Take a Coffee Break

Wicked East Press is currently taking submissions for Short Sips: Coffee House Flash Fiction Collection 2, but they already have 4/5 of the book filled. But if you happen to have a short tale between 500-1,500, swing by the site and see if Jessica Weiss is interested. Why submit to a 4theLove collection? Well, other than gaining exposure, you'll be sharing the TOC with several great authors. Did I mention that Patricia Puckett and I have made contributions? ;) You can check our stories, "Bad News" by Patricia and "Sammy Four-Eyes" by yours truly, when the book is released (likely by the end of the year). Come join the fun!

A Midsummer Night's Influence

I actually meant to mention this in an earlier blog, but, alas, I was distracted.

You know Patricia Puckett, correct? No? Seriously? Well, as she's a best friend and all, you'll be seeing her name on this blog quite often. Other than being a fantastic friend and human being, she's also a great writer. She's also probably one of the main reasons I stayed with writing all through high school and college. So, if this all goes bottoms-up, we know who to blame, don't we?

This isn't just a mindless promotion of a good buddy, though.

The Pedestal Magazine has a great July issue still out, free to view. Their theme involves Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. It features Patricia's "The Captured Queens Go to Tea" as one of its fiction pieces.

Pedestal is a great zine with new monthly issues. And, for writers, they do indeed pay. Let's face it, it's hard for poets and literary writers to get a check, so we must applaud them.

So, if you have a bit of free time and you enjoy your Shakespeare, stop in and read this month's issue: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/gallery.php?item=18300

Or, for more on Patricia's publications, visit her Yola site: http://patriciapuckett.yolasite.com/