Friends and Story Calls

Georgia Ruth's and my writing paths continue to cross. After meeting at the High Country Festival of the Book, our stories now appear in the July/August issue of the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. The two competitions where our submissions were accepted have each sent out a new call. The Bethlehem Writers Roundtable seeks food stories of up to 2,500 words for its 2015 Short Story Award, opening on October 1, 2014.

Buddhapuss Ink announced it will accept 3,000 to 7,000 word submissions for the Mystery Times 2014 competition beginning July 15th to October 31, 2014. See my guest blog at: http://buddhapussink.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-writers-competitive-edge-or-how.html.

Christmas and New Year Joy!

Photo by Susan Craft

Last month Buddhapuss Ink publisher MaryChris Bradley emailed that “Confidence in the Family” would appear in both print and e-book formats. On December 13 (the release date), I received MYSTERY TIMES TEN 2013 and loved sharing it during the holidays. To celebrate the anthology’s launch, my talented bestest buddy author Susan F. Craft made a wonderful glass ornament featuring the cover and my story title. She found the perfect display “hook,” so I can enjoy the ornament throughout the year. In 2013, I’ve rejoiced for friends, family, story publications, and a new website. I’m so incredibly grateful. Happy New Year!

Photo by Paula Gail Benson

Buddhapuss Ink Mystery Short Story Competition (2013)

For the third year Buddhapuss Ink has conducted a Mystery Short Story Competition. The winners of this year’s competition were announced on Monday, August 12, 2013. My story, “Confidence in the Family,” received honorable mention and will be published as a bonus story in the Kindle version of the anthology, Mystery Times Ten 2013. Information about all the winners is found at:

http://buddhapussink.blogspot.com/2013/08/and-winners-are.html

One of my online critique partners, Georgia Ruth, won and will be in both the book and Kindle version of the anthology. Her story is “Dear Courtney.” Barb Goffman’s “Truth or Consequences” appeared in the 2011 anthology.