This piece came from one of the excellent workshops I took with author Grace Palmer. The Price of Cookies The boy wandered the aisles of the shop and the clerk watched him. She didn’t watch closely; her feet hurt after seven hours on shift, and she didn’t want to go to the trouble of leaving …
I took a workshop through the Bath Flash Fiction Festival last month and wrote this during one of the sessions. I generally try to shy away from light-hearted subjects in my flash for some reason, but we had prompts and this came out. The Kale of the Wilde Petals float from the invitation and land …
I had a great reading year on 2019. I read a couple I wish I hadn’t (Hi Dave Eggers), but for the most part, I got to sink my teeth into some fascinating, compelling, and well-written books. *Though this is my 2019 reading year in review, these books aren’t all from 2019. These are just …
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about cooperation and connection. I’ve long been a proponent of cooperation in the lesfic community. I often share book links and blogs for other lesbian writers. I believe that the only way we can thrive as a community is for us all to help each other, rather than …
Karelia is one of my favorite people. She is a brilliant writer, yes – but she also has that incredible ability to teach people how to be brilliant writers. (Or at least, better writers than they were before she taught them.) I’ve learned a lot every time I have taken a workshop by Karelia and …
Finnian Burnett 