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Short Story Contest – Deadline is February 28th
Posted on February 21, 2022 Leave a Comment
Attention writers! This month’s short story contest theme is: Unconventional Love Stories Entries must be received by midnight Monday, February 28th, cst. Selected stories will be featured during the month of January. Read on for further guidelines. Guidelines Stories are to be 1,500 to 3,000 words. All genres welcome. Please keep it ‘R’ rated or […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – February 15, 2022
Posted on February 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me With thirty-eight books complete so far this year, I am now fifty-one percent of the way to my reading goal of seventy-five books. I probably should have set a higher goal for myself this year! First on my list The Prophetess by Evonne Marzouk. I normally will not accept YA literature […]
[February Featured Short Story] Closing Time by Heidi Slowinski
Posted on February 14, 2022 Leave a Comment
Monthly Short Story Feature One of my writing goals for 2022 is to create more short stories. They’re a good creative exercise and sometimes lead to bigger ideas for novels. Or who knows, maybe an eventual collection of short stories in the form of a new book. The story I’ve selected for this month is […]
Short Story Contest – Deadline is February 28th
Posted on February 14, 2022 Leave a Comment
Attention writers! This month’s short story contest theme is: Unconventional Love Stories Entries must be received by midnight Monday, February 28th, cst. Selected stories will be featured during the month of January. Read on for further guidelines. Guidelines Stories are to be 1,500 to 3,000 words. All genres welcome. Please keep it ‘R’ rated or […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – February 8, 2022
Posted on February 8, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me February is off to a great start! I’m very happy to report the lowest level of my two-be-read cart is now empty. And my ‘Want to Read’ list on Goodreads is down to sixty-two titles. I’ve completed thirty books so far in 2022. I don’t want to set myself up for […]
[January Short Story Contest Winner] My Joe: A Reflection by Phyllis Babrove
Posted on February 7, 2022 Leave a Comment
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the December Short Story Contest. The winning entry is: My Joe: A Reflection by Phyllis Babrove Phyllis Babrove, a semi¬retired clinical social worker, has resided in Florida since moving there as a newlywed from Wisconsin forty-six years ago. She likes to travel with her husband and has […]
Short Story Contest – Deadline is February 28th
Posted on February 7, 2022 Leave a Comment
Attention writers! This month’s short story contest theme is: Unconventional Love Stories Entries must be received by midnight Monday, February 28th, cst. Selected stories will be featured during the month of January. Read on for further guidelines. Guidelines Stories are to be 1,500 to 3,000 words. All genres welcome. Please keep it ‘R’ rated or […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – February 1, 2022
Posted on February 1, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me Another week, another ambitious reading list. I’m making excellent progress on my reading goals and finally making progress on my ‘Want to Read’ list. So far, I’ve crossed twenty-five titles off my list putting me one third of the way to my goal of seventy-five books for 2022. My ‘Want to […]
An Interview with Authors of Bookstagram
Posted on February 1, 2022 Leave a Comment
As an active member of the Bookstagram community, I have the opportunity to network with many fellow authors and book lovers. Recently, when planning some new Reels content, I decided to broaden my network and get to know my fellow writers a little better. Over the course of twelve weeks, I asked interview questions. Now […]
Books On My Reading List This Week – January 25, 2022
Posted on January 25, 2022 Leave a Comment
Read Along with Me This week’s reading list includes an exciting new release by Roni Robbins, Hands of Gold. A story of overcoming to terms with past traumas and seeking silver lines. Also on my list this week are four audiobooks. The first is a rom-com, The Unhoneymooners. This is an unusual choice for me. […]
Heidi Slowinski 