2010 Recap — The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

As 2011 crooks its seductive finger, I think it’s nice to recap the good, the bad and the ugly of 2010. There is no particular order to these.

The Good

  • First short story accepted and published
  • Notified of upcoming short story accepted for publication in 2011
  • 1 partial request on The Pure
  • 1 full request on All’s Fair
  • 3 short story contest wins and 1 honorable mention
  • Finalist in Cup of Comfort for Couples / Redbook contest Continue reading

Merry Christmas! (in which I revert to a childlike state exclaiming over gifts)

1950. Oil on Canvas. 94" x 70" (239 ...

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…or Happy Holidays, take your pick.  I’m a Christian so I celebrate the birth of Jesus…and the joy of gift-giving (and the greed of capitalism), be it in tangible or intangible form, expensive or not. Continue reading