Patricia Stoltey

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And the Winner is….

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Our first winner (Fida Islaih) turned out to be a young college student who felt someone else might be a better winner for an anthology about parenthood,so it was back to the drawing board (and random.org)to select a new winner. I’m pleased to announce that a copy of  Chicken Soup for the Soul: Parenthood (101 …Read More

What is Love? by Dean K. Miller

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Dean K Miller is a freelance writer and member of Northern Colorado Writers. His work has appeared in TROUT Magazine, Torrid Literature Journal IV: The D.N.A. of the Poet and online.Employed as an air traffic controller, Dean volunteers for Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, enjoys family and fly fishing. He is close to finishing his …Read More

Cool Stuff for Mystery Lovers

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But before I get to that cool stuff, I want to announce that tomorrow’s even cooler guest author/blogger, Dean K. Miller, will have a special Valentine’s Day post and giveaway of the Chicken Soup for the Soul edition containing one of his personal essays. A very cool anthology idea for a wonderful cause from crime …Read More

Travel Day Break…and a photo essay rerun

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Yep, we’re flying back home this morning. It will be good to get back to Colorado and sleep in our own bed. The older I get, the less I find travel appealing. However, I didn’t want to leave you without even a cheery photo to look at, so I’m rerunning an October 2011 post of …Read More

Another Brain Freeze

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Yes, I do have brain freeze a lot. It’s not because my head is empty, but because it’s too full of stuff to do, places to go, people to see, and problems to solve. Here are my excuses: 1.  This weekend I’m busy cuddling my brand new granddaughter and enjoying the antics of her older …Read More

A Labor of Love by Ross Willard

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Ross Willard, a Colorado resident, has been writing speculative fiction in one form or another for as long as he can remember. A longtime member of the Penpointers critique group, Ross can often be found reading or writing at his local independent coffee shop, or working on his website.System Purge, Ross’s new book release on …Read More

After I Send a Manuscript On Its Way…

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…a little part of me wonders if I’ll get something like this from the agent or editor… “I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. ~English Professor (Name Unknown), Ohio University” Found at The Quote Garden: Quotations About …Read More

First Tuesday: Announcements and Stuff

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Chiseled in Rock Tuesday We have a new feature at the rock on the first Tuesday of the month. Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers member Julie Luek will be reporting on the best of the best places writers and readers might want to hang out on the western slope of Colorado. Stay tuned, because you might …Read More

If I Had My Druthers….

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I’d eat TCBY frozen yogurt with hot fudge sauce and peanut butter cup pieces whenever I felt like it. A whole team of housekeepers would come in and clean my home from top to bottom once a month. My private office would be soundproofed and climate-controlled. My person (because anyone who has her druthers has …Read More