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Winning Short Story: THE END by Lionel Walfish

Old fashioned, elegant theater stage with velvet curtains.

Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Watch THE END: Get to know writer Lionel Walfish: Matthew Toffolo: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Lionel Walfish: The trials and tribulations of a Broadway actor. MT: What genres would you say this short story is in? LW: Fiction MT: How would you describe this… Continue reading Winning Short Story: THE END by Lionel Walfish

Winning Short Story: The Dad Sweater by Joshua Collins

Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Watch THE DAD SWEATER: Story performed by actor Sean Kaufman Get to know writer Joshua Collins: Matthew Toffolo: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Joshua Collins: In a short synopsis: its about realizing one’s self worth based on ‘social-titles’, in a culture where self worth is measured… Continue reading Winning Short Story: The Dad Sweater by Joshua Collins

Winning Short Story: Lorna’s Island by Louise Johnson

Watch the May 2016 Winning Short Story Reading. Watch LORNA’S ISLAND: Get to know writer Louise Johnson: Matthew Toffolo: What is your 1pg Short Story about? Louise Johnson: A father travels to a tiny Greek island to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding his daughter’s death. But he’s obstructed by shifty cops and insular locals. MT: What… Continue reading Winning Short Story: Lorna’s Island by Louise Johnson

Winning Short Story: Together and Separate by Herb Schultz

One person died in this three-car crash. (KATU News photo)

Siamese twins resigned to lifelong existence in each others company unexpectedly separate after a car accident.

Interview with Novelists Adam Steven Page (A Victim of the Times)

Adam Steven Page has been fond of film and literature for as long as he can remember, what better to do than write his own novel. In early 2015 he penned his debut ‘A Victim of the Times’. Despite being born and raised and still living in the UK, Adam has written in an American… Continue reading Interview with Novelists Adam Steven Page (A Victim of the Times)

Interview with Novelist Laurie Buchanan (Note to Self: A Seven-Step Path to Gratitude and Growth)

For the past fifteen years Laurie Buchanan has worked as a holistic health practitioner and transformational life coach. Embracing the philosophy that “whatever you are not changing, you are choosing,” Buchanan has helped hundreds of clients turn intention into action, bridging the gap between where they are and where they want to be—body, mind, and… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Laurie Buchanan (Note to Self: A Seven-Step Path to Gratitude and Growth)

Interview with Novelist Rosie Chapel (The Pomegranate Tree)

Having developed an abiding love for anything connected to Ancient Rome, Rosie Chapel decided channel her passion into fiction, which culminated in her first novel ‘The Pomegranate Tree’. Based around archaeological excavations on Masada, this is book one in the ‘Hannah’s Heirloom’ sequence. The sequel ‘Echoes and Stone and Fire’ has recently been released, with… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Rosie Chapel (The Pomegranate Tree)

Interview with Novelist Steven Spellman (My Name is Legion)

You should never judge a book by its cover. As well, you should never judge a writer by his bio. With that being said, Steven Spellman is writer for readers who enjoy simply told stories, stories of lust, of deception, stories of redemption, of love. Stories of horrors beneath the waning moon, of joys beneath… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Steven Spellman (My Name is Legion)

Interview with Novelist Tim Walker (Devil Gate Dawn)

Tim Walker was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Liverpool and studied in South Wales and Bristol, before moving to London where he worked in newspaper publishing for 10 years. By the mid-1990s he was ready for a new challenge and went to Zambia as a voluntary worker, running training courses in educational book publishing. … Continue reading Interview with Novelist Tim Walker (Devil Gate Dawn)