Category Archives: English

Flash Friday: Mage Wars

I couldn’t believe my eyes when Mom threw our bedding into the big wagon, while Dad hitched the horses to it in great haste. “But… but it’s summer. We don’t travel in summer.” I gestured towards the fields. “We do … Continue reading

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Flash Friday: The Reward

Okay. I’m late. So what, I’m still going to let you have some Flash fun. And I bet in a week or two, it no longer matters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Reward The last enemy fell, slain by the swift sword of … Continue reading

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The Pain of Wasted Story Telling

Actually, the word “telling” in the headline is what it is all about. Stories are not about telling at all.  Stories are about allowing readers live through them. And not every published book accomplishes this. I’ve read (or tried to … Continue reading

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Flash Friday: Version 2.0

First step: Reset. It wasn’t easy to wipe the slate clean. So much had happened, so many things had accumulated. It was hard to let all of that go, because there was good among all that bad. For eons he … Continue reading

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Flash Friday: The Dancer

This one was written for a December Challenge – so it’s a little mushy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dancer “Mom, I want to be a star.” The woman sighed and looked down at the girl holding her hand. “You have to wait until … Continue reading

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Flash Friday: The Visitor

There was one ingredient left: the Eastern spices that would make this batch of cookies very special indeed. I carefully sprinkled them over the dough, then kneaded the mass one more time, muttering the words of a baking spell to … Continue reading

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Kindle Unlimited: A New World of Reading

Today, I just want to tell you about a huge light bulb that went on in my head when I was thinking about Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. In case you haven’t heard, that’s a subscription offer for $ 9.99 a month. … Continue reading

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Flash Friday: Make a Wish

Fran held her breath as the butterfly came closer. It alighted on the armrest of the old bench, and Fan froze. This butterfly wore a face, and the legs were those of a tiny human, rather than an insect. Fran’s … Continue reading

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Flash Friday: Child’s Play

“Come on!” “You can do it! I hated their cat calls. This was the first time they had allowed me to light the barbecue. I concentrated, any mistake would be dreadful. “Go for it!” “Nothing to it, Jenny!” “Just do … Continue reading

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Some Dragon Eye Candy

The cover is gorgeous, but there is even more beauty inside the book – yes, even the ebook. That’s why I work with Blue Harvest Creative, the formatting company I found last year. I think they make the prettiest ebooks … Continue reading

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