Category: I write


One of the coolest items in Evanston Public Library Friends‘ fundraising “Armchair Auction” was immortality.

Jodi MacArthur

No, really: Immortality. And I got it on the cheap. Guess the market’s a little soft.

Any writer can offer immortality by printed word (mwa-ha-ha!), but this time it’s from friend Jodi MacArthur. I adore her spooky stories. And for a nice donation to the EPLF, she wrote me into one. I’m so excited to read it! My foray into fictional characterhood apparently involves being a librarian. (I’m good with that.)

Here’s a teaser, to whet thine appetite:

There is you. Then there’s the promise of who you could be. But what if you aren’t who you think you are? Margo Gremmler bends the rules to get by. The only way to make an honest living is to be criminal. The drawback?
Guilt can be a bitch.

And a quick excerpt:

“We received some information last night-”
“About what?”
Phillips cocked his head to the side. “That someone was dealing drugs out of this house.”
The silence was thick. She could hear the grandfather clock tick, tick, tick.
“Oh,” Margo smiled and shrugged. “I’m just a librarian.”

Read the story now!

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Song (via Undead Poets Society)

Another new poem on Undead Poets Society.
This one’s adapted from scenes in Thirty Decibels, and is my humble attempt at writing about singing.
I hope you enjoy!

[Listen to “Icarus”]

Mild tones
Hum, almost hover
In clumsy, oversized air we sing
We know Icarus like our own names

Over a grounding line
The duet
Sounds like taking off
Flying

Two unison voices
Hard to hold
Like steady wings
Make it only more beautiful

Choir comes in
Airy ahhhs push the two aloft
Every chord
A new puzzle to fit

But listen.
LISTEN.
If you don’t: Forget it.

The path might
Put you at odds on purpose
Collision-course clash
The next note’s only sweeter

When you listen,
Fall into that space
Click: you’re hooked
For life

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Angst (flash) (via Undead Poets Society)

I just posted this on my poetic HQ, Undead Poets Society.
TGIF, I guess!  :-\

If I don’t explore
I can’t get lost

So which is better?
Sight/unseen
Sleep/no dream
Traffic/missed
Never been f/ing kissed?

If I don’t play
I can’t lose.

Someone told me too late.

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I JUST read about a fantastic giveaway from Ms. Cassandra Marshall, a freelance editor who’s also a literary agency intern, writes YA and short stories, and loves tea. (Don’t you love her already?)

Cassandra received tear-inducing feedback from a client recently, and she’s also gained quite a social-media following of late. To celebrate these things, Cassandra is offering up a great giveaway: a free substantial edit (That’s plot, pacing, character development, etc, up to 100k words) to one lucky reader. How awesome is that? And you can get more entries by spreading the word. (More daring writers may consider bribing Ms. C.A. with exotic teas…)

According to the recent client, Hope Collier, the help you get from Cassandra will not only improve your current WIP, but the ones to come. (I love learning, and C.A.’s expertise seems right up my alley.)

Hurry, guys! You must enter to win the substantial edit giveaway by Friday, July 2 at 11:59pm.