Daron D. Fraley's Blog, page 19

The Healer

I have had some incredible experiences this month. The most recent was on Friday. I was coming home from working in Phoenix for a few days, and when I got on the plane I found that I was sitting next to a senior couple. They looked like they were having a difficult day. When we got up to cruising altitude, I noticed the woman had a copy of the Ensign magazine with her. I felt impressed to pull out my laptop and open up my short story, "WATER".

I turned to the woman next to me and said, "Would you

Publishing Contract Received

It is official! I now have a publishing contract in my hands!

This has been a long time coming, but I had a lot to learn. I am so excited for this journey I am about to embark on. For those of you out there who are writers, don't give up! Keep writing. Keep submitting!

After I get some direction on what information to release, I will certainly pass it on. Thanks to all of you who have been so supportive of my writing!

This much I can say: The story is called (tentatively) "The Thorn". It weighs in

"WATER" by Daron D. Fraley

WATER

<> Moshe grunted as he rolled the rest of the way onto his already aching side. His breathing labored, he let his head collapse onto a wad of rags which he had brought for a pillow. A sudden sharp pain between his shoulder blades caused him to turn a little further so that his chest almost touched the splintering reed mat beneath him. With his chin propped upon a bony arm, Moshe peered from under the low hanging frayed edge of a filthy square of cloth. Hung from a frame of lashed sticks, th</>

Scout Camp

Off to camp.

I will take my two sticks and bang them together so the cougars (and bears) stay away.

See you next week.

Publishing Quandary

I haven't posted in a while. I took the family to Cody, WY, over the 4th of July and we saw grammas and grampas, and my aunt and uncle, and my sister and husband and her family. And it was great. I love my family. I am very blessed.

Did you know that quandary was spelled like that? I didn't. Had to look it up.

I found out this last week the the Ensign and New Era magazines, and the online Meridian Magazine don't take fiction. I was pretty disappointed. But I asked my buddies at Authors Incognito,