All Stitched Up

So I gotta tell ya what happened this week. It was a lovely day at church where Small Son inadvertently put his hand through the window.  It cut his wrist horribly, barely missing the artery.   When I took a good look at it, I pretty much hit the floor. While I claim that I was always fully conscious, at least a … Read More

“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” Features Anne Riley

Anne Riley is a high school Spanish teacher by day, but a young adult author by afternoon and early evening. Her first novel, The Clearing, is currently on submissions to editors. Anne is represented by Alanna Ramirez of Trident Media Group, New York. When she’s not writing or wrangling teenagers into submission, she enjoys knitting, coffee, and consignment shopping. She’s … Read More

Hello, Childhood. I’m So Pleased To See You.

My father gave me The Book of Goodnight Stories on April 13, 1988.  I know this because he wrote it on the inside of the cover.  I had just turned nine. There are 365 stories in this book, one for each day of the year.  I never had much discipline, however, and plowed through a week’s worth of stories at a time.  The … Read More

“Be Mysterious: Writers in Masks” Features Bruce Kurkowski

Hi. i’m b2 (aka Bruce Kurkowski), a 52 year old tow truck driver from Wisconsin. I’ve been writing most of my life, i just haven’t had anything published yet. But I’m working on it. I’ve been driving tow truck for almost six years now, and I’ve been on call 24/7 the whole time. I love it, and I’m good at … Read More

My Good News!

I mentioned earlier that I have good news about my son.  It’s great news.  Wonderful news!   It’s something wonderful and life-changing. My seven year old nonverbal son now says “Mama.”  He looks me dead in the eyes and says “Mama”.  He has actually been saying it for a couple of weeks, but now it’s rock-solid and consistent.  He also says … Read More

What I Learned From Andrea Brown.

I was really lucky to meet Andrea Brown when she came to speak to the Las Vegas Writers Group.  How many times have I had the opportunity to listen to an agent, ask a couple of questions, and have her critique the first paragraph of my novel?  Um, never. The first thing I realized is that this is a woman … Read More

“Be Mysterious: Writers In Masks” Features Alison Boyd

Alison Boyd is a writer living in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia. She writes a regular blog at http://kittykatmandoo.blogspot.com and has had poetry, short stories and a radio play published online, as an iPhone application and in print. Most of what she writes is myth-based speculative fiction but is keen to try her hand at horror in the coming … Read More

Hello, Where Has Mercedes Gone?

I’m back, my friends!  Hafta tell ya that I was knocked flat by something resembling The Black Plague, but being sick gave me time to think about things.  Mainly all of the many things that I do because I feel like I’m supposed to do them.  Take this Thursday for example. I worked hard to obtain a type of Medallion.  It’s … Read More