by Wendy J. Murphy, JD Plagiarism is a very serious transgression; even a minor infraction, such as failing to include a citation in an academic paper, is cause for termination from employment or expulsion from college. The stories in my book involve far more serious plagiarism of women’s work, yet in almost every case, nothing…
Category: Author interview
b.read.crumbs : Twinkling
star ~ noun – a natural luminous body visible in the sky; a person who is preeminent in a particular field A few months ago I wrote a b.read.crumbs post about tarot Key 9, The Hermit, in which I shared a few hermit crab flash pieces. The image I used for that post is a…
b.read.crumbs : Revealing
The traditional meaning of the major arcana tarot card The Devil is bondage, enslaved by the material world, addiction to physical pleasures. The White Light Tarot deck places this card within the realm of the root chakra, which is very similar to Maslow’s foundation tier; both are all about security, safety, feeling that we have…
Joanna Grisham ~ 3 Questions & a Poem
3 Questions and a Poem–in which one of my favorite poets is interviewed and shares a poem. Question 1 What do you consider the three most important elements of a poem? There are so many possible answers to this question, and my answer will probably be different if you ask me again a year from…
Kerry Fryar Freeman – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. What’s the hardest scene you’ve ever written? The hardest ended up being one of my favorite scenes in SEDONA. It was Drunk Tommy’s background chapter because up until that point, I didn’t like him at all, and it was…
b.read.crumbs : Transforming
trans·for·ma·tion/ˌtran(t)sfərˈmāSH(ə)n/ : a complete change in the appearance or character of something or someone, especially so that that thing or person is improved Tarot key XIII, usually called Death, is the card those television and movie fortunetellers always manage to turn with a great flourish and gasp of horror. That’s fiction. This card almost never…
b.read.crumbs: Hanging Out
This is a repost of Julie Herman‘s most recent b.read.crumbs post. The following definition of HANG from Merriam Websiter online is the one folks usually think applies when they get the hanged man. He hanged for his crimes. To be suspended from the neck until dead as punishment for real or imagined crimes. I invite you to look carefully at…
Nancy Peacock – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 In what genres have you written, and which one of them gives you the most satisfaction? I’m always stumped when someone asks me what genre I write in. I have a hard time categorizing my books, not…
Debbie Feit – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 If you have a writing ritual, can you share that here? My biggest struggle isn’t writer’s block; it’s writer’s monsoon. I get more ideas for new poems and creative non-fiction pieces than I will ever be able…
Carolyn Haines – 3 Questions & a Cover
A short interview wherein one of my favorite authors answers three questions about the writing life. Question 1 What books do you recommend for an aspiring writer? I taught fiction writing at the University of South Alabama for 14 years. While I believe rules are meant to be broken, I also know that understanding the…