The Great American Eclipse–it promised to be a once-in-a-lifetime event. Originally, I’d planned on driving to Oregon to see it, since from there the entire sun would be covered. We live in northern California, so it wasn’t that far. It…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Cathleen Townsend Interview on Longshot Island
In my post about my tale of a feral refrigerator, I told everyone about an upcoming interview over at Longshot Island, and I’m happy to announce it’s up and ready for viewing. Cathleen Townsend Interview Cathleen Townsend loves a good…
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Interview with R.A. Denny
As a criminal prosecutor at the Delaware Department of Justice, R. A. Denny would fantasize about writing a novel. Then one day, after watching the first Hobbit movie with her family members who share her love of writing, she spouted off an…
Tagged with: author interview, books, fantasy, R.A. Denny, writing process
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Feral Refrigerator Published by Longshot Island
Note: This article had active links at the time it was published, but since then, Longshot Island seems to no longer be an active ezine. Calling all writers–seriously consider submitting your stories to the nice folks over at Longshot Island.…
Tagged with: author bio, Cathleen Townsend, fantasy fiction, Longshot Island, publication
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Please Help Me Select a Cover Image
My thanks in advance to everyone for taking a look at these. All these images came from Pixabay and are attribution-free for commercial use. All the type is merely a placeholder. I’ve learned that not everyone can picture things that…
Prayers Were No Help by Paul Lawrence
Prayers Were No Help is an interesting read, and it has a superb title for the story. I have a cordial dislike to most overtly Christian literature, despite being Catholic myself. I usually find it too didactic. But this volume…
Tagged with: book review, Christian literature, Paul Lawrence, Prayers Were No Help
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Posted in Book Reviews
The Heart’s Lullaby by Natalie Ducey
The Heart’s Lullaby is an evocative little book revolving around the theme of love, in all it’s permutations–fertile poetic ground that has inspired the likes of Shakespeare, Longfellow, and Kipling. Ms. Ducy is none of these, of course–she has her…
Vampyrie by Tina Frisco
Vampyrie contains all the classic vampire lore–the fangs, silent movement, brutal attacks, and human senses that are outmatched by their unearthly antagonists. In addition to this, it also holds some unique world-building, everything from the biochemical roots of vampires to…
A Worm Tale, Published by Longshot Island
Hey, I’ve got some good news. Longshot Island has published my flash memoir “A Worm Tale” in their latest issue. Apparently, I need to write more of these things because they seem to do very well in terms of blog…
Tagged with: A Worm Tale, Cathleen Townsend, flash memoir, Longshot Island, short story
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Cathleen Townsend 