It’s a dark and stormy night … what better time to work on your 99-word Flash Fiction Issue entry? You never know, you could even end up with a book, like frequent flash contributor Neil Tarpey, whose collection of extremely short stories, Flashes of Lightning, comes out in just a few weeks. He writes that […]
Books
Tourist Trap
Hipsters, pack your bags. Eureka might be too mainstream for you now. The July-August issue of the American Automobile Association’s Via magazine features seven highlights from the “vibrant Northern California seaport, famed for teeming fisheries and towering redwood forests.” Carson Mansion, the Hikshari’ Trail, Samoa Cookhouse, Sequoia Park Zoo, Living the Dream Ice Cream, Humboldt […]
The Stuff of Legend
Arcata has some characters, all right. And evidently it always has — even before it was Arcata. From Wiyot tribe and the days of the Wild West to pioneering farmers, builders, tie-dyed idealists and immigrant shop owners on the plaza, Arcata is a town of fascinating folks. Easy to forget in the age of Pot […]
