Author: ahmccoubrey

A Winter Visit

My eighth attempt for The First Line, February 2023, 1012 words. I am so honored to tell you that my submission was accepted! I cannot post the story here, but you can purchase the digital or print version of the... Continue reading →

A to Z Challenge

2023 Edition: A blogging challenge to post everyday in April (except Sundays) about a specific theme that matches the letter of the alphabet. One letter for each day in April (except Sundays). Stay tuned for my daily blogs, found below,... Continue reading →

Bookish Survey

I love doing surveys like this, and revisiting them from years past. Here’s my 2022 version. Not much has changed from years past other than the what are you currently reading and what have you just finished questions. I hope... Continue reading →

Book Affairs? Guilty …

I read an article today by Katie Rose Guest Pryal titled Writing Isn’t Sexy: Book Affairs and Why We Need Them. Have you ever read an article and at the end said to yourself, “O.M.G., that’s me!” Yeah, well, that happened to me... Continue reading →

Lover’s Reunited

My seventh attempt for The First Line, February 2018. 944 words. Leo massaged the back of his neck, thankful the meeting was finally over. He had a backlog of end of term papers to grade and they weren’t grading themselves while... Continue reading →

Hello 2018!

I have big plans for 2018. The new year probably isn’t aware of my plans, and likely doesn’t care. Every year I write a post, declaring my goals for the year, and by March it’s usually all out the window.... Continue reading →

Best Reads of 2017

I’m sad to say I didn’t get to read a lot this year. Life with a toddler is hectic, to say the least, and just being able to write was a monster undertaking. More often than not, I chose to... Continue reading →

Duke’s Escape

My sixth attempt for The First Line, November 2017. 1423 words. “I’m tired of trying to see the good in people.”“So what are you going to do?”“I’m running away, first chance I get.”“You know that won’t work. They have us on... Continue reading →