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An Interview & Review: The Garden Black by Frank Prem

Hello, Frank. I thoroughly enjoyed The Garden Black and I’m wondering what the inspiration behind each piece was, and how you created the relived moment? Frank: All the poems in the Garden Black collection come from the same root – an idea of fantasy and broader speculation. They are also rooted in a mood – … Continue reading An Interview & Review: The Garden Black by Frank Prem

An Introduction to …

Slinky, a new member of our household, adopted from AWL-SA

Review – Storm Dancer, by Rayne Hall

A reblog, because I missed the firing up on the right day … sorry. First up, a warning – this story is dark fantasy. Dark, dark fantasy with potential triggers re physical abuse/rape. I’ve posted about another of Rayne’s stories, and always enjoy the the style and tone. This is the darkest of them all. … Continue reading Review – Storm Dancer, by Rayne Hall

A Pitched Effort

A short short story: -It’s 2245 on Monday 4 July 2022. My name is Detective Inspector Jan Bricker, and with me is Sergeant Milnet and George Dulmer. Please state your name and address for the record, George. -Why am I here? -Come on, George. You’re not under arrest. We just want to have a chat. … Continue reading A Pitched Effort

A Farewell, Friend, Until …

Princess Pepsi, farewell, my friend, until we meet again

Review – Storm Dancer, by Rayne Hall

First up, a warning – this story is dark fantasy. Dark, dark fantasy with potential triggers re physical abuse/rape. I’ve posted about another of Rayne’s stories, and always enjoy the the style and tone. This is the darkest of them all. You have been warned. The Review Storm Dancer is the story of a man … Continue reading Review – Storm Dancer, by Rayne Hall

It’s a Story this Week

Salt Lake Blues Pink lakes are down south. There’s a red lake on the south-east coast. Here, in the badlands of salty sands and nothing to hold water on the surface, there’s only the blue salts. Like a cloud of colour. Insubstantial drifts of colour. Blue, the type of blue that comes with summer skies, … Continue reading It’s a Story this Week

Flawed Heroes – What’s Their Appeal?

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
This is a guest post by Rayne Hall. You may know Rayne from her successful Writer’s Craft series. And you may remember how we wrote together Copywriting: Get Paid to Write Promotional Texts.? Rayne is also the author of Storm Dancer, one of the finest fantasy books I’ve ever…

A Beat in A Beat

A beat, a beat, what the bubble is a beat in a story? My imagination, when I first heard this term, was a beating, but no. A beat is a moment in time in a story where discoveries or actions cause forward momentum. Discoveries – things we learn – are changes in knowledge. Decisions – … Continue reading A Beat in A Beat

One-Sentence Reviews: My 1st Quarter 2022 Reads

Originally posted on Priscilla Bettis, Author:
I had a delicious list of books to read this past quarter, everything from classic literature to extreme horror. Well, the extreme horror stories weren’t so “delicious.” I definitely needed a sweet romance palate cleanser after those! Here are my one-sentence reviews for 1st quarter 2022: The Edible Woman…