The 2010s

"Grave Consequences"

Issue #126, Feb 2010

"A Diamond of a Joke"

July 2010

"A Free Exchange of Information"

October 2011

Issue #132, Aug 2011

Why Most Stories Get Rejected

"Hu-Mon are Uncivilized"

July 2011

"Chaos in Chamber of Deputies"

"Murder in Orbit"

October 2011

October 2011

"Death in the Bright Darkness"

The Ending: When it Fails

Issue #133, Nov 2011

Issue #133, Nov 2011

Writing the Short Story Series

Issue #134, Feb 2012

Issue #135, May 2012

Cookies? What are Cookies?

"Only Death Gets Your Respect"

Issue #136, Aug 2012

Issue #136, Aug 2012

Well-Rounded Characters

Accuracy in Science Fiction

Issue #137, Nov 2012

2010 ~ 2016

Issue #155, Feb 2017

Titles: Why They Matter

A seven-year hiatus caused

by a traumatic brain injury

that took away my ability

to read and write

Show versus Tell

Issue #156, May 2017

What Goes in a Cover Letter

Issue #157, Aug 2017

"A Season for Money"

November 2017

Should I Copyright Submissions?

Issue #158, Feb 2018

Submission Guidelines

Issue #159, May 2018

The Internal Monologue

Issue #160, Aug 2018

Present Tense vs Past Tense

Issue #161, Nov 2018

How to Critique a Writer’s Work

Issue #162, Feb 2019

"Interception in the Desert"

March 2019

[My 1st fiction story in 8 yrs]

7 Common Errors Writers Make

Issue #163, May 2019

On Naming Your Characters

Issue #164, Aug 2019

The Problem of Said Bookism

Issue #165, Nov 2019

[Sent in an old story]

[My 1st Action/Adventure]

[3rd Place Winner]

[Excellence in Writing Award]

It's still under construction

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