Category Archives: Literary Fiction

Exciting Events and Best of All – Spring!

It’s finally warm out there, and I thought I’d share a bit of the beauty outside my office window… My LIKENESS Valley Reads event at North Bend Library is about a week away! (see prior post) And before that, there’s Wine&Words … Continue reading

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Y is for ‘Yellow Ribbons’ – A to Z Challenge

For the almost final A to Z, I decided to share a special short story of mine that was published in 2010 HERE. This story means a lot to me, and I encourage you to find time to read it … Continue reading

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O is for Oppression

Palms Outward He walked the roadway to another town, dust rising to meet his sorrow.  He knew it would come to this.  Though their hands had given and their faces had smiled, he knew they would push him out someday.  … Continue reading

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Terror’s Shadow – Remembering 9-11-2001

This calendar date makes me somber each year.  I witnessed the unfolding of events at the World Trade Center live via television from just after the first plane hit the first tower.  The horror left a spot on my soul.  … Continue reading

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Essence Churning – Fortune’s Folly

Quotes from Essence Churning short-story collection with The Companion Book sketchbook project – Post 22 “So we’re set on Karen?” Gina asked. “I like her, and she’s well qualified,” Eileen agreed.  Hope smiled in the corner of the meeting room. … Continue reading

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Essence Churning – Last Measure of Hope

Quotes from short-story collection Essence Churning with The Companion Book sketchbook project – Post 21: It was a grey and drizzly Seattle night—again—and even Hope wanted to slump in the corner of a cozy café and nurse an extra-hot latte’.  … Continue reading

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