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 …
Read MoreA. E. Hotchner does wonders with Hemingway’s short story, “After the Storm.”
Basically, A. E. Hotchner takes almost nothing and creates something out of it. The question then becomes, Is it still Hemingway’s story? And the answer, to my mind at least is, well, . . . yes, technically. Maybe. Is that a clear enough answer? Nope! …
Read More“Only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods.”
If this quote is familiar to you, then you know that I’m going to discuss the book Mockingbird by Walter Tevis. I’ve had the great joy of only recently discovering him. Thanks to the Netflix production/presentation of The Queen’s Gambit, I (and probably a whole …
Read MoreThe Edgar Award Winners were announced yesterday!
To see the winners, you can go to the link Here: http://theedgars.com/nominees.html You can also watch the awards on YouTube if you like. I just finished watching. Kind of boring, though it is a wonderful thing to see Mystery writers get acclaim, win awards, etc. …
Read MoreA truly Shocking tale! Rudyard Kipling’s “Beyond the Pale”
I gasped aloud at the “reveal” the first time I read this story. The image of it is seared into my brain for life. “Beyond the Pale” is certainly not a children’s tale. Forget the Jungle Book or the Just So Stories. You’ll also have …
Read MoreA simple, well-written story can be a very beautiful thing.
“The Cookie Lady” by Philip K. Dick is just such a story. This whole post is going to be a SPOILER ALERT! If you want to read the story ahead of time, I understand. The story is probably in an anthology or two, but I …
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