Mother’s Day 2021
My mother, Claire Mildred (Cunningham) Murray, would have turned 100 this past January. She lived through many trials and tribulations, including a severe glandular infection in her neck when she…
For Pat
Today, 4/28/21, marks the 2nd anniversary of Pat's passing from complications due to Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). As someone recently said, "yes, we should commemorate these events." I agree. Why?…
Guest Interview: Dawn Dixon
Many novelists also write short stories, and Dawn Dixon is no exception. Winner of the William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers, Dawn went on to complete and hone…
Writer’s Digital Toolbox #1
Writers have a wealth of digital tools available to them. During a Zoominar Sunday morning, five of us discussed a tool that was demoed in a conference a few of…
Guest Interview: Sandra Murphy
Today, we’re speaking with Sandra Murphy, award-winning author and freelance editor. After selecting and editing the 22 stories in Peace, Love, and Crime, Sandy hung in there when there was a…
April Beckons … with Deadlines & Goals
Rolling into April feels more like tumbling for me. I had 2 short story deadlines at the end of March, with another this coming week. Thankfully, my critique group and…
Quick Reads: 6 Authors, 8-minutes each
Join me on Thursday, 3/18/21, 5 PM EDT, for an hour of short readings from authors Trisha J. Wooldridge, Sara Codair, Elizabeth Black, Sally Wiener Grotta, Robin Hansen, and me.…
Interlude 2: In Memoriam
This week's anthology interview is not an interview. Sadly, author Paul D. Marks passed away on February 28, 2021, after several months of treatment for an illness he couldn't beat.…
Guest Interview: Josh Pachter (video bonus, too)
Returning to our interview series, this week we have the talented Josh Pachter. Josh is a long-time short story writer who also translates short stories from several other languages into…
Interlude 1
Between the almost 2 dozen author interviews for Peace, Love, and Crime, I may throw in an interlude from time to time for a change of pace. Thus today's post…