I love reading and writing. It's amazing how stringing words together, turning them into sentences, can lure us into worlds that don't really exist. It can take us away from a mundane life, transporting the reader to places created in minds long dead. But the work remains.

That's what makes authors immortal--the stories they write. But enough of my rambling. I've posted two more short stories on my "writings" page. They aren't necessarily new--I've posted them on my home website--but they are new to this site. Also, just a heads-up on a great free short story contest open now at http://www.freshinkgroup.com/280-new-.... It's open to anybody who cares to enter. There are many genres to choose from. The deadline is Aug. 1, 2013. Good luck to those who enter.