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R. J. Walker Miller
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Robin Offerdahl
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D.I. Telbat
Before the Dawn
Anna Somers
Letting Go
Matthew Peterson
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Mary Deal
23rd Psalm
M. Keaton
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Rochita Loenen-Ruiz
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Mary Ann Noe
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My Name
Skye Kinkade
Serviettes
Mary Ann Noe
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Joanne Sher
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Joshua Gage
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Extraction: Eritrea by D.I. Telbat
Fiction - Contemporary
Kiflu lay on his belly overlooking the boxcars in a prison compound in Eritrea. He knows that his uncle, who ran the underground printing press, is being held in one of them. Suddenly, an extraction team with non-lethal weapons comes on the scene. Can this small team rescue hundreds of prisoners under the watchful eyes of armed guards? See how the persecuted church suffers yet how God raises up special servants to help in desperate times. - Discuss in Forums A Pilgrim's Song by Joshua Gage
Poetry - Literary
The fog gathers its robe at my knees. - Discuss in Forums My Name by Skye Kinkade
Flash Fiction - Literary
Growing up with a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer's Disease was difficult. My grandma didn't always call me by my name, but when she did, it was startling---a crystal-clear memory seared into my soul with love. - Discuss in Forums What's in a name by Keith Wallis
Poetrya nose by any other name
would surely sound so sweet...... - Discuss in Forums Before the Dawn by Anna Somers
Fiction - Contemporary
I had only been asleep for ten minutes. But there it was–my son’s angry protests that would soon turn into a blood-curdling scream. - Discuss in Forums Eulogy by Catherine R. Fiorello
Poetry - Literary
Words have a life of their own. - Discuss in Forums 5 Cents for 10 Cents Worth by R. J. Walker Miller
Poetry - Contemporary
Five cents for ten cents worth!
It’s a sale. Buy before the time runs out!
- Discuss in Forums Serviettes by Mary Ann Noe
Flash Fiction - Romance
Sometimes fan letters appear in the strangest forms, and they intrigue even the crustiest celebrities. - Discuss in Forums My Father's Poems by Robin Offerdahl
Poetry - Literary
- Discuss in Forums Letting Go by Matthew Peterson
Fiction - Literary
As their prized tree grows, so does a couple’s unwavering love. But what happens when their beautiful tree dies? - Discuss in Forums Dancing All the While by Tiffany K. Chartier
Poetry - Contemporary
Living comes from the inside out - Discuss in Forums After 39 days by R. F. Long
Poetry - Literary
Magic in the aftermath of the storm - Discuss in Forums Announcing MindFlights Poetry Contest 2008 by DEP Staff
News - Writing
MindFlights announces its first poetry contest. - Discuss in Forums Pupule by Mary Deal
Fiction - Contemporary
The world needs a lot more patience and tolerance, and one Hawaiian couple was going to make sure it started right in their neighborhood. - Discuss in Forums His-story by Stephanie Green
Poetry - Contemporary
The story I wrote,
Lies
half-finished in a pile
at the bottom of my drawer
Am I there as well?
hiding somewhere amongst the hieroglyphs - Discuss in Forums Passengers by J.C. Towler
Flash Fiction - Romance
It's amazing how easily memories buried by the years can be resurrected through a stranger's actions. - Discuss in Forums On this hill by Keith Wallis
Poetry - Literary
An Easter encounter to touch heart and soul.
'This unquiet beauty of wracked passion
steals the splendour of simpler creations
and scourges art and word and song.' - Discuss in Forums Lenten Service with Parrots by Jennifer Swanson
Poetry - Literary
- Discuss in Forums Passing Penuel by Joshua Gage
Poetry - Historical
...Bound arm
against arm, do you sense
ambrosia'd sweat or the weight of wings
pounding off the air? - Discuss in Forums From Easter To Christmas 1998 by Robin Offerdahl
True-to-life Story - Contemporary
On Maundy Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m., the alarm clock sounded, and I dragged myself out of bed to get ready for work. There would be no need to eat breakfast. My fellow officers and I would be doing that shortly after breaking from morning line up. Just a shower and a shave, followed by a quiet and relaxing cup of coffee. No point in turning on the news either. I would know soon enough what had occurred overnight in this nation’s seventh-largest city. - Discuss in Forums But With Time by Robin Offerdahl
Poetry - Literary
Emptiness serves its own purpose. - Discuss in Forums 23rd Psalm by M. Keaton
Fiction - Literary
One psalm. One life. - Discuss in Forums Running Signals by Ray Succre
Poetry - Literary
Life's signals, do we obey? - Discuss in Forums New Speculative Titles From DEP by DEP Staff
News - Speculative
Double-Edged Publishing releases its winter 2008 fiction catalog with three great speculative titles! - Discuss in Forums The Sturdy Chair by Jennifer Spinelli
Fiction - Literary
Twelve-year-old Seth just lost his mother. A conversation with his best friend the day of the funeral reveals that isn't all he's lost. - Discuss in Forums Waters That Bind by R. L. Copple
Poetry - Literary
We are mostly water, and so are our relationships. - Discuss in Forums Fixed and Wandering Stars by Karen Bernardo
Fiction - Contemporary
Donna is on her way—her first city job, a bank account, total independence. She's sure this is what she wants—until a boy on the bus shows her a different side of life. - Discuss in Forums Coveted by Kylan Rice (Student)
PoetryBeing rich is a great gain, depending on what you're rich in. - Discuss in Forums Everybody Dies by Resha Caner
Fiction - Literary
Dan never met Mala, yet no one else would ever have a bigger impact on his life. - Discuss in Forums On the Shores of Gitcheegumee by Helen R. Peterson
Poetry - Literary
The death of a loved one is never easy, especially 500 or so miles away. - Discuss in Forums Caroline and Da Bos by Sangay Glass
True-to-life Story - Contemporary
Empathy is the conscious act of placing yourself in another person’s shoes regardless of the shoe’s size. - Discuss in Forums Evanescent by Veronica Anne Engler (Student)
Poetry - Literary
- Discuss in Forums Goodbye and Hello by DEP Staff
News - Speculative
DKA and SR become MindFlights. - Discuss in Forums Wonder by Jane E. Hoppe
Fiction - Literary
Epiphanies are not always crashing waves. Quietly lapping waters also recast coastlines and discontent, as Deanna discovers on a Pacific pier. - Discuss in Forums In The Womb by Kyla Steinkraus
Poetry - Contemporary
The mystery of infinity intersecting with finitude never ceases to amaze all who consider it. - Discuss in Forums The Station by Wade Ogletree
Fiction - Literary
They waited until they were no longer waiting on Tanner but waiting as a tacit admission that they belonged to him and not each other. Whatever might have been, it had both begun and ended on a train out of Chicago, now left behind on the other end of the station. There was no going back. - Discuss in Forums lady bug by Elizabeth Morey
Poetry - Literary
Distracted by a tiny beauty. - Discuss in Forums At the Junction of Now and Then by Anne Marie Gomez
Fiction - Contemporary
Olivia's memories flow with the ink of a fountain pen, butting heads with the stark reality of her husband and son.
- Discuss in Forums In Sugar-Bag Canyon by Ray Succre
Poetry - Literary
"Yeah, only kind of animal that gets bigger the less you feed it." - Discuss in Forums Guard Duty by Josef J. Hoskins
Fiction - Contemporary
What appears to be a routine drive to work for two commuters. - Discuss in Forums Diamonds - A haiku by R V Saunders
Poetry - Romance
- Discuss in Forums Haruah Bounces Back - DEP Magazines Down Over Weekend by R. L. Copple
NewsThousands of sites affected by massive move and goof-up. - Discuss in Forums Underneath a Tangerine Sky by Susan Lohrer
Fiction - Romance
When Evelyn told John she wanted water, sand, and sunrises for their anniversary getaway, she didn't realize he heard, "Honey, let's go fishing." - Discuss in Forums
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Inside the Writing Mind :Maria Zannini and Touch of Fireby Rochita Loenen-Ruiz I’ll have to admit that I was quite surprised to find myself engaged by Leda and Grey’s story. Set in a future where the technology we’re familiar with has given way to the rule of magic and the elementals, Touch of Fire broke the stereotyped image stamped on my brain from reading paperback romances back in highschool.
Maria Zannini is one of the most generous authors I've e-met in the course of my writing life. Samhain publishing recently released Maria's first novel, Touch of Fire, which is classified as an adult speculative fiction romance.
I’ll confess. I am not a big fan of the romance genre. When I heard of Maria Zannini’s first novel, my mind registered the word “romance” and I was almost sure it would be just another formula novel with some science fiction elements put in to spice up the mix. Nevertheless, I thought I should give this novel the benefit of the doubt. After all, that’s what Inside the Writing Mind is all about.
I’ll have to admit that I was quite surprised to find myself engaged by Leda and Grey’s story. Set in a future where the technology we’re familiar with has given way to the rule of magic and the elementals, Touch of Fire broke the stereotyped image stamped on my brain from reading paperback romances back in highschool.
Leda, a Fire Elemental, is on a mission to recover a book found by Greyhawke Tams. Their paths cross at an inn where Leda purchases Grey after he loses to another fighter during a brawl. When Leda discovers that Grey no longer has the book in his possession, the hunt for the book begins. It is a hunt that brings both characters into situations where their lives and the love they discover for each other are placed in danger.
The tension is tangible from the first chapter onwards, and Maria does a good job of keeping the reader hanging onto her words. I enjoyed the prose, the very real dialogue and the way in which Leda breaks the stereotype of helpless female needs rescuing by handsome hero who is capable of anything and everything.
I do have to warn the reader that there are some explicit scenes in this novel. While I didn't find these scenes gratuitious or offensive, some DEP readers might object to them.
Here is an interview with Ma... continued.
Copyright 2008, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz. All rights reserved.
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Harûah seeks to publish works that show the wonder and awesome power of a living, loving God who is active and intimately involved in humanity. It is ecumenical in nature, and though grounded in Christian principles and traditional values, it does not set out to promote the practices or beliefs of any particular denomination. Within the pages of Harûah, readers will find, besides the occasional work with specific Christian content, many works that honor the values and tenets of a wide variety of faith traditions.
Fiction, poetry, and stories of life are the heart of Harûah, but other types of features are also included. But in all cases, readers can be sure that everything included will be wholesome and inoffensive. Readers of all ages can enjoy the literary works of Harûah.
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