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The Last Day of November
I haven’t posted all this month, so I thought it time for a check-in. Writing-wise, I’m excited to be developing a new Agent-approved book idea! I can’t tell you much about it yet (gag rule), but I can say the concept’s a rich playing field for the surreal within the contemporary. Already having fun with…
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Words of the Week 3/26/2014
This week’s words: befuddle v. to make confused, as by swift speech; to render unable to think clearly fatuous adj. silly, pointless; foolish taradiddle n. a petty lie consternation n. anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected meretricious adj. apparently attractive but having no value or integrity in reality The sentences: Isaac felt an increasing…
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Guest Post: Supporting Characters Don’t Exist
Today the Read Room welcomes as guest author Kate Scott, who is here visiting on a promotional blog tour for her new book, Counting to D. Counting to D releases February 11. Give it up! Supporting Characters Don’t Exist by Kate Scott I know Julie Israel in real life, sort of. We’re in the same writing critique…
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Eveline, by Julie Israel
Originally posted on Underneath the Juniper Tree: Every so often, we receive works that we fall in love with, but due to limited space, we cannot put them in the magazine. Here is a poem that exceeds our limit for poetry, but we loved it so much, we decided to share. Thank you Julie Israel…
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