I hope you all enjoyed Father’s Day. How many of you received a tie for a gift? Neckties are the most common present on this day, or used to be. Abraham Lincoln said, “My father taught me to work, but not to love it. I never did like to work, and I don’t deny it. […]
Computer Repair Short Story in Anthology
Gary Lea wrote “Countdown,” a short story in my anthology, Written Across the Genres. A friend calls the protagonist to repair a computer that has a virus. Here is an excerpt: “No backup? Did I hear that right?” “I know. We screwed up. It’s just that Frank thought Len did it and Len thought Frank […]
The Use of Diary Entries in a Short Story
Paula Chinick, who wrote a mainstream short story called “Hidden Discovery” in my anthology, Written Across the Genres, used diary entries between narrative paragraphs. Jean, the protagonist, talks in first person about finding her mother’s diary after she died. “I found it a few months ago while forced to go through her things alone. Alone, […]
Mainstream Fiction
The first short story in Written Across the Genres, my anthology available on Amazon, is called “Valuable” by Arleen Eagling. Karen, the protagonist is a widow who is in a tool store where she brings “a starter set of six hand-forged chisels of different sizes, each slipped into separate leather pockets they’d lived in for […]
Norman in the Painting Art Gallery Excerpt
Norman in the Painting Chapter Four: Jill visits Maggie, her best friend who is confined to a wheelchair and owns the only art gallery in town. The next morning, Jill ran to the Apollo Gallery planning to arrive by 8:00 a.m. Maggie usually opened early, before Evelyn did. Several clients’ monthly bookkeeping had to be […]
Norman in the Painting Quote
Norman in the Painting, Chapter Three when Norman disappears again: “A strong waft of air swooped into the space. Jill, with eyes closed as her hair blew into her face, clasped the edge of the desk . She couldn’t hang on any longer and fell to the floor.”
Emily Arsenault’s Book In Search of the Rose Notes
Have you ever read a short description of a novel by an author you don’t recognize and you want to read it right away? I had that experience with In Search of the Rose Notes by Emily Arsenault. She’s considered a mystery writer but one Amazon reviewer said this book is, “at heart a psychological […]