Dear friends of the unreal -- The big news is that my novella JOURNEY TO MERVEILLEUX CITY is a finalist for the Foreword INDIES book award, mystery category! The fact that this avant-gardey, magically realist infused book made it into the finals is an incredible honor, and a sign that readers are ready for more … Continue reading Some updates for June 2024
Tag: Magical Realism
Cover Reveal for the new book departing November 1st!
My magically infused mystery novella about passengers on a vintage train heading to Quebec appears in less than a month! Here's the cover. Thank you Shannon Phillips of Picture Show Press:
Short Édition literature vending machine at the Seattle Public Library
Speaking of magically real: A French company has designed a "short story kiosk" that will dispense a story of between 1 and 5 minutes to you for free. It's a slip of paper that spews out like a receipt. It's free, and you can find these machines at hospitals, airports, coffee shops, and yes, at … Continue reading Short Édition literature vending machine at the Seattle Public Library
Pretend Plumber post-party writing fun
And. . . it's a launch! Tonight friends and family from both coasts (and some folx from the middle) joined thee zoom-o-sphere for a book party featuring readings by incredibly talented creatives, two give aways, and.... a writing prompt. If you attended the party, you will have received your assignment . Please post your writing … Continue reading Pretend Plumber post-party writing fun
Novel-writing and why it matters
Dear friends -- Happy Cinco de Mayo! I'm taking a look back over my various attempts at writing novels on Medium, and here is the first part of that essay: Why I write novels This week I’m junking the “about” in my title and getting right to the question of why I keep on trying … Continue reading Novel-writing and why it matters
April — Special in-depth conversation with Anthony LeDonne about my new novel PRETEND PLUMBER
Hello friends! What a spiritually resonant week this is, as folx navigate Ramadan, Easter and Passover all at the same time! Because of this convergence, my wonderful friend Anthony and I thought this might be the perfect time to record and share a conversation about spirituality and Jewishness in my new novel Pretend Plumber, now … Continue reading April — Special in-depth conversation with Anthony LeDonne about my new novel PRETEND PLUMBER
Happy Nanowrimo — think you can’t write a novel in a month?
Well, you can't. Or at least I couldn't. But wait! WC Bryant writing https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:W_C_Bryant_writing.jpg Nanowrimo is a fantastic way to get a rough draft of something done and it's a wonderful way to experiment, to dare yourself to try to work with something impossible or wacky or both. Take me and my forthcoming novel Pretend … Continue reading Happy Nanowrimo — think you can’t write a novel in a month?
no return to normalcy– so? write about it
Dear friends -- I haven't posted in a while because, in order to pay off a tiny bit of my trip to France last fall, I taught at Edmonds Community College this quarter. I had been looking forward all winter to planning a big end of April trip to SoCal, the area that I still … Continue reading no return to normalcy– so? write about it
And now 5 questions for authors I dig #1 — Stacey Levine, and Brown Seaweed Soup
Friends -- I have this idea. Periodically I want to interrupt whatever I'm doing on Magically Real so that I can ask writers I respect and admire 5 questions, which they will then answer. I'm doing this so that we'll have the opportunity to hear their own unique geniussy take on writing world. Along the … Continue reading And now 5 questions for authors I dig #1 — Stacey Levine, and Brown Seaweed Soup
That You Were Meant For Great Things — Dream Big, Hope Bigger
My newest story -- and my newest character -- appears courtesy of guest editor and incredible writer/essayist/novelist/activist Ryka Aoki and the beautiful, brave James Franco Review: "That You Were Meant For Great Things"
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 
