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Book Review: ‘The Lightkeepers: A Novel’ by Abby Geni
In "The Lightkeepers" by Abby Geni we see that when the trappings of civilization are stripped away humans are animals after all.
Read More »Interview with Anne K. Edwards, author of ‘This and That: A Collection of Light and Dark Tales’
I know a muse is supposed to be a "she" but mine is a disagreeable, whiny "he" who has his own column on my website.
Read More »Flash Fiction: ‘The Five Stages’
Why did Daniel insist on coming down here today? She wasn’t ready. They hadn’t set foot in the place in months. She wasn’t interested…in anything. Sheila shook her bangs out of her eyes and pushed open the oversized, wooden door. It creaked a little, stiff from disuse. She reached for …
Read More »Flash Fiction: ‘The Promise’
Sammie Sanders didn’t know what to be afraid of. This sometimes made her brave, other times foolish. Her mother was a single mom who didn’t pay much attention to Sammie or her younger sister, Jeannie. Her mom was in a sort of perpetual motion to find the perfect man. From …
Read More »Flash Fiction: ‘Lunch Money’
I was heading down the highway after the robbery, not highway robbery, just the old fashioned gas station kind.
Read More »Flash Fiction: Last Call
“You’ve made me a keeper of vineyards, yet my own vineyard I’ve not kept.” I sent this Song of Solomon verse out as my last Wednesday evening’s sermon.
Read More »Book Review: ‘A Possible Life’ by Sebastian Faulks
A novel by any other name may still be sweet.
Read More »Book Review: A Short History of the Short Story: Western and Asian Traditions by Gulnaz Fatma, MA, MBA
A Short History of the Short Story is informative, fascinating, and a true addition to the understanding of world literature.
Read More »Book Review: Night Shift by Stephen King
King is in top form in this anthology, featuring short stories he wrote in the late '60s, early '70s.
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