Put on your listening ears, we’re reading.

This week, I am part of a virtual literary salon. Last December, my story, “If It Wasn’t for Sylva”, was published in an anthology. As a bit of promotion for the book, E. Victoria Flynn, Stephen Penner, and I made videos of ourselves reading excerpts from our stories.

While you sit in your comfy chair and sip your latte or stir your chamomile tea or crunch ice from that mid-day mojito (because I have a certain friend vacationing in Puerto Rico as I type this…lucky girl), you can click and listen to a sampling of stories from The Dead Shoe Society Anthology.

I recorded the video below a few days ago with my son’s iPod (used totally without permission, but then I did help purchase the thing), while sitting in the dining room under natural light, praying the phone wouldn’t ring and hoping the pixels might soften my crow’s feet. The whole experience was witnessed by an audience of one — the mailman, who dropped the mail through the slot just as I stopped recording.

He always has such good timing.

Following the video, you’ll find information below on how to get your hands on the book and read more if you want. Too, don’t forget to stop by E. Victoria Flynn’s website to hear a snippet of her story, “The Deadest One”, and Stephen Penner’s site to catch a bit of his story, “Lady Justice Wears Heels”.

Drumroll, please…and Play.

Click here to listen to E. Victoria Flynn.

And, here to listen to Stephen Penner.

The Dead Shoe Society Anthology can be purchased on Amazon or on Smashwords, in print or in e-Book format.

 

 

Blog Swap. Guest Post

I love swaps. You try on things you might not wear every day, and the room abounds with generosity.

My friend E. Victoria Flynn invited me over to Mama’s Experience Initiative to try on her blog. Victoria writes about life as a mother, a writer, and a woman. Knowing that I am a mother-writer as well, she asked me to pen a post for her blog. Click on over there today and read my take on Separation Anxiety.

Then take a minute to peruse the rest of her site. Victoria writes her own great posts, one of my favorites being Phantasmagoria. And, she lists several links to other great blogs.

The best part about a swap is that it encourages reciprocity. Victoria and I both share a desire to write, so I’ve asked Victoria to embrace the Wednesday’s Word challenge here, at Writing Under Pressure. Look for her post on January 20th, which will begin a new thread where other writers participate in the fun of Wednesday’s Word.