My story, "A Learned Man," on Just Chills Podcast
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![My story, "A Learned Man," on Just Chills Podcast](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/33862b_a76013900ad64d63923dc49ae5d27538~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_400,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/33862b_a76013900ad64d63923dc49ae5d27538~mv2.webp)
One of my creepier stories, "A Learned Man," has found a new home on Just Chills Podcast. You can listen here or find it on Spotify,...
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melindabrasher
- May 7
- 1 min
My Story in Sonoran Horror
"Bones and Blooms," a rather weird story of mine, appears in Aphotic Realm's Sonoran Horror Anthology. The Sonoran Desert is one of the...
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melindabrasher
- Feb 4
- 1 min
"Postal Culture Shock" published by The Mantelpiece
My travel piece, "Postal Culture Shock" is live in the February issue of The Mantelpiece. You can read it here: ...
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melindabrasher
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Publication Day! Shadows on the Water
My story, "Vodník," appears in Flame Tree Publishing's anthology, Shadows on the Water, which publishes today in the UK. It will be...
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melindabrasher
- Jan 8
- 3 min
My 2023 Reading List
This is the time of year I have fun reflecting on my last year's reading list. Some stats: Books read: 50 But don't be too impressed: ...
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melindabrasher
- Dec 2, 2023
- 1 min
My story, "Palatable Potions," to appear in Zombies Need Brains Presents
I had a lot of fun writing this story. It's quite light-hearted, and I was delighted when Zombies Need Brains Presents accepted it. It's...
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melindabrasher
- Nov 13, 2023
- 1 min
Short Story Dispensers
This is the Short Story Dispenser at Tempe Public Library in Arizona. You just push a button and get a short story, poem, or piece of...
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melindabrasher
- May 23, 2023
- 1 min
My story, "Vodník," published in Uncharted Magazine
My story about the Czech water gobin
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melindabrasher
- Jan 3, 2023
- 1 min
My 2022 Reading List Highlights
Like many of you, I do the Goodreads yearly book challenge. My goal was to read 50 books and I managed to read 52. Of course, half of...
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melindabrasher
- May 30, 2022
- 1 min
My Story, "Silence," on The Dread Machine
Here's a link to "Silence," one of my short stories, published by The Dread Machine earlier this year. You need a subscription to read...
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melindabrasher
- Jan 17, 2022
- 1 min
"Bidding Four Spades in Poland"--my story in Wizards in Space
My creative non-fiction piece about the day I played bridge in a park with some slightly drunk Polish retirees has been published in...
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melindabrasher
- Jan 7, 2022
- 2 min
Highlights of my 2021 Reading List
Here are the best books I read in 2021 based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Look Big; and other tips for surviving animal encounters of all...
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melindabrasher
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Symbolic Cemetery
The Baltimore Review recently published my non-fiction piece, "The Symbolic Cemetery," about the sometimes-deadly lure of the mountains. ...
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melindabrasher
- May 12, 2021
- 1 min
Winterkeep, by Kristin Cashore
Cashore's Graceling is one of my favorite fantasy books ever. Winterkeep is the fourth in the series, with a very different feel, and...
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melindabrasher
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Highlights of my 2020 Reading List
Here are the best books I read in 2020, based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Extraordinary Birds, by Sandy Stark McGinnis—A beautiful middle...
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melindabrasher
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
Favorite Fantasy from College and Beyond
Okay, yes, I'm dating myself here. One summer between university semesters, I worked at a day camp for kids. We had board games. We had...
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melindabrasher
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
Favorite Books from my Youth
Here are some of the books I remember liking most from my high school years. You'll notice a high proportion of fantasy, science fiction,...
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melindabrasher
- Jan 14, 2021
- 1 min
"To My Students"--my poem in Short Circuit
Here's a poem of mine, published in Short Circuit Magazine. It's an ode to my past ESL and GED students: https://short-edition.com/en/st...
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melindabrasher
- Dec 27, 2020
- 1 min
1000 Books you Might Have Read
This is an interesting list of the 1000 books with the most reviews on Goodreads. It's a mix of classics and popular literature, with...
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melindabrasher
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Favorites from my Childhood: Historical Fiction
I love historical fiction, and to me it shares a lot of similarities to fantasy and science fiction in that the characters inhabit a...
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