The question stunned me. I was caught completely off guard and didn’t know how to respond. This was about a year or two ago. I was on the phone with a friend of mine. This was someone I had known for almost forty years. There …
Read MoreAhoy Maties! In Honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September), I’m running a Goodreads Giveaway for my book of Pirate Tales!
Goodreads Book Giveaway Pirate Tales by Mark Stattelman Giveaway ends October 19, 2021. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway For those of you not familiar with this parodic day of celebration on September 19, look no further than Wikipedia to satisfy your curiosity: …
Read MoreCall it a “Strange Brew.” Sometimes stories can become a goofy mix of fact and fiction.
First of all, let me apologize for not posting much lately. I have several posts written and ready to go, usually, but then decide I need to go over the content before actually putting the post up, and then I sleep on it and ambivalence …
Read MoreAnd the hits just keep on coming! Dark, Speculative Fiction?
Yep, I just finished a new book. Uploaded it a few minutes ago. I’m positive this one’s gonna be a Best Seller straight out of the gate! Okay, I’m dreaming. What do I know? I just turn on the faucet and let the creativity flow …
Read More“River Rendezvous” Is it a story, or just the sketch of a story?
If you have read the last post, you know what the deal is. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to answer the above question, even if the answer stays in your own mind. It would be nice if you shared those thoughts …
Read MoreBringing a story in under 1000 words, could I still do it? That was the $64,000 question.
Okay, it’s actually more like $80. I believe that’s what they pay. But the question was there, hanging in front of me, as to whether I could write a story and keep the word count under 1000. It was a challenge. As I mentioned in …
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