by Sam Knight Show, don’t tell, they say. And then you ask what that means, they ramble off into infinity, citing works and authors you’ve never heard of, sometimes giving their favorite examples, but they never really answer you. Probably because they can’t show you how to do it without […]

By Catherine Dilts Certain stages in life are clearly defined. Birth. School graduations. Weddings. They occur at a specific date and time. Retirement has been harder for me to pin down. My husband is still active in his career, working remotely for a medical device company. When my day job […]

Congratulations to Marlene Fabian Stiles. Her poem, Immigrant’s Song, was recently published in Clarendon House’s Poetica # 16 anthology. The poem was written for the Slovenian cultural exhibit at the Pueblo Heritage Museum and is an homage to her grandmother. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: As the third–generation owner of a flower […]

(or The Importance of Having Your Story Read by a Bunch of Other People Before You Submit it for Publication) By Bowen Gillings You’ve written THE END. You did your editorial pass-through once, twice, maybe ten times or more, so you’re darn sure that story is ready for the world […]