Who said growth was comfortable? 2018 has been a growing year for me–a year that stretched my mind, challenged my skills and sometimes worried my soul. It was a year when I asked myself, over and over, is my art getting too political? And it was the year that I decided, unless one lives […]
Continue readingCollaborating With A Visual Artist Sparked Creative Transformation
Who knew collaborating with an artist could be such a fun learning experience? I don’t mind telling you, when I signed up to collaborate on a project with another member of Women in the Visual and Literary Arts, I was a little nervous. While I have always wanted to try collage, my visual art […]
Continue readingA Halloween Poem for Readers & Writers
Happy Halloween, readers, writers & friends! To celebrate one of my favorite nights of the year, here’s a spooky, new poem. It was inspired by the photo above (thanks to Jerry Shafer). Night Ghosts Carve gourdish ghouls by lamplight, they shan’t contain our fervor to just one night. Ancestors dance by bonfires […]
Continue readingBook Reviews: Can Cleveland and Bohjalian Live Up to the Hype?
Can a book get too much praise? Reviews help me decide what to pull from my heaping TBR pile, and when I read good reviews from readers whom I trust, my expectations are high. These expectations led me to look at two recent thrillers in different ways. Readers have raved about the clever plot […]
Continue readingGet Curious About Fiction
Do you love to read short fiction? I know I do! I have a tiny little problem with buying too many collections of short stories, and my TBR pile threatens to fall onto the floor. Fiction fans, I am excited to report that I was invited to join a fun reader’s resource, Curious Fictions. […]
Continue readingHorror Author Jae Mazer: My Three Favorite Books
Author Jae Mazer has a penchant for all things horror, supernatural, science fiction, and beyond. She likes to spin a good yarn, draw readers deep into tense tales, and support fellow fiction writers! I had the pleasure of presenting with her on a panel on horror writing at Comicpalooza Houston 2018, and I’ve become […]
Continue readingStrange Angels-Excerpt from my “The Angels of Pont-Saint-Esprit”
Can we find magic in strange truths? This is the question I asked myself when I read about the bizarre history of villagers experiencing hallucinations following a mysterious mass-poisoning in France in 1951. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction, and it fired my muse to create my flash story “The Angels of Pont-Saint-Esprit.” Enjoy […]
Continue readingCooling Breeze of Gratitude
This May saw the excitement of my new release, Enduring Spirit: Stories at Comicpalooza Houston. I was thrilled to experience the community of writers and readers there sharing their love of fantasy, horror and science fiction! Texas talents such as Melissa Algood, Jae Mazer, and Diane Prokop, and others, were generous and helped me share […]
Continue readingThree Books I Love by Poet & Flash Fiction Spinner Holly Lyn Walrath
I am excited to introduce you to three books recommended by Houston-area talent Holly Lyn Walrath. Not only is she a gifted poet, an inventive flash fiction writer, and the editor of quality anthologies, she is a stalwart member of the Texas writing community. If Holly can find a way to give another local writer […]
Continue readingThree Books I Love by Horror and Suspense Talent Meg Hafdahl
If you love dark, descriptive fiction, you may have heard of horror and suspense author Meg Hafdahl. When she’s not writing or podcasting, this talented and affable author loves to read and is happy to share some of her book suggestions with us today… Book #1: Dream Eater by K. Bird Lincoln Lincoln is a […]
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