Author Archives: Val

Flash Fiction: Pool Party by Phil Yeats

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story using the following five words: tables, swimming pool, pavement, trees, mailboxes. Today’s post comes from Phil Yeats. In December, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published his most … Continue reading →

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Book List Preview + Giveaway

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Val

Each Christmas, I fill my wish list with books to read during the upcoming year. This year, I received a small stash, which I look forward to tackling. Check out my reading list, and then enter the giveaway at the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Christmas Ice

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Val

Read on at the end of this post for a book giveaway. When I was a kid, my parents used to take my sister and me to the local nature center. Even in the winter, we’d go on hikes there. … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: What Elves Do After Christmas by Val Muller

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Val

Welcome to the Spot Writers. In our last prompt for 2018, we had to use the following words in a story: stables, swimming pool, pavement, trees, mailboxes. Today’s prompt comes to us from Val Muller, author of the YA novel … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Life’s but a moment in time by Chiara De Giorgi

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Val

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. The snow globe can contain anything and doesn’t necessarily have to do with or take place around Christmas. This week’s story comes … Continue reading →

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A Waif’s Treasure by Phil Yeats

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. Today’s post comes from Phil Yeats. Last week, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published his most recent novel. Tilting at … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Karma

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Val

Last week, I stopped at McDonalds for breakfast on the way to work. Long story short, a man in a truck decided to cut in front of me in line IN THE DRIVE THRU, going to contortions to pull his … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: The Snow Globe by Cathy MacKenzie

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Val

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. This week’s story comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, is available from her locally or on Amazon. *** The … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction: Home by Val Muller

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Val

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. The snow globe can contain anything and doesn’t necessarily have to do with or take place around Christmas. Today’s prompt comes to … Continue reading →

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Writer Wednesdays with Bobbi Carducci, the Imperfect Caregiver

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Val

This week I had the chance to chat with Bobbi Carducci. A few years ago, I read her book Confessions of an Imperfect Caregiver. When I bumped into her the other day, I saw she has a new book out, … Continue reading →

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