Catherine Over Water–Free Giveaway
Dear Friends I’m taking a break from flash fiction and poetry this week to share news about my new novel, Catherine Over Water. Catherine’s pub date is almost upon us, [...]
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Aug, 2026
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Jul, 2026
Muse
On the day Blossom met Tom, they went wandering through midtown. They were both eager to talk, to share, to learn, yet scared too--nervous at any lull, quick to comment [...]
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Jul, 2026
Pink
Written with the prompts: it drives me nuts, 59 miles, Linda, a world full of lovely poems, tangy/yangy, hide in plain sight, electric lights, square yard, pink fuzzy lint, dead [...]
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Jul, 2026
If
This piece is a bit of Matrix thinking. . . If I had it to do all over again, maybe I’d take the blue pill; I’d choose the illusion. I’ll [...]
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Jul, 2026
Angel Food
I wrote this whimsical story a few years back. I think you'll agree it's exactly what we need about now. Written with the prompts: Angels don’t have to eat but [...]
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Jul, 2026
Happy 4th!
Tomorrow's the 4th of July, and I'm guessing my readers realize this is a big old patriotic holiday here in the United States. However, it's come to my attention recently [...]
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Jun, 2026
Predator Heart
Today's story is one I wrote several years ago. It arose from a vision, almost a dream. Now I feel the time is right for this kind of energy, a [...]
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Jun, 2026
New Color
Amanda lost her keys on the way home from the protest march and was locked out of the house for three days. Luckily she had a satchel filled with peanut butter [...]
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Jun, 2026
Teach me to endure/Teach me to fly
Give me a moment, in this mouse of a day, such a tiny bit of daylight left. I can barely muzzle my frustrations before it’s midnight again. For hours the children’s [...]
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Jun, 2026
Everything
Unripe berriescluster on the vine.One is dark, but not dark enough,a pinot, not a cab.The others look creamywhite turning pale yellowa few tinged pink like a peace rose, my favorite:they [...]