J. Douglas Sparer Biographies should be rationally, emotionally or aesthetically satisfying. Unfortunately, almost none are. Is it significant that Shakespeare’s father was a glove maker, that Milton was blind prig, that George Eliot was a woman, or that Hemmingway blew his own brains out? I think not. Hopefully, the pictured Basset will provide at least…
Getting to Know – Nicole J Simms
Getting to Know – Nicole J Simms What is the best thing you have written? I always say your current story is better than your last but won’t be better than the next. The more you write, the better you get. However, I do believe that the second novel I have just finished writing is…
Double Take – Annette Siketa
I’m not a huge fan of murder mysteries, but that may change after reading Annette Siketa’s Double Take. I did have a few issues, one of which had to do with why the Prologue wasn’t Chapter One, and another the overuse of commas, which was distracting. Siketa’s writing flows easily, though in a few places…
Not a Drop to Drink – Patsy Collins
This is an enjoyable collection of stories in a variety of styles. My favourite was the story about conjoined twins as there is a spooky element to this story (any more detail would involve spoilers). Four stars rather than five because of the single-page stories. I found these less satisfying than the longer stories as…
Getting to Know – Lilliana Rose
Getting to Know – Lilliana Rose What is the best thing you have ever written? This is a tough call! The last time I chatted with my poetry editor, he though a particular poem was the best in the collection of my work and I thought the same poem was not good and it was…
Getting to Know – R L White
Getting to Know R L White While I consider all my writings my best work, I would have to say that “By God’s Grace and Love” is my best published short story so far. The story creeps up on you and provides a chilly twist at the end sure to delight most readers. You can…
Author Profile – Deborah Sheldon
Deborah Sheldon Deborah Sheldon is a professional writer who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her latest release is the crime-noir novella ‘Dark Waters’ (Cohesion Press), available in both print and ebook, which includes a bonus novella, Deb’s critically-acclaimed ‘Ronnie and Rita’. Deb’s short fiction has appeared in many well-respected Australian journals such as Quadrant, Island, Page…
Getting to Know – D A Cairns
An Old Lawnmower Lovesick which will be my fifth novel, is like an old lawnmower: sometimes it fires up quickly and runs efficiently, other times it starts then coughs and splutters into silence, and on occasions it doesn’t fire up at all. I’m stuck again at the moment, that is, nearly two weeks now with no time and…
Getting to Know – Roger Noons
What is the best thing you’ve ever written? For the best part of thirty five years, I worked in local government in the field of environmental health – it was called public health when I began. During my career, I was involved in all aspects of the work, such as food inspection, slum clearance, housing…
Getting to Know – Anita Louise Jay
Anita Louise Jay 2015 is promising to be a very busy writing year for me. We have just been given a mammoth task by our West Coast Writers Circle here in Cape Town to complete 10 writing assignments by September – Poems, short stories, flash fiction, memoirs and blogs. This is in addition to our…