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5/10/2022
13 : 4
The Great Substack Story Challenge
Story Cauldron is participating in an epic storytelling experience!
5/3/2022
12 : 4
How (not?) to write a story in 24 hours
Getting through a 24-hour short story contest
4/19/2022
12 : 4
Magic happens when you stop writing alone
How I became a writer, lost my way, and then found it again, thanks to my writer friends
4/8/2022
20 : 4
Mrs. Bellagamba
A bit of short fiction
4/6/2022
13 : 4
Mrs. Bellagamba
A bit of short fiction
3/24/2022
12 : 4
What is history?
The connection between history and storytelling
3/10/2022
1 : 27
Winning a war through storytelling?
The role of stories and propaganda in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2/25/2022
12 : 4
That was then, this is now
Reflections on where I grew up—and what's there today
2/10/2022
21 : 34
Winter in St. Louis
An update on our snowfall—and photos from around town
2/2/2022
12 : 14
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
My lifelong passion for snowy winter days
1/25/2022
12 : 4
Untangling a knotty mess
The future of one newsletter and the creation of another
1/23/2022
22 : 4
What would you like to see in Story Cauldron?
For a while now, I've been considering changing up how I do things here on Story Cauldron. Initially, this was just supposed to be a periodic ne…
1/18/2022
21 : 24
The Heeler
A short story set in the world of the Favor Faeries
1/11/2022
15 : 4
What is even going on any more?
You're not alone if you're caught in the insanity of the here and now
1/4/2022
19 : 4
A fishy St. Louis family tradition
How a Croatian family ended up with an Italian dish as a favorite holiday snack
12/28/2021
15 : 4
A time it was, and what a time it was, it was
How 2021 provided me with a new writing journey—and where 2022 might take me
12/24/2021
15 : 4
My Heart’s Desire
A short story about a family secret and a mysterious lover
12/20/2021
8 : 4
Finding the beauty within an industrial wasteland
Geek out with me as I fall down a local history rabbit hole
12/7/2021
14 : 4
Pulling myself out of the swamp
It's always important to know where your towel is
11/30/2021
14 : 14
The Unblinking Eye
Flash fiction about a woman growing older