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Nanoni and shish-Ka-toomi

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:January 12, 2022
  • Post category:announcement/fantasy/new release/visual art/writer-writing

Published this month at Bethlehem Writer's Roundtable Earning an Honorable Mention in the Bethlehem Writer's Roundtable 2021 Short Story contest, this fable is part of the back story for the…

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November Anthology Release! Holiday HiJinks times 3!

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 5, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/fantasy/Holiday, Holidays/new release/writer-writing

Dec. 4, 2021 Update: Whimsical Winter Wonderland is now available as an eBook. Please forgive the slight delay in its publication and enjoy reading many of these tales for yourself…

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Another Anthology Release

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:September 24, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news/writer-writing

“After the Rush Fades” appears in Ramblings & Reflections:Winning Words from SouthWest Writers 2021 Contest, which was released yesterday on Amazon. A corporate leader rises to the top on the…

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Pssst . . . Want to Come to a Party? . . . and How is Anthology #9 Really #7?

  • Post author:Clamo88
  • Post published:September 6, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news/writer-writing

The 7th SoWest anthology from the Desert Sleuths is out and my story, "The Backpack," is one of the 24 in it. Many Sisters in Crime chapters have an annual…

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Short Stories: The Thrill of the Moment (video panel)

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:August 18, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news/writer-writing

Update 8/21/21/: Google removed access to the video on my original. Something triggered its algorithm to pounce. I've set it up on my new YouTube author site. What do you…

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“Lucky Seven” Dec 15th Release

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 4, 2020
  • Post category:announcement/Holiday, Holidays/new release/news/writer-writing

Available for pre-order now for its December 15th release, Portraits of the Pen: A Collection of Short Stories, includes my 8th short story publication, "Lucky Seven," which won 3rd place…

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A Story Call, A Mural, and a Song

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 6, 2020
  • Post category:crime/mystery/new release/writer-writing

The call was for a crime story revolving around a song from the '60s. There were so many from which to choose. What inspired me to select "Spirit in the…

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Spirit in the Sky – Cover Reveal, Preorders, & Early Reading

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 27, 2020
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news

"Spirit in the Sky," my story in the anthology Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the '60s, can be in your eReader as early as…

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News, Changes, and Consistency

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 23, 2020
  • Post category:new release/news/writer-writing

News. I learned late last week—after my blog posted—that "Lucy Seven" won 3rd place in a short story competition from City Limits Publishing. This flash fiction began as a workshop…

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