May 2011

A Contest: What the What?

The rules are simple.  The first person to correctly identify what the heck this is a picture of, wins a book.  Simply post your answer (only one guess per person, please) in the comment section.  Please fill out your e-mail in the comment box so I can contact you (unless we are twitter or facebook

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“Uprooted” Invades Reality

In my short story, “Uprooted,” there is a magnificent thunder storm that causes a tree to become uprooted in the woods behind the main character’s house. Last night, I experienced a storm close to the magnitude I had previously written about.  We lost electricity and the high winds whipped around the treetops, tearing branches and

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Summer Starts Now

Classes are over, I’m done grading papers, and all my windows are open.  Sounds like summer to me. For the first time since I started teaching this past autumn, I feel as if I can finally make some writing plans.  Sure, I managed to squeak out a few stories during the past months, but mostly

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“Inside the Walls of East Lombard Street” Accepted

Happy Cinco de Mayo, wonderful peoples of the interwebs. Like most holidays, one of the only reasons I bother celebrating anymore is the food.  After long years of contemplation, I’ve realized that beyond the religious or political reasons for holidays, my emerging family traditions all revolve around the food and spending quality time together (which,

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