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The Spotlight Writer April 18th was Brian Kamsoke, with his riveting short story "Flightplan".
Brian Kamsoke is a writer, editor, and publisher born and raised in Norwich, NY. His stories and poems have appeared in numerous small literary magazines over the years. His first collection of short fiction was published in 1999. He currently teaches writing at Wichita State University where he is pursuing his MFA in Creative Writing.
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On May 2nd, Spotlight Writer Kristina Zill previewed her story of intrigue and wit "My Adventures with the FBI"
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Kristina Zill ’s featured radio story on Telling Tales is a true encounter she had with the FBI when her grandfather was the victim of a con artist. The adventure inspired her to write a kids’ detective story, The Ketchum Kids; which she is developing through the Writers’ Evenings at 76 Main in Stamford. Kristina has previously worked as a playwright and screenwriter. The detective story is her first foray into prose.
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On May 16, Spotlight Writer Marie Wilder previews her unique memior "Lillian "
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I’ve walked on the Sahara Desert, attended the birth of a child; high in the Andes Mountains, sat in many cafes, including ones on the Riviera and I thank my God for these opportunities and many more that I’ve not mentioned.
I ‘m a late bloomer, “The Grandma Moses” of memoir writing. Marie is working on a collection of short stories; soon to be completed and has written a children’s book, which is currently being illustrated.
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On May 30, Spotlight Writer Jack Bell Smith previews his crime adventure story "Identity Games "
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Jack Bell Stewart's first novel, Identity Games, is based on a real life experience he had in 1994, when he took in a roommate who turned out to be an identity thief. After receiving a call from a NYPD detective, he agreed to help capture the suspect, however, there were several adventures and misadventures which complicated the plan. The novel explores what can happen when the wrong person gets a hold of your personal information, credit cards, and everything else he needs to manipulate and control you in every way. From New York City to the small artistic town of New Hope Pennsylvania, Alaska and across the mountains into Canada, the identity thief manages to escape using cunning manipulation and mind games. Jack lives in the Catskill Mountains with his partner of 15 years, 4 cats, and 12 Koi; and shares an eighteen acre no-hunting-zone with critters such as bear, deer, coyote, bald eagle, ducks, pheasant, and wild turkey. He plays jazz piano, paints and designs stuff, and works on his writing every day. Until Identity Games finds a publisher, the novel can be found online at www.jackbellstewart.wordpress.comJack is currently working on his second novel, Water Wars, a thriller about terrorism and the New York City water supply. |
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On June 13th, Spotlight Writer Marylou Trask-Curtain previews endearing family tales "
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Marilou Trask-Curtin is a local Oneonta author/screenwriter/playwright. Her debut book "In My Grandfather's House: A Catskill Journal" published by ProStar Publications is a memoir that chronicles the author's life growing up in her hometown of Oneonta, NY. The book spans the years from about 1951-the present. It has been reviewed as "...an offering of warmth, understanding, love, devotion, and unselfish contributions made over a lifetime. It is a work of genius which is timeless forever." (J. Briant, author) Ms. Trask-Curtin's screenplays have placed highly in several contests. She also hosts a writer's group in her home. The group is known as The Pleasant View Angels Writers Group. Ms. Trask-Curtin is currently working on several writing projects to include a biography with input from Emmy and Tony award winning actor, Hal Holbrook, who the author had the opportunity to meet in April in Elmira, New York when he was putting on his show Mark Twain Tonight! Marilou has also written for newspapers and has appeared on several cable television shows throughout New York. She and her husband Dan and their cat "Pretty" still reside in Oneonta in her grandfather's house. The book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Border's Express, Southside Mall, Oneonta, NY. She will be giving a speech and holding a booksigning "Reminences of Main Street Oneonta" on July 30th, 2010 at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, Main Street Oneonta at 6PM.
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On June 27thth, Spotlight Writer Libby Cudmore reads her sassy stories about modern times "
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Libby Cudmore's stories and essays have appeared in recent issues of The Yalobusha Review, The Chaffey Review, The Southern Women’s Review, Sunsets and Silencers, Red Fez, Inertia, Battered Suitcase, Shaking Like a Mountain and Xenith and the anthology Relationships and Other Stuff . She is a regular contributor to Celebrities in Disgrace, Hardboiled, a Twist of Noir and Thrillers, Killers ‘n’ Chillers, where her story “Unplanned” won a Bullet award in 2009 and was nominated for the 2010 Derringer award in flash fiction. Her work will also be featured in upcoming issues of The MacGuffin, the Chick-Lit Review, Thrilling Detective, Crime Factory, as well as the anthology Quantum Genre on the Planet of the Arts (with Matthew Quinn Martin). She blogs at www.recordofthemonth.blogspot.com
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