Writing

When a NO would’ve sufficed

When a NO would’ve sufficed

Someone asked me to write about success, and when I knew I was a successful writer. My response: “Me? Successful? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (wipes tear from eye).” It’s all perception, I suppose. Success stories tend to be a little on the dry side, but...
Mother’s Milk (a Short Short)

Mother’s Milk (a Short Short)

“Lullaby and good night, thy mother’s delight” That angelic song, like Mother’s milk, filtering through rock and dirt, summoning me from the down below. I want to drink it like nectar. “Bright angels beside my darling abide” The...
Edit This!

Edit This!

As I waited for my manuscript back from editor extraordinaire Gabrielle Harbowy, I knew it was already perfect. Perfect! My words were gold. Then I opened up my PERFECT manuscript… Perfect: You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it...
Ghost in the Machine won an Aurora!

Ghost in the Machine won an Aurora!

  As you might be able to tell from the bottle of champagne, there was some celebrating the other night. Why? Because my novella Ghost in the Machine was the winner of the Prix Aurora Award for Short Fiction. ‘Sounds cool, but what’s an...