You Really Have No Idea
Any writer in the creative arts can share a version of this story. It is invariably something that has directly happened to them: They’re at
Tag: humor
Synchronicity and Six Degrees of Separation
Originally published March 2010 How often do we experience odd coincidences in life that sometimes lead us in new, unexpected directions? As a writer I
Memory Lane
Here’s one for a good laugh. Today my son pulled down from the garage rafters the ten or so leaf bags full of rock tour
Oh, the Ennui!
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, a popular weekly magazine published in London between 1822 and 1847, ran the following short piece in its
Did They Really Say That?
One of the joys of leafing through the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue is running across slang expressions and figures of speech still in
BVC Announces The Girlfriends of Dorian Gray and Other Stories by Gregory Frost
“one of the best fantasy collections of the year” -Publishers Weekly A dozen stories of fantasy, horror, and science fiction with a good dose of
BVC Announces The Cursed Canvases by Marissa Doyle
The Cursed Canvases The Ladies of Almack’s #4 by Marissa Doyle Art is NOT always for art’s sake…as the Ladies of Almack’s discover
BVC Announces Lure of Song and Magic by Patricia Rice
Lure of Song and Magic California Malcolms series 1 by Patricia Rice High-powered producer Dylan “Oz” Oswin is so desperate to find his kidnapped son
Sundry Miseries
This is a brief article from the April 3, 1824 edition of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, which was sort of the Reader’s
BVC Announces Magic Man
Magic Man Magical Malcolms #6 by Patricia Rice Can the hopes of a lonely laird be answered by a vicar’s daughter with magic in her
Tale of a Dog in the Nighttime
The husband and I went to the Oregon Coast for a few days just before Christmas. Our celebration of the day is my celebration of
