Vinnie Hansen's Blog - Posts Tagged "fishy-business"

Way back, when I was in the graduate writing program at San Francisco State, I had short stories published in the campus literary magazines every semester. This instilled confidence in my writing, but also inflated my ego. I launched into the world thinking I might set the literary world on fire. Instead, after a few years, I realized I needed to eat and went back to school for a teaching credential.

While I still aspired to write books, short stories buoyed me during my teaching career. I could squeeze these manageable bits into my holidays and summers. The manuscripts found homes, won contests, and kept my writing dream . . . .

(To read more, please follow the link to misterio press. See a photo of me circa 1979. Check out the OPI nail polish color Short's Story.)

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I'd been to two conferences this year and wasn't about to attend another. Then I learned I was a finalist for the Claymore (again).

Since I last attended, Killer Nashville has moved from Nashville proper to a hotel in an industrial park in nearby Franklin. No pedal pubs hooting by on the street! No sneaking out to hear music! I also found this new hotel/motel disconcerting with elevators where you're on display like a bug. No fluffing your hair or wriggling in your dress to prepare for a grand entrance.

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