For those of you who like to know the backstory of things, I thought a few snippets concerning what went into the tales contained in To the Victor might be interesting. Anemone: I’ve never met a real mermaid, of course, even…
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The Stories Behind To the Victor: Tales of Magic and Adventure
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Posted in My Books
Twelve Tales of Christmas
Christmas isn’t always “Jingle Bells” and “Ho, ho, ho.” In these Twelve Tales of Christmas, even Santa has to deal with unexpected German Shepherds and reindeer who suddenly want to learn the tango. A dryad works feverishly with a teenage…
Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, Christmas, contemporary, fantasy, holiday, short stories, Twelve Tales of Christmas
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Posted in My Books
Just a Minor Malfunction edited by Michael S. Alter (with a story by Cathleen)
Okay, so this review is not entirely disinterested–please note that I’m one of the authors. This collection includes my flash sci-fi story, “Picture Perfect”, about a girl who loved her cellphone into sentience, a la The Velveteen Rabbit. There really…
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Posted in Book Reviews
What’s In a Name by Sally Cronin
What’s in a name? Everything. As someone who has gone through the entire official argy-bargy to get my name legally changed, I appreciate the power behind the monikers we bear. Sally Cronin obviously shares this sensibility because this short story…
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Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Two Publications in August!
My story this week is good news–a worthy topic by itself. And I do have a story for you to read. You just have to go to Fantasia Divinity to check it out. August is shaping up to be an…
Tagged with: Candle in the Dark, Cathleen Townsend, Fantasia Divinity Magazine, flash fiction, short stories, Story Emporium, Unicorn
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Posted in Uncategorized
Interview with Teresa Karlinski
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…
Tagged with: author interview, Blog Battle, Halcyon, Retirement and Good Living Magazine, short stories, Teresa Karlinski
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Posted in Author Interviews
Dragon Hoard and Other Tales of Faerie
Discover twelve tales of Faerie and experience its paradox–both close and inaccessible–peopled with heroes, rogues, and ciphers. A modern dragon who desires more than mere gold, A troll who longs for the kiss of sunlight on his skin, Pixies who…
The Short Story–Making a Comeback
Short stories appear to be undergoing a renaissance. Hurray! I’ve always enjoyed short stories. I won’t say I like them better than novels or poems or any other form, but I enjoy having them on the menu, as it were.…
My First Short Story Is Published!
Okay, this post is short, but I wanted to share this for those of you who don’t tweet with me. Dragon Hoard is up on Every Day Fiction here: http://www.everydayfiction.com/dragon-hoard-by-cathleen-townsend/ It’s even getting lots of stars. So if you’d like a…
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Posted in Reflections
Posted in Reflections
Submitting Short Stories
First off, I have some good news. Every Day Fiction is going to be printing one of my stories, Dragon Hoard, on July 27 (2015). If you’d like to see it, it’s free–all you have to do is go to…
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