Via his senile great-grandmother, he hears of some hidden gold, and out of desperation he starts looking. One of his classmates, Three Sticks, is also having financial trouble, although his problems are due to his dad’s poor investments. Three Sticks also learns of the gold, and the two young men are in a race to find out if it ever existed and if so if anything’s left.
Chris Gerrib 16 October 2025 Continue reading
Because of my son’s experiences, I’ve gotten to see the rot that lives beneath politeness, and I wanted to write a story where someone pulls up the floorboards and names it.
Todd Brown – 14 October 2025 Continue reading
People who are willing to think, learn and grow from reading are my target readers. I don’t write easy books to read, or so I’m told by people who prefer books that don’t involve a lot of work on the reader’s part. I want to cause emotion, maybe even discomfort or at least disequilibrium, in my readers.
Maureen Morrissey – 11 October 2025 Continue reading
It really started with a question: what if a Southern mama could bake your soulmate into being? That idea came from a writing prompt in a short story class I took years ago—and I just couldn’t shake it. The image of someone using food, especially biscuits, to stir up love and mischief stuck with me.
Arlon Jay Staggs – 9 October 2025 Continue reading
I’ve always been fascinated by bookplates, those identifying labels that people sometimes stick on the inside covers of their books. Whenever I find one in an old book, I always wonder who the previous owner was, what they were like, and how the book finally left their collection.
Quentin Dodd – 7 October 2025 Continue reading
I felt these tales should be one collection. As they debuted in zines, I reasoned the stories should be presented in that fashion.
Stefan Jackson – 5 October 2025 Continue reading
I lived in Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles for some time and the Manson story still resonates. At some point I knew I wanted to tackle a similar tale.
Sue Hinkin – 1 October 2025 Continue reading
Even though I changed names and details, writing those moments meant reliving them. There were days I could barely see the screen through tears. There were moments where I had to quit writing and come back to it another day.
Ashley Babb – 29 September 2025 Continue reading
I was listening to the radio and I began to see the MC clearly in my mind. It was like seeing a movie scene….
That is how I see my stories, they are movies in my head.
A.R. Thackrah – 27 September 2025 Continue reading
I wholeheartedly believe I was ordained to write this story. It’s a massive part of my legacy. It was certainly purpose-driven as well as fulfilling.
Marquez Price – 25 September 2025 Continue reading