Category Archives: fiction

The System Administrator by Sally Cronin

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Smorgasbord: Jennifer stood in the middle of the lift and stared at her black leather pumps. She noticed a scuff on the left side of the toe of the right shoe, realising that she had kicked the full … Continue reading →

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Guest author: John W. Howell – Head to head with John J. Cannon

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Interview with John W. Howell by John J. Cannon… About John J. Cannon: John J. Cannon finished his undergraduate work at Stanford University and earned a law degree from Harvard. John became a litigation attorney who has been practicing for … Continue reading →

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Spring by K.L. Caley #writephoto

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Sue Vincent

As I came across the small stream of water, my aching body looked up to the sky with thanks. Falling to my hands and knees I scooped the water into my mouth with a ferocious desperation that surprised me. I … Continue reading →

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Spring by Neel Anil Panicker #writephoto

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Sue Vincent

In his thirty years of policing, Inspector Vaidyanth Kamble had never witnessed anything as horrendous as this. A mere foot from where he stood lay the corpse, or rather, whatever remained of it. Careful so as not to disturb any … Continue reading →

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Guest author: David Jordan – On Yeats and Irish Mythology

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Many people would consider J.R.R. Tolkien as the father of modern fantasy fiction. This is true in the narrow exclusive sense of the word. A more inclusive definition would admit many other imagineers who wrote before Tolkien. I would argue … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Adele Marie Park – Wisps of vision

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The boy sat on the blanket box which was underneath the window. He turned his head and looked at me. I saw then that he was a down syndrome child. He smiled at me and I smiled back. The room … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Robbie and Michael Cheadle – Meet the Characters

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Why does Taylor Gingernut look so shocked?   Why indeed? To find out you will need to read Sir Chocolate and the sugar dough bees story and cookbook. I can tell you a bit about Taylor Gingernut though: There was … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Michael Dellert – What is the Title of My Book?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I was recently asked where the title for my new book, The Wedding of Eithne, came from, and what it meant to me. I only had about 100 words to answer that question, but it set me to thinking about … Continue reading →

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Good For Something…a Jack Lockwood story by Geoffrey West

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from the Jack Lockwood Diaries: “I’ve got you!” We were touching, chest-to-chest. I could smell his sweat. The whites of his eyes and the ebony black of his skin were an inch away from my face. And I was … Continue reading →

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The Final Digit by Steve Tanham

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The Final Digit (Released under the Freedom of Governmental Policies Act) Play the tape… “Ladies and Gentlemen, Who’d have thought that the Black Room would have a ‘black box’? When the end of the world came there he was… swearing … Continue reading →

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