The other day, a story of mine was accepted for publication. The editor with whom I was paired came back with a couple suggestions on my story. The suggestions, rather than stripping my voice or taking away from my story, showed me that she got my vision and had some ideas to make it richer. …
I am thrilled to have had one of my stories accepted to be performed on the podcast, Stories Less Spoken. The performer, Megan Greenwood did an amazing job bringing “Pennask Summit” to life. If you’re interested in hearing it, please click here to listen to the episode. And listen to past episodes by pressing the …
I recently had the good fortune to take a flash fiction workshop with an excellent author and writing-facilitator, Grace Palmer. I take a lot of writing workshops and I tend to be critical of the value of the presentation. Since I teach and give my own workshops and presentations, I’m hyper-sensitive to the possibility of …
According to Tolstoy, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Marriages are like that, too. Relationships of all kinds. I could have written dozens of novels based on past unhappy relationships but my relationship with my wife, a happy, healthy, respectful relationship, leaves me with a decided lack …
Finnian Burnett 