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Diorama of an Unforgettable Girl is in this month's Bards and Sages Quarterly . It's nice to have a story in a print journal. Thanks for publishing the story, Julie.

It's been raining so much here, they canceled school today. Many of the roads are flooded. I've spent my day curled up in bed with a book, as the whoosh whoosh of tires on the wet road lull me into a trance of sorts. Thanks to Mercedes Yardley's 10 by then challenge on twitter, I've recently begun submitting my work again, after a lull of no submissions for a few months. With this sudden increase in submissions comes quick rejections. One acceptance, let's focus on that - an acceptance to Daily Love. I'm a romantic at heart, even though I tend to write dark, perhaps a bit too often. So, here's something good....well, good in my eyes, anyway. Today, a story I wrote this past Mother's Day has gone live at Metazen. Also, Christopher Allen, the Metazen editor, interviewed me. I'm an unknown and rather shocked to be interviewed, but it was a fun experience and I'm flattered Mr. Allen felt it was worth the time. Here are the clicky links if you...

Well, well - perfect timing. I come back from a break and get an email saying one of my pieces has just gone live at Litsnack. Yay. Time to get rolling again. I enjoy this particular ezine a lot. Dan Tricarico, the editor, does a great job selecting artwork to go with the stories and poems and there are some fine writers featured there. You'll find the link to my new piece, Intoxicated Impressions, below. I hope you like it. http://litsnack.weebly.com/1/post/2010/08/intoxicating-impressions-by-paula-ray.html

New flash story up at Everyday Weirdness today: Shrouded Veil I hope you enjoy.

I'm a regular at Daily Love. You should be a frequent guest of love too. Secret Stitches

Some poems I write are based on observations and some are based on personal emotions. This poem is almost sacred to me, because of the moment it represents. I hope you enjoy this romantic poem, Cherry Blossom Rain. Thank you once again E.S.Wynn for publishing my work Cherry Blossom Rain