I’m excited to share my new short story, available to read now. “Domestic Bliss” represents my first short story sale. It also won third place in the On The Premises 21st short story competition. It’s a speculative tale about a marriage that improves a little too much. Domestic Bliss Can Harry have his pie and eat it too? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ContinueContinue reading “Story: Domestic Bliss”
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Writing and Reading Reviews
I’ve been reviewing books for online and print magazines for a while now. Close on ten years. It’s an interesting business as I don’t consider myself qualified to give really critical reviews. I don’t have a college degree stating I am educated in the art of reading and reviewing. But, like most dedicated readers, IContinueContinue reading “Writing and Reading Reviews”
Less Than Perfect
Mikayla’s read every book in her collection of post-apocalyptic novels at least twice. She thinks she’s prepared for aliens taking over Earth. She’s not. Nor is she prepared for the attention of a good-looking refugee named Reg. All Mikayla and Reg want is a safe place to see out the end of the world, hidden awayContinueContinue reading “Less Than Perfect”
Going Down
I came across this picture (and accompanying article) in a copy of ‘National Geographic Kids’ magazine (my daughter has a subscription) and it immediately fired my imagination. I wanted to start writing stories about life in the earth scraper. What would it be like to live on the lower levels? Would it be like takingContinueContinue reading “Going Down”
Bounce and Roll
There is little better, in the day of a writer, than being able to bounce your ideas off a friend. Nothing more distracting, either. And, sometimes, it’s downright amusing. What follows is a snippet of a chat log between myself and my writing buddy, Jennifer Burke, where we just rolled with it. Note: This exchangeContinueContinue reading “Bounce and Roll”
Kelly Jensen 