When words are what we have to give

I don’t have any profound thoughts right now. I don’t have a book to promo (although I have a Ukraine charity anthology coming next month – A Kiss for Ukraine – but no link yet) All I can offer is the thing Read more

Free stories and leaning into hope

Here we are in February, the day after Valentine’s (otherwise known as Cheap Candy Day.) And I’m going to also designate it “Leaning Into Hope” day this year. Things are rough right now. This isn’t the place for a rant Read more

Charity Anthologies

One of the joys of being a published author is getting to do good with my words. One route to accomplish that is a charity anthology, where a group of us donate short fiction, with the profits going to a Read more

Sharing the Carnival of Mysteries

. This year I tried a new kind of shared worlds writing – one common paranormal element. I loved having Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries tying the series books together. In these stories, the magical, mystical carnival moves between worlds, Read more

Monthly Guest Post—Andy Gallo—Moving On.

Apologies for missing the last two months. We were busy as a family. After 17 years in the same house, we’re saying goodbye to the home that has held our memories, laughter, and tears. We got married in this house, Read more

Flash Fiction for Fun

What does a writer do for pure enjoyment? For a palate cleanser? To get past a block? For me, the answer to all three is Flash Fiction! Or at least, my version of it, which ranges from a few hundred Read more