For this Flasher story, I wanted to write about an infestation – yes, again. But this one’s in a different format compared to my published infestation story “Silver” (in the collection Coping Mechanism). For this piece of flash fiction, I wanted to show one side of a phone call rather than exploring the larger story, Since “Silver” is about insects, I debated between featuring snakes or rats in this one. And then I decided it
If I’m being perfectly honest, August went by in a blur. And I know we all say things like “Wow, it’s ___ already? Where did the time go?” but this time I truly mean it. I published Please Rate Your Satisfaction mere days before August started, and then published The
As you probably already know, on August 20th I published my play The Sorting. I likely won’t be publishing any other plays (unless the future has something different in store for me). So why this one? Why did I have to publish this particular play? What’s so special about it?
When the pandemic started and it looked as if Mark and I were going to have to change our wedding plans, one of the options we discussed was eloping to Toronto to get married at the Beyond Van Gogh exhibit. Unfortunately, the subsequent lockdown cancelled those plans, but we still
Now that things have started to open up, and we’re looking for safe ways to hang out with friends, Mark and I are venturing out into the world once more. After spending the past year and a half talking mostly to cats, it feels strange to be around other people
Last week, Mark and I went out to see a James Gunn film that is the sequel to a comic book movie, deals with themes of traumatic parent/child relationships, and features Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. No, it was not Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. But if your second
If you’ve read my previous post, you already know that July was a big month for me. Big. Huge. I finally published a book and got my first real taste of the world of self-publishing. I love it! But now I’m really curious to see if and how this major
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