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Wedding Fiction for Anna Meade and her (soon-to-be) new Husband

Mike — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:29:00 +0000

I know. I know. I’ve been neglecting you lately, O blog of mine and O readers of mine. I really am sorry. I’ve been a very busy little writer, though, so I hope you’ll forgive me once you find out what I’ve been up to. That announcement, however, will have to wait for another day. Today’s post is not about… (more...)

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Other Blog Spotlight – The Brewed Bohemian

Mike — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:30:27 +0000

Well, how time flies. It looks like it’s an alternate Thursday again, and you know what that means; it’s time for another Other Blog Spotlight. Another Other Blog Spotlight… Say that five times fast. This weeks spotlight is focused firmly on the Brewed Bohemian, who claims that her name is Jennifer, and who further claims to have a child old… (more...)

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The Story So Far Podcast: Episode 6 – Moth Night

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:35:26 +0000

This is episode 6 of The Story So Far podcast. The story for this episode is Moth Night – a dark fantasy tinged re-imagining of a classic fairy tale. The text version is here. Press play to listen.

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Moth Night

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:35:03 +0000

The thing about most of the original fairy tales, as they were collected by the Grimms, Perrault, et al., is that they often weren’t very good stories. They tended towards weak plots, unsympathetic characters and were more than a little heavy handed with the morality, often at the expense of credibility. For this story, I’ve taken a classic fairy tale,… (more...)

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Other Blog Spotlight – Meg McNulty at From Darcy to Dionysus

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:18:39 +0000

Hello, and welcome to another installment of my Other Blog Spotlight (patent pending). For today’s spotlight, please allow me to introduce Meg McNulty. Meg’s special area of interest and expertise with storytelling is history and mythology. This is immediately evident in her writing; she often deals with the same grand themes of the human condition tackled by the ancient Greeks,… (more...)

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State of the Writing Address

Mike — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:22:01 +0000

I thought it was about time I posted an update on my writing situation. I had initially planned to do a weekly update, but thus far I haven’t had enough to report to do so on a weekly basis. I think I’ll go for a monthly reporting in for now, and revise the schedule as necessary. So. I’ve been asked… (more...)

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Other Blog Spotlight – Susan Lewis at idisagreecompletely

Mike — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:09:34 +0000

Here we are again, on an alternate Thursday. That means it’s time for the Other Blog Spotlight. The Other Blog Spotlight is where I point out to you a blog that I think you should be reading. Given that my blog is all about telling stories, I will be pointing out blogs that tell stories. Today’s pointed out blog is… (more...)

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Other Blog Spotlight – Eva Rieder

Mike — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:04:09 +0000

This post is the second installment of my “Other Blog Spotlight” series. The aim of the Other Blog Spotlight is to bring to your attention blogs that I enjoy, and that I think others will enjoy as well. One important stipulation, though, is that because my blog is all about telling stories the blogs I feature also need to tell… (more...)

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The Story So Far Podcast: Episode 5 – “Loose Ends”

Mike — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:05:29 +0000

This is Episode 5 of The Story So Far Podcast. The story for this episode is “Loose Ends”, a noir style tale of guys and dames, intrigue and treachery. The text version of this story is here. Loose Ends

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Loose Ends

Mike — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:05:26 +0000

The Dudes over at DudeWrite are hosting a flash fiction contest. They’ve provided three visual prompts and entrants are to choose one and write a story of 500 words or less based on it. My story is based on the picture below, clocks in at 387 words and is called Loose Ends It’s raining again. It’s… (more...)

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