The Cook in the Kitchen
A short story Photo by the author This story is one I submitted to one of NYC Midnight's writing contests. I don't remember the prompts, but they had to be something amusing to result in the following tale. The Cook in the Kitchen Betty Norman held the dusty cookbook angled…
Cover of The End of the World As We Know It by Christopher Golden, Brian Keene
Currently reading: The End of the World As We Know It — Christopher Golden, Brian Keene
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The Shy Lady’s Treasure
An NYC Midnight Short Story Photography by the author I don't remember the prompts for this one. I think the genre must have been Adventure or something like that. I do remember thinking this ended up a hot mess, and looking back at the feedback I received the judges…
Facing Fire
Another NYC Midnight Story Obviously this image is AI generated. This week I have a treat of a tale from one of my entries in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. For this unfortunate assignment, I received the challenge of writing a spy thriller story in 1,000 words or less. To top…
The HHS rule banning trans care from many ACA plans is open for public comment now. Only 3 comments so far.
Embarrassing how the media is completely ignoring this. There's likely over 200,000 trans people on ACA plans (1% of 24 million)
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
The TL is bleak but Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, donated her Tesla to @npr
How cute! We have dozens of green anoles in our garden. Love to see them each spring.
Whatever they'll do to trans people, they'll do to you...BUT WHY DO YOU NEED TO BE DIRECTLY THREATENED IN ORDER TO CARE? A human being is a human being. The trans community is made up of human beings who have every right to the same respect and care that you want for yourself 1/?
Here’s a link to the finalists from January’s Globe Soup micro fiction contest. I won second place 😁
www.globesoup.net/hotel?fbclid...
Every morning as soon as I start reading the news.
There is a quote from @ericlarocca.bsky.social At Dark, I Become Loathsome, "... I've learned that human decency only exists when it's convenient." Nothing has hit me quite as hard since November as that line. I wish that didn't feel so fucking accurate right now.
Thank you @vantine.bsky.social & library journal for this great review!
"The book explores guilt as a kind of haunting and is a contemporary ghost story with great crossover potential...The book leaves readers wanting more stories about Olivia and her friends."
