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National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2021
On June 26th, the National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2021 was launched. Legerdemain is a collection of over fifty excellent stories on magic by authors from around the world. Some of my favorite flash writers contributed their work, such as Gaynor Jones, Angela Readman, Marie Gethins, Sophie van Llewyn, Michael Loveday, Jacqueline Doyle, Ingrid Jendrzejewsk, Lisa Ferranti, Nuala O’Connor, Jolene McIlwain, and Emily Devane. Normally, I would have proudly participated in the virtual launch. But I couldn’t find the energy and enthusiasm at the time due to my mother’s illness. I let the event pass without giving notice. The editors and publishers, however, worked hard to create this collection, and…
Three Books on Craft
I read three excellent craft books in the past three months. You may find these recommendations and quotes from these works in this post.
Anthology: “Stella Is” Chosen for Best Microfiction 2021
On Saturday, July 10 the anthology Best Microfiction 2021 will be released. I am very grateful that the serie editors, Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke, and guest editor, Amber Sparks, have chosen my story “Stella Is,” originally published by The…
From one crisis to the next
Many months ago, I froze my travel blog in space and time. Not only because of the pandemic, but because of two serious family situations that I could not yet share online. For legal and emotional reasons, I kept quiet…
Reading: Who is Jane Doe?
Last December, Sally Reno and Doug Mathewson published my very short story “Stella Is” and nominated it, to my great gratitude, for a Pushcart Prize, Best Microfictions, and Best Small Fictions. This Saturday, I will be reading that story in…
Tone Determines What You Say
Thailand does not border China, right? People exaggerate; fear makes money. We count our pills, our inoculations. It is February and we fly. The water is turquoise, the curry spicy. We worry, just the tiniest bit, about mosquitoes and dengue…
The Wrong of My Birth
Do you ever scratch until you bleed? Do others look at you in disgust because they can't stomach your raw red lesions or the scattering of flaky dust you leave in your wake? Do you know what it feels like…
