Rhymes When She Shouldn't

New and previously published essays on the beauty and horror of writing. "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." -Ernest Hemingway

Apartment "Eh?": An American's Adventures In Canada

Hi y'all. Last year I quit my job, married a Canadian, and uprooted my entire life - old typewriters, vintage costumes and all - to Toronto. We called it our Canadian adventure and we're living in Apartment A, or as we call it, Apartment "Eh?" Collected here are some of my thoughts about the Great White North and I...

Luck Be a Lady Tonight

This is a short story set in the 1950s, about an intense young college girl at Harvard/Radcliffe whose heartbreak and a subsequent blind date set the stage for her to discover she may be mentally ill, have magical powers, or both. I wrote it years ago and have never tried to publish it before. I am a pretty tough edit...

For Writers by Hugh Howey

Tips for writers from Hugh Howey, as shared on his blog.