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IT'S MURDER! CRIME SCENE:       The Chiseler's Inn THE VICTIM:       Sheriff Moose Perry THE SUSPECT:       Sam Maple, leader of Cougarville, a small gathering of gypsies PROSECUTOR:       Regan Candolin, an alcoholic, domineering attorney with everything to lose ONLY PERSON WHO KNOWS THE TRUE KILLER:       Lolly Candolin, a young girl who wants nothing more than her father's love Will Lolly keep quiet, let an innocent man die, and win her father's approval; or will she speak up and risk losing her father forever? So much pressure on such a young girl. LESSONS FROM THE GYPSY CAMP, the fascinating debut novel by Elizabeth Appell, has all the answers. Presented in both hardcover and KINDLE editions, Lessons From the Gypsy Camp enjoys top rankings on Amazon: 4.7 out of 5 stars! “One reason for not being angry is that you might go to ...

Technology is taking over. “It’s everywhere! It’s everywhere!” screams the black-and-white movie hero as he runs through the darkened town, trying to alert the sleeping residents that their end is near. As someone who watches scary movies from the 50s and 60s, and can remember the time before cell phones and high-definition TV (and even COLOR TV), I wonder when technology is going to bite us all in the butt. When is our ever-increasing knowledge going to turn on us? Now, I’m not one of the doomsday forecasters who sit around waiting for the apocalypse. I don’t subscribe to the “end of the world is just around the corner” philosophy. I’m generally happy with the way things are going in the world that affects me. But…. Okay, let’s just say this comes from what happened to me today. I was taking my son to school this morning. Just like every morning. We pulled onto a busy section of road going to the school, when I noticed the silver car next to us had a key hanging from the...

The thrill of competition! The thrill of seeing your name in print! The thrill of your work being read by someone! The thrill of recognition by your peers and others! All this and more can be yours. All you have to do is enter: The Scribes Valley Publishing Company's TENTH ANNUAL SHORT STORY WRITING CONTEST !

Cover of new antholgy I love old pictures of people (as opposed to pictures of old people). There’s something about looking at someone from a by-gone era. Maybe it’s the look in their eyes, maybe it’s their smile—or lack of a smile, maybe it’s the way they are posed…. I don’t know. It’s hard to put into words. Whenever I look at an old picture of people I realize it shows so much more than just people. It is a microcosm of the time the picture was taken, a museum display of their era, a depiction of their when . My modern eyes stare into their ancient eyes and something seems to pass between us, not only from the picture to me, but from their time to mine. It’s amazing to think that, at the time the picture was taken, they had the modern eyes, they were up-to-date. In this age of digital pictures, I wonder what our legacy will be. A hundred years from now, will people stare at our pictures on computer screens and wonder how we lived? I think they will. I guess it’s ju...

Scribes Valley Publishing is pleased to announce the winners of their 2011 Short Story Writing Contest . They are listed below in no particular order: Mary Smith – The Rainbow Tree J.E. Moore – Number One Munching Lane Ronna L. Edelstein – The Visit Michelle Wotowiec – The Breathing Kind Simone Hanson – Lionel Portwood Vanessa Orlando – The Ghost of Earl Warren Joseph L. Rose – Marbles Dan Sullivan – The Blazer With Two Right Sleeves Kathleen Ratcliffe – For Chris, I’m Sorry This is Late Donald Macnow – Fire-Fight on the Road to Tal-Afar

Due to requests, we've decided to extend the deadline of our 9th Annual Short Story Writing Contest . You now have until August 31, 2011 to get your entry in for contest consideration! We publish the top 10-15 stories from the contest in an annual anthology (try saying that five time fast) and the top 2-3 stories receive a monetary reward on top of that! Most of our contest winners are new, unknown authors seeking a little publicity and exposure. So, grab that story that you've worked on, and worked on, and worked on and submit it for the contest. We give every story every consideration. We'd love to see what you've been working on!

Hurry! Hurry! There is less than a month to enter the 9 th Annual Scribes Valley Publishing Short Story Writing Contest ! Come on, enter that story you’ve been polishing for the last year and a half! Enter the story you wrote ten years ago and forgot all about! Enter the story that is even now swimming around in your brain looking for a way to get out! Scribes Valley publishes an annual writing contest anthology of the top 10 or 15 stories from the contest, so you’ve got a real good chance of being one of the finalists! Enter! Enter! Enter!