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Guest Post: Rough Waters, a Short Story by J. Trevor Robinson
Posted on October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment
This month, I’m featuring a second work from the submissions in the September short story contest. The second feature is: Rough Waters by J. Trevor Robinson When J Trevor was young, he received a well-worn stack of mystery and horror novels from his older brother, and it instilled in him a lifelong desire to be […]
Guest Post: The Fire Within, a Short Story by John Ethier
Posted on October 5, 2020 Leave a Comment
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the September Short Story Feature Contest. The featured entry is: The Fire Within by John Ethier John Ethier has been writing fiction off and on for the better part of twenty years. What started out as a collection of short fiction, essays and narrative non-fiction eventually resulted […]
Guest Post: Becoming Italian…Or Trying To, a Short Story by Kyra Robinov
Posted on September 7, 2020 2 Comments
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the August Short Story Feature Contest. The winning entry is: Becoming Italian…Or Trying To by Kyra Robinov A native New Yorker, Kyra is an author and lyricist. Her first novel Red Winter was inspired by the true story of her family and their escape from Red partisans […]
Guest Post: The Cathedral Bell, a Short Story by Violetta Toth
Posted on August 3, 2020 5 Comments
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the July Short Story Feature Contest. The featured entry is: The Cathedral Bell by Violetta Toth About herself, Violetta says, “I consider myself a book enthusiast and budding author. i have written many short stories and other works throughout my life and career, but I have been […]
Guest Post: Riptide, a Short Story by Rylee Alexander
Posted on July 7, 2020 Leave a Comment
Thank you to everyone who submitted work for the June Short Story Feature Contest. The featured entry is: Riptide by Rylee Alexander Rylee is a thirty-something-year-old author from Central New York with big dreams to travel. She has a husband, two boys, and a dog, and spend what little free time she has reading, and […]
Guest Post: The Unexpected Vacation, a Short Story by John Scott
Posted on May 5, 2020 2 Comments
Thank you to everyone who participated in the April Short Story Contest! The winning entry is: The Unexpected Vacation by John Scott John’s entry is based on this visual writing prompt: Please Enjoy The Unexpected Vacation By John Scott Tom and Kathy had met their freshman year of high school. Tom was brilliant beyond his […]
Bonus Short Story: Ruth Long, Age 88
Posted on January 12, 2020 7 Comments
This week, I’m including a bonus post, in addition to my regular update! I’m featuring the short story that started it all, inspiring Ruth Long, Age 88 and the entire In Loving Memory series. The story was based on the writing prompt: write a funeral scene from the point of view of the deceased. Ruth […]
Featured Short Story: “Room 306”
Posted on January 12, 2020 9 Comments
This week, I’m highlighting more of my short story work. “Room 306” appeared on Reedsy Prompts , as part of their weekly writing contests. This was written and submitted in response to the prompt: Write a short story in which the last line is the count down to midnight on New Year’s Eve Room 306 […]
Featured Short Story: Down An Old Dirt Road
Posted on December 22, 2019 5 Comments
Welcome reader! This week, I’m featuring a short story from my archives. “Down An Old Dirt Road” is based on the writing prompt: a woman is sitting on the front steps of an old, ramshackle house, in an elegant black dress. Aside from the writing prompt, this story was also inspired by an old country […]
Featured Short Story: The Package
Posted on December 8, 2019 11 Comments
Welcome back, reader! This week, I’m excited to highlight some of my short story writing for you. First, I’d like to thank Andy Thomson at The Blogging Station for featuring my short story, ‘Ruth Long, Age 88’. This story is based on a writing prompt to write a funeral scene from the viewpoint of the […]
