Steeped in the political climate of the Cold War and brimming with evocative pop culture references from the era, Velvet Was the Night is not a thriller, as many have mistakenly classified it,…
At a basic level, this means that people turn to fantasy to get away from the mundane—to experience something new and exciting, and to permit themselves to leave real-world…
I knew immediately that this novel coronavirus wasn’t going to be something that would only impact a few incoming travellers—not with the rate at which it was spreading across…
You’ve finished your book, you’ve done rounds and rounds of edits, you’ve gotten approval from your beta readers, and you’ve crafted several drafts of the perfect query letter.
The burnt coral moon hung low in the sky. It was a cloudless night, a cool northern breeze chilling the branches to a quiet shudder, their frigid leaves jostling,…
Smooth, lacquered chestnut dug into calloused palms as the old witch pushed the walker forward, then kicked off her worn leather slippers, each crack a memory of steps taken…
…and prompt challenges everywhere, Marginally Magical and I welcome you to 13 Stories: 13 days and 13 prompts to create flash fiction, short stories, poems, or whatever writing that…