The third-grade class of West Brooke Elementary was still required to wear their uniforms on their museum field trip, but it didn’t stop...

She didn’t know how they ended up in her kitchen with a half-drunk bottle of red wine between them and pasta simmering on the stove.

Jethro had done the impossible. He’d found Excalibur. If he believed in the old legends, he’d be the new king.

An Ashes Over Avalon holiday short story.

It had been a dead night, even for the graveyard shift, until the faded clock above the counter singled 3am. The haunting started after that

Six tips on surviving and succeeding during National Novel Writing Month.

The reaper-in-training set four cans of energy drinks atop the counter and rounded back down an aisle for a handful of candy.

No one knew the real horrors that came with working the graveyard shift at a haunted gas station.

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Your quick guide to understanding dialogue formatting.

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How to locate passive voice in your writing and change it to active.

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Know when to use commas when writing with conjunctions.

A short story about a retired secret agent tells about his favorite mission.

Jon Neuer tossed his shot of whiskey back. It burned against his throat, and he squeezed his eyes shut, forcing the liquor down. He was...

The house on the corner of Dunbar Road and Kent Avenue was a fairytale home. Its winding sidewalk weaved between ancient oak trees and...