The 24th Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement Awards for the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contests was not as large as last year. It was held in a meeting room at Author Services, unlike last year when it was held outside at Cal Tech. There was no air conditioning at either place, though. I…
June 14, 2008 Guess what I’m holding in my hot little hands right now. Five copies of Teacakes and Afternoon Tales. My name is 3rd down on the back cover! The story is on page 55. Who knew this little exercise, written in 2002, would be a success? I’m hoping I don’t get typecast as…
Way back in November, 2007, I received a call for submissions from the Gulf Coast Writers Association. They were looking for stories about Mississippi. I didn’t have any, but I remembered a little story I wrote after I read “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It was more of an exorcism to get rid of the southern…
Well, it’s obvious I’m not going to finish my short story “Bravo Tunnel” before the 31st. So, my only resolution of the year is now broken. At least I have another 3 months to polish it before I submit it to WOTF at the end of the next quarter. Another 3 months might make the…