Robert Newton Peck’s “Fiction is Folks”

Robert Peck’s Fiction is Folks was a difficult book for me to get through on my first read and an entertaining book on my second read. I’ll read it at least one more time before I’m satisfied I’ve sucked all the marrow from its pages (that odd phrasing is one of his suggestions. Such odd … Continue reading “Robert Newton Peck’s “Fiction is Folks””

Steam

I took part in a Fiction Slam earlier this week. My offering was Steam (which appeared in James Gunn’s Ad Astra in March 2023. I find such events fascinating. I went with the desire to develop my public speaking skills. Winning, if it occurred, was secondary (I was runner up). The other offerings though…Two, to … Continue reading “Steam”