M.E. Garber's Blog

Thanksgiving Countdown

We’re definitely in the “planning for Thanksgiving” stage, with lists being assembled, decorating having begun, and cooking times and menus being shuffled and balanced. Last week, I raked leaves. Our new backyard holds a huge pin oak tree, which even now is holding some leaves tight onto its branches, while most other trees around us… Continue reading Thanksgiving Countdown

Falling into Autumn

It was a stunning morning, with temps around 41F (that’s 7 for those of you living by C), and a stiff breeze that made it feel even cooler. Brrrr-risk! But as the sun rose and the winds calmed, the day has become glorious. The deer are clumping into herds again, and I’m just waiting to… Continue reading Falling into Autumn

A Rainy Day to End a Long Summer

It’s cool, cloudy, damp, and rainy today. Honestly, it’s bliss, a balm to my bruised soul. Summer has been too long, and especially too hot for too long, with nowhere near enough rain. We haven’t cut the grass for 2 months, only trimmed the weeds–that’s how dry it’s been. This hasn’t been the “northern summer”… Continue reading A Rainy Day to End a Long Summer

Publication Day!

Today is the publication day for Issue 62 of Luna Station Quarterly, which includes my Southern Gothic fantasy, The Family Ghosts, along with 20 other amazing stories! I only got my copy today, so I’m still reading the issue myself, but…wow. These are some wonderful, and hopeful stories, and I’m sure you’ll find something in… Continue reading Publication Day!

Rainy Day News

Yes, it’s a rainy day here. The all-day-long, maybe all-week-long kind of dreary gray that sometimes launches into sudden downpours that take those without umbrellas unawares and soak walkers to the skin. It’s chilly, too; only 52F (11C). With the rain’s thick damp, that chill really settles into the body’s core, creeping in from the… Continue reading Rainy Day News

Sale News

Those are always great words to type. I’ve made a sale to a market I’ve long wished to be published by, and therefore I’m extremely happy to announce that my story The Family Ghosts will appear in the June edition of Luna Station Quarterly! The story is a Southern Gothic fantasy that I wrote while… Continue reading Sale News

Springtime, Weather Whiplash

Yes, it’s that time of year when you spend one afternoon blissing out in the sunshine, eyes closed as you simply exist and soak up the warmth, and the next you’re wrapped up in a heavy coat that somehow still can’t keep out the chill, which shivers down your spine and into your very soul.… Continue reading Springtime, Weather Whiplash

A Blustery, Rainy Day is Good for Writing

Rain rattles against my windows, and occasional thunder gently rolls through the thick gray clouds. I’m settled into my office chair, a mug of steaming chai on the coaster beside me, preparing to write. Behind me, curled on the reading chair, the dog snores. What? Did I say “dog,” you ask. Indeed, I did. Just… Continue reading A Blustery, Rainy Day is Good for Writing

The Cross-Continental Moving Blues

Hey, hi! Instead of the Orlando, Florida area, I’m now coming to you from Cleveland, Ohio. Do you remember that huge-imongous snowstorm that swept across the midwest a few days back? The one with polar temps pushing it along? Yeah, that one. It delayed us, too. We sat in our car, packed to the gills… Continue reading The Cross-Continental Moving Blues

Happy New Year, Delayed

I know it’s already the 5th of January, a week into the new year of 2025, which means my holiday greetings are horribly delayed. You see, I got horribly sick over the holiday. On Christmas Day, my husband’s “bug” traveled to me, and I fell ill. And not just a little bit, but a whole… Continue reading Happy New Year, Delayed