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The future, fame, a clown mother, world records involving yogurt — this is flash fiction
The rapid-fire nuggets in "Madame Velvet's Cabaret of Oddities" take the reader on a wild, breathless ride of imagination
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Obsession with the circus ignited this work of flash fiction that examines the freak show we inhabit
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How an iconic Hitchcock film inspired a young adult novel about reality in the internet age
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Harmless fun at a sleepover leads to life-altering consequences via the internet
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None of his 25 novels made it into print. Fellow writers so respected him that they became his publisher.
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Paranoia, a dark past and a face on a dating app add new twists to a tale inspired by a real-life crime
Moved by the 2014 "Slenderman" crime in Wisconsin, author Carter Wilson introduces a stabbing victim haunted by her past and struggling to move on
How Zooey Deschanel and a 90-year-old grandmother inspired a musical passion — and a murder mystery
As if obsession with ukeleles weren't enough, there's also the story of how author C.C. Harrison's book got listed as "underwear" on Amazon.com
Touring a women’s camp, journalist Viva encounters the bald and mysterious Marisol
In a murder mystery set in the Colorado mountains, author C.C. Harrison brings together distinctive characters -- and ukeleles
Melding fantasy with Greek mythology proved challenging — but also a lot of fun
L.D. Colter, back to back Colorado Book Awards winner in Science Fiction/Fantasy, researched 1950s Athens but also created her own underworld
Pointed toward the underworld and told to use his instincts, freshly tattooed Ty begins his adventure
In this mythology-inspired fantasy, author L.D. Colter introduces us to a protagonist sent on a vaguely-defined mission he can't refuse
An image, an old cookbook and a writer’s instinct inspired a novel of compelling family dynamics
Author Elisabeth Hyde also called on her journals during her work on a presidential primary campaign to add depth to the story
A 1984 flashback reveals family dynamics forged in a trying political campaign
Author Elisabeth Hyde creates vivid scenes of sibling love and discord that play out over decades and converge on one weekend in "Go Ask Fanny"
A chance visit to two historic grave sites set in motion the author’s wish to cast Billy the Kid in her fiction
Many writers had explored the gunfighter's life. Diana Holguin-Balogh's challenge was to do so in a way no one had before her.
An intimate bilingual encounter draws a storied gunfighter to a conflicted young woman
The steamy scene sets the stage for a work of historical fiction built around the exploits of Billy the Kid
