Through An Open Window
Last week I blogged about my characters’ heroes. This week, one of my characters takes it a step further. In Bianca’s surreal encounter with her hero, Frida Kahlo, fact and fiction intersect; Frida’s lines are her own words. A large palette splotched with color encircled Frida like a giant hoop skirt. Bianca was at her desk, dipping an old-fashioned quill pen into an ink well and drawing lines across a scroll of parchment. Grasping a stiff-bristled detail brush, Frida made
Sweet Cherry Pie
In honor of National Cherry Pie day, a micro story about one of my characters and a link to a favorite recipe. Enjoy, and if you make the tart, save me a sliver. Sweet Cherry Pie Tiffany knew she’d marry William when he showed up on her doorstep. The crescent moon rose behind his hat like some plume in an old-timey men’s fedora, and his hands were shoved deep in his pockets. “I have something of yours,” he said between breaths as if he’d run the entire way. “I thought it migh
