Monthly Archives: February 2016

For the Gold

Posted on February 29, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 20 Comments

Northern California, September 1857 I dropped my bags at the foot of the bed, but I couldn’t settle in and relax. We were on our way north to make our fortunes off the new gold strike by Redding, and we…

Posted in My Stories

Three More Reviews for The Art of Losing

Posted on February 27, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 3 Comments

We’ve gotten three more reviews for The Art of Losing and our editor, Daniel White, has put us in for an IPPY! You’ll definitely hear more about the IPPY if it pans out, but for now, I thought I’d share…

Tagged with: anthology, Cathleen Townsend, The Art of Losing, Trojan Wargames
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Interview with Kristin Elise Garrett

Posted on February 25, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 5 Comments

Our guest this week is Kristin Elise Garrett. She’s a fellow Blog Battler who’s taken a break from her South American travels in Argentina long enough to chat with us here. So Kristin, who’s your favorite character you’ve written so…

Tagged with: author interview, Behind the Lights, Kristin Elise Garrett
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Mr. Dunne and the Magic Nectar

Posted on February 22, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 12 Comments

This is an excerpt from my very first novel, Hans and Greta, which retells the story of Hansel and Gretel, set in the 1930s near Los Angeles. *** Hans, Patrick, and I were going to Patrick’s house in the second…

Tagged with: 1930s, fairy tales, Great Depression, Mr. Dunne and the Magic Nectar
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Interview with Teresa Karlinski

Posted on February 18, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 66 Comments

Teresa is one of my writer friends that I met through Blog Battle. I’ve enjoyed her contemporary shorts, and I highly recommend you check them out on her blog, How the Cookie Crumbles. Teresa lives with her cats Dickens and Lady…

Trip to Tahoe

Posted on February 16, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 15 Comments

Northern California, January, 1931 Spencer downshifted the old Ford truck as they took another tight corner. The mountain road to Tahoe was none too safe, especially not with all the snow and ice from the recent storm, but they should…

Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, flash fiction, ghost story
Posted in My Stories

We Are Eagles

Posted on February 9, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 16 Comments

40% of young eagles do not survive their first flight–baldeagleinfo.com/ “We are eagles,” Shadow’s father said, his fierce eyes the color of the sun. “And the sky is our home,” Shadow’s mother replied. The two eagles traded approving looks and…

Tagged with: beast fable, Cathleen Townsend, fantasy, short story, We Are Eagles
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Interview with S. Hunter Nisbet

Posted on February 4, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 5 Comments

Stephanie and I met on Absolute Write, and she’s an absolutely fantastic writer friend to have. She’s beta read my first book for me, she’s a great person to come to for ideas when I’m stuck, and I absolutely love…

The Dragon and the Giant

Posted on February 1, 2016 by cathleentownsend — 17 Comments

Rose looked up from the fire into her family’s pinched faces. The Humboldt Valley was the cruelest land she’d ever seen. Constant worry–for the horses, for each other, for the terrible choices they might still have to make–they had…