopping it. When Theo, a young engineer at the bottom of the city, finds his father's journal, he discovers a way to save the city - and in the process, finds himself in the middle of a secret that has been hidden since the city's birth.

CHIAROSCURO
A single-standing novel focusing on a boy who has a monster as a reflection. Deals with depression and PTSD with teenagers. I also adore this story.

THE NIGHT DANCE
A retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses from an entirely different viewpoint. Not written yet, still in the planning stages.

[Fanfiction - Online]

The Flight Chronicles [Gregor and the Prophecy of Flight, sequels unnamed]
Originally a very badly written fantasy-fulfillment fanfiction (alliteration!) about a Mary Sue with wings. Has been rewritten a few times, and it's been turned into my idea of how the Underland Chronicles connects to the events in The Hunger Games.

Wordcount: 3,000 words
Genre: Suspense, romance, adventure
Rating: T for some mature themes and scenes of violence. Not much swearing or excessive sexual overtones.
Pairings: Gregor/Luxa, Howard/OC

The Sleeping Swan
As much as it hurts me to admit this, it's a Twilight fanfiction. But Bella's real name is Anna, and she's in forks to kill Edward. AU.

Wordcount: 1500 words
Genre: Horror, suspence
Rating: T for violence, cursing, and some sexual stuff.
Pairings: Possible Bella and human!Jacob

God bless you all, and cheers,

[Ari]