Free Reads: July 2024
Each month, we bring you an assortment of free stories to read from a variety of authors and in a variety of genres. This month, we have...
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shanercollinsautho
May 158 min
Short Story: PCI: Pre-Combat Inspection
"PCI: Pre-Combat Inspection" is an excerpt from my unpublished collection ROTC-Land and first appeared in the Sand Canyon Review in 2015...
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shanercollinsautho
Apr 1717 min
Short Story: The End of Eden
"End of Eden" was first published in 2010 by ResAliens The sound of the running engine was something I had not heard in over a year. It...
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shanercollinsautho
Apr 103 min
Three Questions: Writing Process
What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book? The old adage is "write what you know."...
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shanercollinsautho
Apr 31 min
Book Review: The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach
The Miraculous Flight of Owen Leach is the debut novel of Jennifer Dupree and, full disclosure, I attended grad school with Dupree and...
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shanercollinsautho
Mar 2010 min
Short Story: The Things We Keep, The Things We Leave Behind
"The Things We Keep, The Things We Leave Behind" was originally published in 2012 by Straylight Literary Magazine Over the past few weeks...
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shanercollinsautho
Mar 131 min
Free Reads: March 2024
Each month, we bring you an assortment of free stories to read from a variety of authors and in a variety of genres. This month, we have...
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shanercollinsautho
Mar 132 min
Three Questions: How to Begin a Story
How do you begin a story? I begin every story different but I try to start as close to the action as possible. A common rule of thumb for...
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shanercollinsautho
Mar 62 min
Book Review: Charlotte Illes is Not a Detective
*This book review provides basic information about the plot but strives to avoid spoilers. Charlotte Illes is NOT a detective, at least...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 282 min
Publication Shoutout: Phantoms From the Sky
The stars beckon. Cosmic discoveries await. The truth is closer than you think. I'm super excited to share that my short story, "The...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 282 min
Three Question Interview: Joseph Carro
Joseph Carro is the coauthor of two horror story anthologies: Little Coffee Shop of Horrors and Little Coffee Shop of Horrors 2. He wrote...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 2111 min
Short Story: The Naked Mattress
"The Naked Mattress" is and excerpt from my unpublished collection ROTC-Land and first appeared in Upender in 2015 Want to download the...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 143 min
Three Questions: Writer Advice
What are common traps for developing writers? There are a lot of them. I think a common problem for perfectionist writers is that they...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 41 min
Publication Shoutout: Maine Character Energy
I wanted to give a shoutout to a cool new short story anthology called Maine Character Energy. I went to grad school at the University of...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 45 min
Three Questions: My Writing (Who the Hell am I?)
Hey, it's me, Shane, your friendly neighborhood Vermont writer! You might be wondering who the hell I am and why am I writing words on...
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shanercollinsautho
Feb 219 min
Short Story: Westward Wind
Westward Wind was originally published in 2009 by Sex and Murder magazine. Want to download the PDF, MOBI, or EPUB file of this story to...
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