At the very end of my senior year, I was working my shift at Pizza Hut when my short, neurotic manager spun me around. Business was booming and pizza was flying everywhere. “You have visitors. Two girls. Big surprise. You have two minutes and I need you back here.” She buzzed away. I looked up… Continue reading Lost Confessions: Scratch, Part 3
Month: December 2018
The Friday 13 with Dean Rencraft
Dean Rencraft is an eclectic and enthusiastic reader of all genres and a new Author of Epic fantasy/fantasy, appropriate for both teens and adults. Born in the beautiful Black Hills, Dean has traveled extensively and now, as a parent with grown children, enjoys spending time reading, researching, camping and hiking. Legally blind and a long… Continue reading The Friday 13 with Dean Rencraft
The Last Bit of Warmth
In the end they all turned on me. Or I walked away. Or the money ran out. Or it all just got to be too much. The Writers Club crowd that had somehow morphed into the Degenerates died. We came apart as if tossed by a cold wind. We got a place together as the… Continue reading The Last Bit of Warmth
Illusions of Dialogue: Exposition
Conversation is as complicated as it gets. The subtleties of the way people talk, coupled with the body language used and the flavors of tone, make a symphony of complexity that can be difficult to sort out. When you add to the fact that often times written word does not allow for tone and body… Continue reading Illusions of Dialogue: Exposition
The Friday 13 with William Ray
William Ray is one of the independent authors competing in 2018’s SPFBO with his novel The Great Restoration. It’s a fantasy world 19th century detective story, that shares a setting with his debut novel, Gedlund which was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2016. Originally from North Carolina, he currently lives in Reston, VA… Continue reading The Friday 13 with William Ray
Lost Confessions: Scratch, Part 2
When I was a sophomore in high school, my sister got kicked out of the house. My mother, who had been locked in a brutal war with Lisa since my sister was six, had finally justified herself in tossing Lisa away. While my sister was off at a school homecoming event, Mom made Servant pack… Continue reading Lost Confessions: Scratch, Part 2
Jesse Teller 