I’ve been told several times that life does not get any easier for an author once their book is published. I heard this advice from...

This is a real email I sent to a literary agent who was interested in my manuscript. For a year, she kept promising she would read it and...

By Christy Warren Harriet stirred in her crate next our bed. I laid still, waiting to see if she will get up and want outside. She...

Someone once said “Suicide is the final fuck you.” When I heard this I thought that sorta makes sense. I remember feeling suicidal as a...

Introduction On June 5, 2022, Christy Warren participated in the 2022 Escape from Alcatraz triathlon held in San Francisco, CA. She was...

By Retired Sheriff Deputy, Melanie Mikeska I've been silent, because I've been trying to figure out the right words to say. Fear has...

Laura texted me, “The trip is booked.  Just you and me and a full day of fishing on the bay.  It’ll be a Halibut Potluck.”  I was excited...

This little nugget comes from a trip the wife and I took in 2009. iphones were out but not prevalent. The value of $4 in 2009 is $5.02...