Rowan Finley
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Father. Academic Advisor. Musician. Writer. My real name is Jesse Balogh.
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Berganashio - Chapter 4
In a very different part of the land, far from where the fairies, totters, fireflies, and hummingbirds lived, there lived a mob of meerbirds. The meerbirds were similar to meerkats, which are found in other worlds. However, they possessed beautiful, white wings. A mob of meerbirds sat in a circle around the campfire somberly. The firelight flickered on their black, beady, calm eyes. Their wings were all tucked carefully behind them out of reverence. Even the youngest of the meerbirds sat with their parents, both unusually quiet, and attentive. Keenwai stood up, while clearing his throat. His muscles felt a bit tense, but it was because he didn’t like speaking in front of crowds. He began to speak what he had been rehearsing in his mind all day since they had buried his sickly father that morning.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
Berganashio - Chapter 3
Jovie and the two young totters sat near the fireplace in full anticipation for Papa totters story to begin. Jovie had made chocolate chip cookies and they munched on them quietly, as the fire crackled behind them. It had been a long time since they'd had cookies, so it was quite a nice treat after a long day of catching fish for queen Finyellë. There was a black teapot with water that was starting to boil for them to make hot tea. Closing his eyes, as if he was dreaming, papa totter started telling the story.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
Berganashio - Chapter 2
"Here's where you'll stay..." Jovie motioned to a very cozy room with a fireplace with a nice fire that was flickering. The room had three beds and all the necessary things that a family could possibly need. "What do you think?" Jovie asked.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
Apple's Corporate Culture
After studying a company for any length of time, it does not take long to get a good sense of what the company’s corporate culture consists of, and how it permeates among all of its employees. Corporate culture is defined as being “the shared values, ingrained attitudes, and company traditions that determine norms of behavior, accepted work practices, and styles of operating,” or in other words, “the organizational DNA” (Thompson 2016). Therefore, everything that a company represents, the actions taken, the strategies made, and the stories told tend to all stem from the company’s corporate culture.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Journal
Berganashio - Chapter 1
Once upon a time, there was a family of tiny otters. This breed of otters was affectionately called totters. There was a terrible storm that blew apart their home. They rebuilt a new home, but it just wasn't the same. Life for the family did not feel as happy as it used to be. They did not play like they used to. The river felt colder and uninviting. Papa totter didn’t smoke his pipe anymore. Momma totter didn’t like to sew anymore. Sister totter didn’t play with her dolls anymore. Brother totter didn’t like his trains very much anymore. Momma totter started to leave on some nights. She would go on long walks, but no one knew where to. Then one night she never came back. Papa totter cried and cried. His heart was broken more than ever before. Brother totter thought it was all his fault. Sister totter thought it was her fault.
By Rowan Finley 2 years ago in Fiction
