Susan D. Matley writes contemporary fantasy/mythology. Crisis in Big-G City (by S. D. Matley), the fourth book in her series featuring the Greek Pantheon, is her latest release (WolfSinger Publications). Susan’s short stories have appeared in THEMA Literary Journal, GlassFire Magazine, Dark Pages (Blade Red Press) and many other print and online anthologies. In addition to writing she is a fitness enthusiast and a performing arts practitioner who lives in southeastern Washington State- -the land of wheat, wine and windmills- -with her 4-legged kid.
Winding Down with the People Inside
Some cultures look at fall as the start of a new year. The harvest is in, the cellars are full, it’s time to plan for the spring. I try to partake in the joys of this optimism, but. . .though fall...
It’s Perfectly Normal with the People Inside
This year I’ve been reading a list of banned books that came with a banned book jigsaw puzzle I received from a friend. It’s a long-ish list, and I’m skipping the twelve titles I’ve read before. For...
REACH with the People Inside
Do you sometimes have a bunch of interesting new things cross your path in a matter of hours? That’s happened to me in the past 24. I am taking it as a signal to reach outside of my known existence...
Hiatus with the People Inside
Last week’s conversation was about hubris. This week I’m exploring another vocabulary-building word: hiatus. According to the online dictionary Oxford Languages, hiatus (noun) is “a pause or...