Devine’s lifelong passion for sailing serves him well as a crewman aboard a catamaran sailboat bound from Puerto Vallarta to Fort Lauderdale via the Panama Canal. Indeed, he casts himself as the narrator and protagonist in this tale of adventure, intrigue and romance. The plot revolves around a disparate hired crew of four men who […]
The original deadline for this competition has passed, but the basic info is still interesting! This is a competition that last year had 235 entries from around the world for the top 10 entries. There is a small entry fee. You can submit a play electronically. The plays are all performed in pubs, so […]
Jeri Walker-Bickett says in her introduction to her collection of short stories Such is Life that the stories “reflect the attitude that sometimes stuff simply happens, and rather than reflect on it endlessly, there are times a person needs to accept things and move on. I’m drawn to characters who are a little down on […]
The Maine Playwrights Festival selections have been announced. I entered a short play, but it did not make the list. Disappointed? Sure. But, best of luck to the playwrights who made the list. Here is the list of selectees: http://www.acorn-productions.org/pages/Playtitles.html
Chitwood’s novel tells the story of Tamantha Preen, a fictional character based on a real person who terrorized her family in northern California. Tamantha had a real or imagined depraved upbringing, and she is hell bent to pass depravity on. She murders two daughters and seems determined to make it three if her daughter Tammie […]
This is a review of A Bridge to Treachery that appeared in Harlie’s Book Blog in December 2012. Review: OH. MY. WORD. I’m in love. Lou Christopher is one of the most intriguing, intense and focused men that I have read this year. *sigh* After years in the military he starts working as an investment […]
My list of ten favorite movies has quite a range of subject matter. I put together this list for a Guest Post I did for Phaedra Seabolt on her Blog: Identity Discovery in November 2012. It was one of the early stops on a book tour organized for A Bridge to Treachery by Vickie Dold […]
An interesting bit of nostalgia from 44 years ago. Thanks to Brian McEnany. Spelling and punctuation left as found. One more Christmas comes to you on the South Vietnam battlefront, while in the other side of Pacific the American people are happily welcoming Christmas and newyear with their own traditions. Certainly everybody in your families […]
In another post I reviewed Venceremos, a novel based on 1960s radicals. I have asked the author, Howard Waxman to tell us about the work, his background, his methods, and his thoughts. Blurb Brooklyn-born Jay Cardinale, Vietnam War hero turned deserter, has fled to a commune in Canada. Aching to get back home he gets […]
No Problem. Right? I’ve been trying to find the time to give over to my own writing projects, and short plays keep cropping up! Short plays—10 Minute Jobs seem so appealing. Why is this? Well, maybe it’s not obvious, but it’s true that short plays seem as if they would be relatively easy to put […]