How Long Does it Take?
Friday's blog post is brought to you by Sunday. I say that in half-jest, half-truth. While I try to blog each Friday, I have given myself permission to let it…
“Nanoni and shis-Ka-toomi” – Honorable Mention
I've known for about a month that "Nanoni and shish-Ka-toomi" won Honorable Mention in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable 2021 Short Story Contest. I've been waiting for the official announcement, which…
Guest Interview: Karen Keeley
Here's another in our author guest interview series from the Peace, Love, and Crime anthology. We have a wonderful mix of first-time and long-time published authors and hope you'll pick…
Guest Interview: Jeanne DuBois
Before the interview, I'll let you in on a special deal. If you like music and short mystery stories, you'll want to get the Music Mystery Bundle. Peace, Love, and…
Submission, Rejection, Revision . . .
Sending out one's manuscript or short story is one part relief--you think it's ready for publication--and one part suspense--will it be accepted? Does the editor like it? Does it suit…
Looking Forward . . .
This post could have been titled "Looking Ahead," as that's what I'm doing now. But looking forward captures that plus my anticipation of coming days with fewer restrictions and upcoming…
No Post This Week 5/14/21
I'm working on some site changes and other things and am not posting this week. I'll be back next week.
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 Winner of the William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant for Unpublished Writers, Dawn went on to complete and hone…