Month: May 2019

  • “Forever Baby” by Dana Diehl in Cartridge Lit

    “Forever Baby” by Dana Diehl in Cartridge Lit

    Dana Diehl’s latest flash fiction piece titled “Forever Baby” and inspired by the game Stardew Valley is available on Cartridge Lit in the new “The Double Click Temple Issue.” Her story is awesome, sad, allegorical for so much, and you don’t need to know anything about Stardew Valley to appreciate it.

  • Summer Writing Workshops at the Writers Studio!

    Summer Writing Workshops at the Writers Studio!

    Two options for the beginning level writing workshop: Saturday morning with me and Wednesday evenings with Lela Scott MacNeil.

  • Supporting Professional Payment Rates in Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Fiction Markets

    Supporting Professional Payment Rates in Science Fiction and Fantasy Short Fiction Markets

    The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America sets the minimum payment rates for professional short fiction markets. In September, this rate rises from 6 cents per word to 8 cents per word.

  • Movie Review: Assimilate (2019)

    Movie Review: Assimilate (2019)

    Assimilate isn’t the cheap and nauseating found-footage film the trailer led me to believe it would be, but instead an effective low-budget thriller that relies too much on jump scares but tempers these with earned emotions and suspense.