Okay. I really should change the cover! Goth? Difficult to define sometimes. Does a mausoleum on the back grounds of a haunted mansion cover it? Chains to lift the coffin lid, etc.? How about a curse? If you can stick with ol’ Frank through the …
Read More***Short Story Contest***
You know I love the short story! I don’t know how I got on their email list, but it’s all good. Got an email the other day informing me of this contest. I just figured I would share in case anyone else out there might …
Read MoreThank you very much to everyone who entered the Goodreads Giveaway for The Red Kimono!!!
How can I get the book into everyone’s hands who entered?558 people entered contest, but only 100 people won copies. So what about the other 458 people who want to read it? I realize that it wouldn’t really be a contest if everyone wins; however, …
Read MoreFREE book giveaway! Ends today-Oct 18 FREE Sci-fi, The Red Kimono. Final day to win!
100 Free digital Copies! I’m psyched! I want to give it away to everybody! Sci-Fi fans? Read and Enjoy! ENTER BELOW Goodreads Book Giveaway See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway The Red Kimono by Mark Stattelman Giveaway ends October 18, 2020.
Read MoreTo sleep, perchance to dream . . . of a story? Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt.”
Last Saturday morning, lingering in the twilight state between not quite yet awake and no longer completely asleep, I suddenly realized that I was, or at least had been, dreaming of the Ray Bradbury story, “The Veldt.” I’ve always been a Bradbury fan. Each one …
Read MoreSo here’s the “constructed” story. I’m still not sure what to make of it (read previous post).
I could blame it all on Ken Burns and his award-winning documentary of the American Civil War, which got me interested enough to read Bruce Catton’s book, This Hallowed Ground. I had been dabbling in writing at the time, and had a few short stories …
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