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On Genocide: Looking for Nuance on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Update. I wrote the following essay on March 24, 2024, posted it on Facebook (as one does). Since then I have been keeping an eye out for additional information consistent or inconsistent with the idea that various groups are trying to leverage a political split in the US to disrupt elections and/or policy. That is, […]

Guest Post: Ogopogo & The Muck Monster, by Shannon Lawrence

Myth Stalker: Wendigo Nights – Release March 26, 2024? A late night call from her mentor sends Selina Moonstone on a mission to Canada, determined to track down a Wendigo and exterminate it. Accustomed to facing off with the all too real creatures of Native American lore, Selina discovers the Wendigo is someone close to […]

New Release: The Witch House

My new novel, The Witch House, is out!–For readers who enjoyed Coraline, Paranorman, or WandaVision. This is written from the perspective of two sixth-grader girls, which, if you remember sixth grade at all, is not a gentle age. YOU DON’T HAVE TO FACE THE WITCH HOUSE ALONE Jayla Jackson is a witch. Or is she? […]

What Inspires Your Fiction: The Witch House

When I started writing The Witch House, I had no idea what I was going to write. I didn’t even have a title. I was stuck on the big project I was working on and wanted a break. When you sit down and write and don’t think too hard about what you’re going to write—if […]

Unpicking Triggers

Please note that I’m not a psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist. If you think you’re suffering from past or current trauma, please seek help that isn’t just me rambling on, okay? I’m trying to repair myself, and this is what I’m learning. What are triggers? Here’s my definition of a trigger, in the psychological sense: A […]

Love-Bombing: Turning Red Flags into Rose Petals

What is love bombing? Technically, it’s using “love” to manipulate or control someone. But talking about love bombing like that makes it seem distant: like it couldn’t possibly be happening to you. I’m a fiction writer; if I want to dig into an idea I have to write it from the inside. I can’t really …

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WMG Holiday Spectacular Story of the Day: Judgment Ink

My short story, “Judgment Ink,” is the featured story of the day in the WMG Holiday Spectacular! It will be free on Wonderland Press for…one WEEK! And then it will vanish for a while… Every year, the folks at WMG Publishing put on a sort of advent calendar for fiction, publishing one short story a …

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October 2023 Fiction Project: The Witch House – Nov 1 (The End)

This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing …

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October 2023 Fiction Project: Turning Leaves – Nov 1 (The End)

This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing …

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October 2023 Fiction Project: The Witch House – Oct 31

This year’s October fiction project is a short middle-grade horror novel. The working title is “Turning Leaves,” but that will probably change. Here are the rules (which I am making up as I go along!): Write every day. Write about a thousand words every day. Write words the same day the characters would be writing …

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