A native of Chicago, Joni Parker joined the U.S. Navy during college, going on to earn a Master of Military Arts and Sciences Degree. Now retired, she devotes her time to writing. Her books include the fantasy/adventure trilogy, The Seaward Isle Saga: The Black Elf of Seaward Isle, Tangled Omens, and her latest, Blood …
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Interview: Marija Bulatovic, Author of ‘FANTASTICAL: Tales of Bears, Beer and Haemophilia’
"I also hope that readers will get a sense of curiosity about another time, place and enjoy some of the cultural elements FANTASTICAL presents."
Read More »Interview: Dr. Suzana E. Flores, Author of ‘Facehooked’
The Internet and social media have made our lives easier, but they were never meant to replace life.
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 »Four Letter Words: Learning How to Write from a Federal Prison
If we as Americans want prisoners to succeed at something pro-social whether it be writing, learning, or not returning to a life of crime, we have to provide them with the tools to do so.
Read More »Interview: Faye Rapoport DesPres, Author of ‘Message from a Blue Jay’
Faye Rapoport was born in New York City and has lived in upstate New York, Colorado, England, and Israel. She earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Brandeis University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry before starting a career writing for environmental organizations. After …
Read More »Book Review: ‘How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days’ by Roberta Temes, Ph.D.
When writing about difficult times in life, inspiration comes from the many samples extracted from student memoirs. Seeing others put their struggles down on paper and wring meaning from their experiences will empower the reader to do the same, and to create a process of therapeutic self-discovery along with the satisfaction of the daily writing habit.
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 »What Are You Writing?
Writers are worker ants, always labouring, often without pay, for the good of the nest: the planet we all share. All writing is political.
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.
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