“A Quiet Courage is an online literary journal that publishes compelling, poignant, memorable, and well-written microfiction and poetry in 100 words or less.” Short shorts have always held a special place in my heart, be they postcard stories, poetic prose, or short poems, and when I discovered A Quiet Courage, a literary journal dedicated to … More A quiet courage
I’ve got a Tumblr account for advertising my poetry – I post an image once a day, as well as quotes from the work of other poets I love. Any other Tumblr users kicking around WordPress? I’m always looking for new Tumblrs to follow! Is this something you’d like to see more of on my … More Satellites
I took a long break the last couple of years, both from submitting my work to literary journals and from performing it, while I taught myself the business of independent publishing, releasing Whispers in 2014 and then Switch in 2015. My last performance (until this month) was in July of 2015. My last inclusion in … More Pulse: soon to be included in The Black Napkin Issue 4
“Margaret May Reis knows how strange she is; people have been telling her for years. At sixteen years old, though, Maggie begins to realize that strangeness is only half the story. Maggie isn’t just strange – she’s a witch.” I know that fans of Switch have been waiting a long time for the next installment … More The Witches of Armour Hill
Love short stories? Love horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction? Love vampires, werewolves, and zombies? Well then, Whispers: A Collection of Dark Tales is definitely the book for you – and right now, you can get your Kindle copy for just $0.99! A loving mother returned from the grave. A vampire fallen prey to her own … More Whispers – $0.99 for a limited time only!
““It’s a strange feeling, to be dead.” So begins the tale of our Narrator, a ghost clinging desperately to the memory of life. Since his death, the ghost has been trapped in a motel room, watching the comings and goings of his nightly guests. The strangers never stay more than a night or two, and … More The Motel Room – get it free today!
Registration for the Limestone Genre Expo is now open! Register in advance to save $5 on the admission price! The Limestone Genre Expo is a fun, interactive event for readers and writers of genre fiction in Kingston Ontario, including sci-fi, fantasy, romance, horror, and speculative fiction. I took part last year, and it was amazing … More Limestone Genre Expo
The sign said Free Books. I did my best to show restraint. Source: Free Books
Well, blogs are better late than never! We’ve been back in Canada a while now, but things have been pretty hectic since we got here – between dealing with a backlog of design clients, looking for an apartment, and celebrating Andrew’s birthday, this is the first chance I’ve had to even think about a blog! … More Goodbye Sibu!
I know I’ve been a little quiet on the updates lately (you can blame the rash of new illustration clients I’ve gotten since replacing my tablet pen) but it’s been an amazing couple of weeks in Malaysia. In the last week of September, one of Andrew’s students offered us guest passes to the Sibu International … More Tattoos, Dancing, Orangutans, and Donuts
Alyssa Cooper 