The Movie Musical - does it hit the right notes, or fall flat?

“IF” completely missed the mark for me on the writing front. It wasn’t terribly cohesive in its storytelling, and I found the concept of...

One yard of satin was all that she had. Pink satin—the color of early rosebuds, and the color of a grandmother’s lost love. There were...

Okay. SO. I'm writing this as a movie review because I want to feel like the 2.5 hours spent doing this today weren't a complete waste of...

May I paint you? Not just a recreation of your face But a worship on your body May I lay sweet strokes of pigment From a brush made with...

Dear Mom, I heard your voice and bought the Neccos. They were wrapped in the same fragile paper they’d always been, striped in deceptive...

So, today felt rough for the publishing journey, but it also gave me a solid bit of hope for Blood Blooms (now retitled Scars & Honey)....

It’s 2016, a year of the future, a year of new rights and new possibilities—now in some places, a year of legal marijuana! But it wasn’t...

My mother took her own life in 2016. After her death, I didn't know where to put my anger—with her, with myself, with my father, with my...

Hi, my name is...well, not Margo, or Morgan, but that's not really important for this. Sorry for the confusion. I didn't mean to start...

Why did he have to yank on the rifle? The sand is like sugar, melting between every crevice of my toes with the passing seconds. I feel...

Submittable is a great website for authors of all types to find places to submit their writing. Before I found this site, I didn't know...

Two days ago I turned 33, and finished the first draft of my novel's manuscript. So many important occasions falling on the same day! But...

What is human history, if not a story? Each one of us has a unique story to tell. Some of us tell tales of love. Some of us speak with a...