Dec 30
King of the Gnomes King Gob entered the Royal Hall of his Underground palace, waved away his courtiers, and went straight to his office behind the throne. He picked up Globbel, hefting the weight of the magic sword in his hand, before using it to slash open a large manila envelope on his desk. Another …
Dec 26
My Writing Niche (podcast): episode #15 Download or Play episode *here* I start off reading my new #Spoken Sunday, The Bride of Oglingston Spitworthy. This week’s selection is from my #Friday Flash instead of my 52/250 flash story, because I’m continuing my new, very short, serial. I also briefly reflect on the end of one …
Dec 23
The Bride of Oglingston Spitworthy Jenny fussed with the place settings and anxiously watched the clock. After arranging the flowers in the vase on the table, she stopped to appraise herself in the hallway mirror. Picking up a brush, she tried to pull it through her mousy brown hair, but the tight curls held fast. …
Dec 19
My Writing Niche (podcast): episode #14 Download or Play episode *here* I start off reading my new #Spoken Sunday, Oglingston Spitworthy Takes a Bride. This week’s selection is from my #Friday Flash instead of the 52/250 flash challenge. simply because it’s the beginning of my new, very short, serial (series?). I also discuss some of …
Dec 17
Oglingston Spitworthy Takes a Bride Oglingston was nervous. Often he ran the gambit of emotions with the grace and ease one would expect of any self respecting gnome, but today was the day he told his folks about his prospective bride. Given his family history, one of two outcomes were probable. They would either treat …
Dec 12
My Writing Niche (podcast): episode #13 Download or Play episode *here* I start off reading my short #SpokenSunday, The Great Outdoors, inspired by the theme Urban Convert and written for the 52/250 flash challenge. I talk about some personal news (to keep myself honest and motivated) and then move on to some reflections about the …
Dec 10
My story, The Great Outdoors, can be found at the 52/250 flash challenge site. The theme for this week’s submissions was Urban Convert. When I originally read the theme, this scene played out in my head right away. I’ve camped a lot in my life, mostly as a Girl Scout growing up and later with …
Dec 08
Once the Well of Souls became crowded… *photo by C. Russell. You have my permission to use it.
Dec 05
My Writing Niche (podcast): episode #12 Download or Play episode *here* As always, I start off reading a short piece, this time my poem “Poet”, for #SpokenSunday. I’m trying something a bit different for my show notes. Previously I’d simply listed the links, but I thought (based on what I’ve seen elsewhere) that a paragraph …
Dec 03
The World at My Fingertips The Palm Pilot spoke to me through text that flashed across its screen. My appointments, my phone book, my ebooks and documents showed up as letters against its glowing background – the world at my fingertips. However, I was surprised when it told me to call in sick to work. …
