S.L. Baron's Blog, page 2

Making Goose

Now, I admit, the sight of the holler all prettied up in strings of twinklin’ lights always gets me a bit sentimental. We hope for snow to cover up the sad-looking trees we had to look at all fall… and, I admit, so we can see deer tracks huntin’ season.

Well, afore I get too far off on a tangent, let me get back to my point about sentimentality. Twinklin’ lights make me think of Christmases with Ma, Pa—afore they were Granny Beth and Poppy Lloyd—my older brother, Virgil, and my younger si...

The Slutty Ones Always Die First; Or Godspeed, Brenda

This would be the time the ch ch ch ah ah ah would start playing in a movie. But this is no movie. Just another night at Duke’s Point. Another car with steamed up windows. And in the tape deck…Whitesnake. It always seems to be Whitesnake.

Just once I’d like to come upon some teenage headbangers up here. Maybe do this to Metallica or something. Headbangers probably fuck in graveyards, though, don’t they? Or is that goths? I shrug. Maybe next weekend.

“…right there, Eddie. Yeah…”

I ru...

Author Interview: Melissa A. Joy

Please tell us a little about yourself.

I’m a fantasy author with Asperger syndrome. I’ve been writing since I was roughly 13 years old, and have been developing the world of Aeldynn since then. I sail on tall ships as a hobby (and became a volunteer deckhand), and I’ve done martial arts since childhood and am now a black belt in Kung Fu. I’m also an avid gamer, and occasionally attend anime/gaming conventions during which I partake of cosplaying as some of my favourite characters.
What do you...

The Spirit of Autumn

An overpowering aroma of pumpkin spice assaulted Teddie as she opened her front door.

“Every year. Why is it always pumpkin bloody spice? Can it never be cider with cinnamon or something? Every year…” She set her keys on the hook by the door as her phone chimed. A groan left her as she opened the photo in the text message. “And so it begins.”

Teddie’s favorite mug took center stage in the backyard grass, resting by Jillian’s Ugg-boot clad feet, crossed at the ankles, and surrounded by ...

Shreya’s Story: Part Two

We left that same night, creeping out despite the torches surrounding our home. Why they didn’t immediately make it our funeral pyre, I’ll never know. Maybe they wanted to give us a chance to show that we were still human.

That was something we were unable to do for them.

Our quintet stood watching the undulating flames from the hill overlooking Banawali. As one, those torches descended, the fire converging in an orgy to destroy the building.

Aunt Kali squared her shoulders, moving ...

Shreya’s Story: Part One

According to The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson, a rakhas (or, more formally, rakshasa) is tinkling-bell-clad, blue-throated, blood-stained creature with matted hair and five feet. One of the powerful vampires of India.

I can tell you from experience that this is an exaggeration. 

It’s like playing that game—Chinese Whispers, is it?—where information becomes more muddled as it passes from one person to another. Person one says, “Sleek feline with dark fur”; person two hears blo...

Shreya’s Story

According to The Vampire Encyclopedia by Matthew Bunson, a rakhas (or, more formally, rakshasa) is tinkling-bell-clad, blue-throated, blood-stained creature with matted hair and five feet. One of the powerful vampires of India.

I can tell you from experience that this is an exaggeration. 

It’s like playing that game—Chinese Whispers, is it?—where information becomes more muddled as it passes from one person to another. Person one says, “Sleek feline with dark fur”; person two hears blo...

Author Interview: H.M. Holten

Please tell us a little about yourself.

Thank you for inviting me, S.L. I’m happy to get this opportunity to talk about myself and my writing. 

Perhaps I should start at the beginning. I was born in Denmark in Copenhagen. Lived there for a long-ish time until I decided to move on. First station was London where I stayed for fifteen years. Nowadays I live in Germany. In other words, I’m a middle European citizen of the world. My first love was music, and I was educated to become an oper...

Author Interview: Robin LeeAnn

Please tell us a little about yourself.

Hello! My name is Robin LeeAnn. I’m a writer and editor. I post book reviews, writing advice, poetry, and more on my WordPress blog. I’m also a copy editor and proofreader for Unsolicited Press. 

What do you write (genre, length)? 

I mostly write fantasy and sci-fi. I’m editing through a fantasy novel right now and writing a couple of short stories. I also write some poetry.

What is/are your current project/s? Please give us some details. 
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Author Interview: L.L. Thomsen

Please tell us a little about yourself.

I am originally from Denmark but currently live with my hubby and two kids (incl. 1 cat and a dog) in the back-of-beyond near the Sherwood Forrest, U.K. 

I began my writing journey when I was called by the ‘muse-who-must-be-obeyed’ after the birth of our first child, but I think it started much earlier because already back in primary school, me and my friends would write stories, and later fan fiction. I have a habit of trying to do things a litt...