by Marin Stratus I am in the women’s restroom of the DoubleTree hotel. It is day 2 of PPWC, and I am blinking back tears at a conference. Again. But this time, they aren’t the kind of tears brought on by criticism or exclusion. Instead, this was the kind of […]

Happy Spooky Season, Dear Readers! October is a crazy-busy month for me, but it’s also my absolute favorite! Gorgeous, multicolored foliage, outdoor movie nights, pumpkin patches, spooky books and movies, the smell of roasting marshmallows… Ah! As Anne Shirley said, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there […]

by Erica Balfour Dread, whether by chance or by arcane design, is a poorly understood creature. Naturally, when we hear its name, we think of horror stories. Their winding, shadow-strewn paths are Dread’s natural habitat. Right?  Yes. But not entirely.  Dread can lurk in any genre. It’s just as comfortable stalking […]

Three cheers for Bowen Gillings! His psychological thriller, At the Feet of the Electric Messiah, about the machinations of Nikola Tesla during his time in Colorado Springs, joins twenty others by such great local authors as Kelley J. P. Lindberg, Rachel Craft, and Oliver Blakemore in TRUE STORY, the latest […]