Monthly Archives: July 2011

Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter – an Introduction

This was my first paid writing assignment, 9 years ago. This was the introduction for the Barnes and Noble eBook of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. To my knowledge, this is not the version they are selling now. Two things … Continue reading

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Short Story – When I Met Crazy in the Morning: Mae’s Tale

Short story, When I Met Crazy in the Morning: Mae’s Tale, available for FREE on Smashwords– This is a story based on the characters from Josephine: Red Dirt and Whiskey We hear Mae’s point of view as she finds Josephine’s … Continue reading

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Sample Sunday – Excerpt from Anne McGinnis (WIP)

For Sample Sunday – Excerpt from Anne McGinnis – work in progress. Thanks for reading! The sun was creeping over the tops of the hills. She called them mountains because she’d never seen mountains. Everything was cloaked in the bright … Continue reading

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Josephine: Red Dirt and Whiskey & The Movies of the Great Depression

In Josephine: Red Dirt and Whiskey, movies and the movie theater in town play an important role in the story. Josephine and Samuel went to the movies on a regular basis to escape the reality of the Depression, and then … Continue reading

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