I was honored to be a guest, once again, on the tenth episode of Crystal Lake Publishing’s Beneath the Lake Podcast to provide some commentary on their latest anthology, Behold! Oddities, Curiosities, and Undefinable Wonders, which includes my story “Wildflower, Cactus, Rose.” Here I provide a little insight into what inspired the story and how it came to be.

The podcast was hosted by author, Todd Keisling, who is one of Crystal Lake Publishing’s rising stars and, along with me, featured th...