Short Story: Nowhere Near Goodbye (Deleted Scene) July 24, 2023 382 by Barbara Conrey Nowhere Near Goodbye Deleted Thanksgiving Scene Note: One of the first things my content editor suggested was to change my manuscript from a two-person point-of-view (Kate and Emma) to a single point-of-view (Emma). She said the choice was mine. I was crushed. Cutting Kate out of my story was like cutting off my finger.
Short Story: My Father Tells a Story (Aunt Blanche) July 21, 2023 422 by Claire Matturro My Father Tells a Story Four generations of us had crowded my brother’s farmhouse in the rural black belt of Alabama and the living room still smelled of roasted turkey and pumpkin pie. We were sitting about in various chairs and couches with the kids sprawled on the floor and the baby
Short Story: Doing the Hop, Hop, Hop July 19, 2023 449 by Russ Hall Forty-seven pogo sticks Showed up by error at the nursing home. Retired duffs and greying dames Cast off their walkers; one Rose up from a steel wheelchair. “Oh, brittle bones, we do not care.” They mounted and began to hop, Up and down, up and down In a growing group, a bold
New Release: Get a Room July 18, 2023 197 Special Release Day Kindle Price: $2.99. Grab your copy today! Brian Hawkins has had the worst year. He watched his girlfriend marry another man, lost his job and his apartment, and after a summer under his parents’ roof, has taken refuge with his younger sister. A quiet few months in Philadelphia are just what he
Preorder: Breathing in Reverse July 17, 2023 384 Breathing in Reverse is now available for preorder! Reserve your copy today! A chance encounter with a celebrity, an impromptu video, and a shiny new espresso machine all add up to a juicy tale for Rachael Allen to share with friends. But when her best friend posts the video online without her knowledge, Rachael begins
Cover Reveal: Ragtown July 14, 2023 638 Coming September 2023 Helen Carter lives in the back seat of her father’s Model T in the harsh Nevada desert, surrounded by thousands of desperate souls trying to endure the hardships of the Great Depression. When her father dies while working on the Hoover Dam diversion tunnels, she finds herself alone. In this unforgiving landscape
Short Story: How to Win the Internet July 12, 2023 453 by Shawne Steiger Photo by Lucio Abatemarco Take a selfie at your sister’s wedding. Pose in your pale green bridesmaid dress, shoes long ago dumped under the table. Snap. In the photo your cheeks are alcohol flushed and your teeth are huge, the camera a little too close. But look who has his arm around
Short Story: Drawing a Bead July 10, 2023 641 by Marie Flanigan T settled on a roof across from the arcade. He unzipped his gear bag and began assembling his rifle. In less than a minute, the gun was mounted on a tripod and T lay prone behind it, sighting two pigeons wandering across the covered walkway. To the naked eye, the birds were
New Release: A Life in Bloom July 4, 2023 614 Special Release Day Kindle Price: $2.99 Grab your copy today! High school teacher Kristin Caine has a black belt in settling for less and a dying mother who doesn’t mince words when it comes to voicing how disappointed this makes her. But when Kristin’s status quo is rocked by an unexpected pregnancy and the consequent
Preorder: Get a Room July 3, 2023 469 Get a Room is now available for preorder! Reserve your copy today! Brian Hawkins has had the worst year. He watched his girlfriend marry another man, lost his job and his apartment, and after a summer under his parents’ roof, has taken refuge with his younger sister. A quiet few months in Philadelphia are just
