Life is yours, be unapologetically you.

It’s been a whole month since I saw my people face-to-face. This conference–the only Christian Speculative Fiction Writers Conference of its kind–is definitely the highlight of my year. Last year I flew to Reno, this year it was St. Louis. I think it’s safe to say, this thing could be held in Tokyo and I’d be on the next flight out! When I hopped in my car to begin my drive, I broke down crying. I cried for the first half hour. Not just because I would miss my family (there’s

Hello friends, Happy February! A few weeks back I shared a post where I stated my goals for 2018. One of my goals is to submit flash fiction and short story pieces at least once a month to contests or to seek publication. Here is how my first month of the year went! *cartwheel* Okay, technically I began this little challenge a bit early, as one of the deadlines for submission was December 31. BUT I’m including it because judging would conclude in January. My flash fiction pie

Hey there. It’s me. Yes, the really real me. I am here. Which is different because I haven’t been here much lately, I will admit. There are so many different reasons, that I haven’t been (and still am totally not) sure where to begin. So I’ll just ramble for a minute and maybe some of you will be able to identify with how the last few months have gone for me. I haven’t been here much because, all those things I used to write? Yeah, they all left my head. Really. They did. Ove

The police were stumped. What appeared to be just an average month for Caffeinated Fiction turned out to be an unsolved mystery. *gasp* One day the blog was bopping along perfectly happy, with posts here and there and everywhere, and then bam! Out of the blue the posts just disappeared. Not a clue was left behind with only an occasional blurb over a six week period, which–let’s be honest–really did nothing but raise the hopes of the readers that another blog post just might a