UPCOMING RELEASE: ESPERANZA AND OTHER FANTASY SHORT STORIES!

Hey all! I'm excited to announce my next pulication for 2025, which is Esperanza: And other Fantasy Short Stories. I've had a backlog of short stories that I'd been sending to anthologies, journals, and the like, all of which were either rejected and improved or the contracts had expir…

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REVIEW: FROM DUST TO SKIES by Hannah Gaudette!

Hey everyone! I had the exciting opportunity to read a short story collection by Hannah Gaudette, From Dust to Skies , which is available NOW!  The collection features a group of stories spanning the pioneer spirit of the 1830s through the peril and tensions of World War II.  BLURB: From author Hannah…

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Announcing my newest project!

Hi everybody!  Before I get to the main content of the post, I wanted to make another quick announcement first.  On a whim, I entered a flash fiction prompt contest on Cassandra Hamm's Instagram account last week, and I actually won! (???!)  I'm still a little baffled by that because there …

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NOW WE HAVE TIME TO READ: Kindle eBook sale!

Hey everyone!  So...lots of crazy stuff going on in the world right now.  The whole world .  That's what's so astounding - this virus is so widespread.  So while people all around the globe are pausing, it's a good time to take your mind off the present and read some good books.  I'…

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Review: Kind by Kellyn Roth!

Hey everyone!  Today I have a review of Kellyn Roth's new Christmas short story.  It's coming out tomorrow -- Dec. 22 -- so make sure to head on over to Amazon and snag a copy!  ABOUT KIND I absolutely loved this short story.  It was very compelling -- I am very interested in the WWII era (a…

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1K Story Challenge: Burdens

Hey everyone!  This is a short story I've written for Kellyn Roth's 1K Contest.  If you want to enter, check out the details and deadline HERE.  And congratulations for hitting 1K followers, Kellyn!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Burdens (c) 2018 by Michaela Bush "Mind if I sit?" Ke…

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Everything And Nothing: Flash Fic

I have a fun cold right now and hardly slept last night as a result, so this blog post is going to be as short as its topic. Flash fiction is a fun and growing trend--the act of writing stories that are less than 1,000 words in length.  They might even be considered the haiku of prose because of th…

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Everything And Nothing: Small But Mighty

Hey everyone!  I've dubbed October the month for short stories and poetry, since I'm on the last leg of getting Everything And Nothing out there for you all.  Today, we're touching on short stories and why you might want to try your hand at writing them. I was introduced to short storie…

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Week In Review: Tumbling into March

Hey everyone, and happy weekend!  So I'm going to try doing a little "week in review" post on Saturdays, mostly just about what I've been up to this week.  So...here goes! Currently reading: " A Novel Idea " by Tyndale Publishing.  Great resource for writers planning to wr…

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Free Kindle Book Alert!

Hey everyone!  If you haven't read "Everything I Never Said" yet, make sure to snag a *free* Kindle copy from today until Thursday, March 1st!  Make sure to leave a review if you enjoyed it!  Click HERE to check it out!

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