“Inexactitudes in the Soul of Rainwater” by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/BCH59rWz8sb

“Unheard” by Ann Marie Steele link.medium.com/kzUvMAk6atb

“and I clench my teeth so hard my jaw aches dig crescents into the palms of my hands until they well with drops of blood swallow down a scream” — Eleanore Christine link.medium.com/VMVSEZiAetb

“September’s “On Theme”” by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/9pZpjnoNmtb

“Horseshoe Falls” by Ann Marie Steele link.medium.com/Lli6REx2Jtb

“jeez Marty — I got to say it feels like I’m on my way, big thanks to you, bra — and that strangely compelling actor you had playing bus passenger #8 — I mean, come-on — what kind of big things are up next for him, bra?” — Jeff Langley link.medium.com/eeeYZ2CjStb

I just published A ‘Sort of’ Pause… medium.com/p/a-sort-of-pa…

Turning Tides: Notes from an Editor by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/0fLmNVN4Ytb

I just published Hot Prompts Revisited medium.com/p/hot-prompts-…

Love books? Adore words? 26 intriguing words you'll love plus pithy quotes - from Shakespeare to Dr Seuss. #bibliophilia #booklove #writing #words link.medium.com/vEWLQeIKbub

Hot Prompts Revisited (III) by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/mYX6jhZPsub

“Red in the Wood” by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/ZuF1yQWbZub

What is your favourite fantasy trilogy/series?

I placed a flash fiction in the latest The Ekphrastic Review Challenge. My 1st entry! So much fun - I'm #9 of the wonderful responses. One image - many different takes! #art #fiction #poetry Ekphrastic Writing Responses: Edward Okun - The Ekphrastic Review ekphrastic.net/3/post/2023/01…

I had to put this down, unfinished. The man should fire his editor. Cannot stomach this…

“I Loved a Woman With Many Lovers” by Patrick Metzger link.medium.com/yPTsYYk2Iwb

“Meanwhile — 50 kms east of Brandon, Manitoba (near Carberry) a pilgrimage 29 years in the making— exposed prairie grounds where it was once a bit torn — where it was once a bit frayed where we once clung to radiance — and got overrun by…” — Jeff Langley link.medium.com/NH3NQ7Cd7wb

“Don’t speed, my dad said — but I’m free — animated puppetry displays, ice cream spills on the parking lot — I’m the marionette in the glass case — I’m the rock holding a sleeping house — I’m the traveling raindrop, the round hallway…” — Samantha Lazar link.medium.com/ZL3sUjyWdxb

“Editors’ Picks For January” by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/F1xvWrdkmxb

“Whistles Under the Rubble” by Melissa Coffey link.medium.com/DwofKGfKnyb