Small Spiral Notebook: Falling
By Laurie Seidler
After reading the first paragraph of Laurie Seidler’s story, I paused and said to myself: This woman is a serious writer. How can one paint such a vivid opening scene with so few words? The answer is a spark of inspiration followed by lots of hard [...]

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Carve Magazine: One Hundred Santas
By Liz Skillman
Liz Skillman’s One Hundred Santas is a precautionary tale of the dangers of living a life based too heavily on some intangible idea rather than reality. It warns that there is just as much risk in inaction as there is in action.
This compelling short story starts out in [...]

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