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Passing of "The Man"
This month saw the passing of a legend; an icon. Simply put, this month saw the passing of an industry leader. Stan Lee of Marvel Comics,...
Jeff Messick
Nov 20, 20182 min read


Afraid Of The Light
This article is for all those who write short stories, novels, poems, or songs, but haven’t yet gathered enough courage to show them to...
Benny Sims
Nov 17, 20182 min read


Runner Up - Real Winners Don't Always Take First Prize
"He/Him." A poem by a transgender middle school student. Two words that began the most eloquent and sensitive look into the heart and...
by Nola Nash
Nov 15, 20182 min read


Cheri's 20 Questions! - An Interview With Author, Susan Kuchinskas
Welcome to the seventh edition of Cheri's 20 Questions! My interviewee today is the amazing Susan Kuchinskas. Welcome! Susan is the...
Cheri Champagne
Nov 13, 20187 min read


Eating Each Other in America
Tonight the results of the 2018 U.S. midterm elections will come streaming in – first as a trickle, then as an hysterical gush of hot...
Seth Augenstein
Nov 7, 20183 min read
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
No no, not the holidays. It's finally FALL! I hate summer. There, I said it. I hate being hot. I hate getting sweaty. And like most...
Nicole Asselin
Nov 6, 20182 min read


Cheri's 20 Questions! - An Interview With Author, Alisse Lee Goldenberg
Welcome to a special edition of Cheri's 20 Questions! My interviewee today is the incredibly talented and prolific Alisse Lee Goldenberg....
Cheri Champagne
Nov 5, 20186 min read


Writing THAT scene... or 'How to face your relatives after they read your book.'
I remember it clearly- I was attending my college professor’s book reading at the local library, a successful man I had a great deal of...
Laura Kemp
Nov 4, 20183 min read


My Life Reduced to Four Boxes, a Suitcase and Two Carry-Ons
Have I told you I’m moving in a few weeks? I think I did. California here I come! My son and daughter-in-law are having a baby, my first...
Elgon Williams
Oct 28, 20184 min read


Domestic Adventures Part One: The Design Fields
I can’t make any sort of official announcement about what my partner and I are up to these days, but if I tell you we’ve been reading...
Laura Ellen Scott
Oct 26, 20184 min read


Music Review: Greta Van Fleet’s “Anthem of The Peaceful Army”
Back in May, I reviewed Great Van Fleet’s “From the Fires”, an 8-Song double EP that included the #1 hits Highway Tune and Safari Song as...
Elgon Williams
Oct 26, 20185 min read


Some NaNoWriMo Advice From a Never Timer
Let’s get this out of the way up front. I have never participated in National Novel Writing Month. Not one time. Didn’t even start it and th
Matt Coleman
Oct 25, 20186 min read


Josh Stallings' BEAUTIFUL, NAKED AND DEAD: Revenge and chivalry go on a roadtrip
BEAUTIFUL, NAKED AND DEAD is the first in Josh Stallings’ Moses McGuire series. Moses is a suicidal strip club bouncer. A combat veteran...
Penni Jones
Oct 24, 20182 min read


You Can Never See a Classic Horror Film Too Many Times
Every fall, I spend October re-watching my favorite Halloween horror flicks, many of them black and white, or full of lovely seventies...
Joanna Evans
Oct 23, 20182 min read


Spiritualism: Celebrating the Spirit World
For my work-in-progress, I’ve been researching America’s Gilded Age: the late-Nineteenth and early-20th centuries. At first glance, it...
Ward Parker
Oct 21, 20182 min read


Mulligans
No, this is not about golf. I’m not a golfer. If you're looking for golf stories...Well, I have one, but it isn't really about do overs....
Elgon Williams
Oct 17, 20187 min read


I Strain, You Strain, We All Strain For Eye Strain
They call it Computer Vision Syndrome, sometimes referred to as Digital Eye Strain. You’re reading this on a computer, smart phone, or...
Benny Sims
Oct 17, 20183 min read


Alzheimer's Disease: Making Memories While We Can
Alzheimer's. A word I dreaded to hear again after it took my grandmother years ago. Now, it's a word that is as close to home as it was...
by Nola Nash
Oct 15, 20182 min read


Cheri's 20 Questions! - An Interview With Author, Seth Augenstein
Welcome to the sixth edition of Cheri's 20 Questions! My interviewee today is the ever talented Seth Augenstein. Welcome! Seth is a...
Cheri Champagne
Oct 14, 20186 min read


Insect Allies, Unit 731 and Project 137: Fact Into Fiction?
The project is called “Insect Allies,” and it has sent chills down the spines of millions. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects...
Seth Augenstein
Oct 7, 20183 min read
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