Perhaps Shandi Mitchell best sums up the premise of her debut novel, Under This Unbroken Sky. In an interview she says it’s about, “two families consumed by the land that they yearned to possess.” Consumed is an understatement. In 1938,...

Though it is no fantastical wonder, I designed this site all by my lonesome. THIS SITE is taking credit for designing Random Wonder. I am slightly angry, but will wait and see if they comply with my request to remove their lying ways.

I've not written a personal post in some time and feel a bottleneck of angst brewing. Yesterday I was given permission to change my life, to make a new plan. At forty-five to step into the great unknown, just close my eyes and run. I've full support,...

It’s so much better when you have low expectations for a novel. I didn’t really think I’d like the premise of Undiscovered Gyrl, thought it would be forced metafiction. The worst. But Undiscovered Gyrl hooked me quickly and didn’t let me go....