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Did We Know Each Other?
This short story includes the genres of coming of age, high school, and romance. The prompt for this contest entry was: “Center your story around a character trying to make amends.” Comments on this story included: “Ahhh!!!! Loved it!,” “This story pulled at my heart in all the best ways,” and “The final line ……
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Cozy Mystery Novella Coming: Secrets in a Charming Town
Third video tease for my upcoming cozy mystery novella. Imagine a quaint town with charming cottages. There’s a community garden by a lake. But wait. Something’s missing! Millions are at a stake. And there are secrets too. Stay tuned for my upcoming cozy mystery novella.
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My Jane Day
This is a fictionalized account of one of the best days of my life. As a huge Jane Austen fan, I wanted to visit her home, where she wrote and edited her great works. For a writing contest, I improvised and added a fantasy element to my experience. The prompt was: “Write about someone who’s…
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Teaser for Cozy Mystery Novella: Second Video Release
This is my second video to tease my upcoming cozy mystery novella. What if your best friend died. And you’re the executor of her will. But the will is missing. What do you do? My cozy mystery is coming.
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Exciting Preview: Upcoming Cozy Mystery Video
This is my first video tease for my upcoming cozy mystery. Craving an entertaining escape? How about a charming town with loads of secrets? My debut cozy mystery is in the works. Follow here updates
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Unstoppable
The prompt for this short story was: “Center your story around a struggling author who discovers they can control reality through their writing — but there’s a catch.” I decided to write this story partly due to my love of the film “Stranger Than Fiction” (2006, written by Zach Helm and starring Will Ferrell, Emma…
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If Pride & Prejudice Friends Could Text
For this short story contest entry, Reedsy asked us to play with form. For example, the story could have been a recipe, a diary entry, or a series of phone calls. I chose the exchange of text messages between friends, not just any friends, but Pride and Prejudice characters Elizabeth Bennett and Charlotte Lucas. Charlotte:…
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The Ghost Writer
In this new short story, I dip into a new genre: speculative fiction. The writing contest prompt for this story was to “Center your story around an author, editor, ghostwriter, or literary agent.” Jocelyn hoped she remembered all her lies for the impending Zoom call. She’d studied the newspaper accounts and video clips of her…
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Thoughts On “All the Light We Cannot See”
I feel inadequate to review Anthony Doeer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel before I start. All the Light We Cannot See is a novel I’d recommend to anyone. I downloaded it as an audio book because we were going on a long vacation, much of it by bus. I don’t recommend doing that because you’ll ignore your…
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Call From The Vestibule
Kristy’s note: When I look people up online, I’m always looking for interesting tidbits about their life. This is the true story of how Larry and I met. On January 3, 1984, I started a new job, which I hoped would completely change my life. No pressure. At 7:55 a.m., with butterflies dancing in my…
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