I don’t think anything warms a writer’s heart as much as seeing her story in print. Two stories, double the warmth. You could triple or even quadruple my warmth by clicking the links provided below and ordering a copy or two which will net me a small commission. Okay, I’m […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Following is a bit of short of fiction that was published last year in The Paperbook Collective (Issue 7). The issue itself is available here. It contains plenty of good fiction, poetry, and photography for your reading pleasure. *** Maggie tossed the gray mess to the empty spot beside her. […]
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
Enuf said. Happy Turkey Day or Tofurkey Day, everyone! I finished at 50,132 words. Thanks to everyone who hung in there with me! And thanks to the team at NaNoWriMo! And, yeah, I’m getting me one of these:
Estimated reading time: 19 seconds
Hey, everybody, I feel like I’ve been so deep in NaNoWriMo land and posting the progress of my WIP, Clemency, that you all may have forgotten what I look like. Yes, I now have blue hair as well as pink. In the right light, my husband says I look patriotic. […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
This “experimental” “poem” (feel like I should put both words separated in quotes because I rarely write like this) was previously published on The Community Storyboard. * * * She called me her little Puerto Rican. I was too young to remember, she said. Not until I was an adult, […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
This short short story was originally published on The Community Storyboard in May 2013. With some minor revisions, I’m reprinting it here. Sunday Dinner The child’s cry pierced my ears, and I thanked God again that I was too blind to see her tear-soaked red face. Every Sunday they put […]
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
In response to this week’s Community Storyboard writing prompt, Tomorrow, I wrote a short story that you can read here. In the story, the characters are imaginary, but the memories, the places, and the flood are real. The following pictures are of my childhood home which was damaged in the […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes