Matthew Toffolo: What gave you the idea to write this very short story? Connie Wilson: A close friend I was a cheerleader with in high school (6-girl squad) had “brain bleeds” that were addressed by the University of Iowa Hospitals. Everyone thought she was “okay.” She dropped dead in her front yard while mowing the […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What gave you the idea to write this very short story? Angela Brown : – #metoo 2) How many stories/screenplays have you written? – I co-wrote a screenplay with a friend several years back. But we didn’t really know what to do with it so it languished. Had we known how to get […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What gave you the idea to write this very short story? Micki Hogan: I have always enjoy short fiction. The idea of writing within the guidelines was intriguing. 2) How many stories/screenplays have you written? I have been writing fiction and poetry most of my life. I have works on Amazon and featured […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What gave you the idea to write this very short story? Rick Danford: I’ve always been a big fan of Vampires and with just 240 characters, I thought this would be the easiest subject matter. 2) How many stories/screenplays have you written? I’ve written well over 30 or 40 scripts and countless stories […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What gave you the idea to write this very short story? Mike Arsuaga : It’s two chapters from my novel COME FIND ME. The full-length novel is at https://www.iheartbookpublishing.com/come-find-me.html 2) How many stories/screenplays have you written? Sixteen books published. Maybe six short stories. Two feature-length screenplays and a pilot for a TV series. […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? David Dephy: Pain and hope, strength and kindness, our memories and forgiveness, because — some day — we will remember nothing of our enemies, but that killing silence of our friends. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The same things which I mentioned above […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? Jason Yearick: The chaotic nature of thoughts, images, and ideas being forced into linear time, expectation versus actualization and the mutability of the abstract molded into a concrete form. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The need to write despite not having the time […]
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Matthew Toffolo: What is the theme of your poem? H. W. Robertson: Hope’s and my love is like the harmony of the sea and sky. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? I love Hope, and we were at Cannon Beach, a favorite spot. 3) How long have you been writing poetry? 55 years […]
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If he wasn’t also one of my favorite storytellers of all time, Neil Gaiman could make a living churning outContinue Reading
“I can’t walk and talk at the same time.” We hadn’t seen each other in quite some time and my friend was frustrated with me. I kept having to stop every time I wanted to say something and my body was veering off course. It didn’t seem like it was only my body veering off […]
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