This was high drama in the little town of Rochester for a sleepy Sunday morning. I stepped outside to grab the morning Free Press from my porch, and my neighbor called out to me, "Come see this! There's a baby skunk with a cup stuck on its head." The little kit, blinded by a yogurt cup, was running in circles in the road. It would bump into the curb and run back out. The sight was comical at … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Molly D. Campbell
WHAT? Fiction and flash fiction. Humor blogging. WHY? If you had told me fifteen years ago that I would become a novelist and blogger, I would have scoffed. I had a career or two, raised my two wonderful daughters, nursed my husband after he suffered a massive stroke (he recovered fully, thank God), had a great time for eight years as a receptionist at a veterinary practice, and then, finally, … [Read more...]
Speak without Shame: Sexual Assault
TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains details which may be triggering to survivors of sexual assault. Admitting that you've been sexually assaulted isn't easy. The shame, the self blame, and the humiliation over being violated runs deep. For some, it's easier to pretend it didn't happen, until something jolts your memory and it all comes rushing back. Was it that bad? For me, the trigger was … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Rick Bailey
WHAT? Subjects happen along. What I’m writing today will be shaped by something that happens tomorrow. A few weeks ago I saw a photograph of Heidi Klum stretching a pair of underpants, which reminded me of buying my first pair of microfibers in Florence, which reminded me of seeing, in a church close by the market, Masaccio’s Adam and Eve being ejected from the Garden of Eden, newly aware of … [Read more...]
Why You Should Query 100 Agents – My Search
And how to stay determined while you do! These numbers will tell you why you should make a pact with yourself to query at least 100 agents: Stats from my Agent Search I queried 83 agents in an eight-month period. 35 agents did not respond. Ever. 32 agents rejected my query without further ado. 11 agents requested more material and then rejected it. 5 agents were reading it when I received two … [Read more...]
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