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An Interview With Laura Stamps (North Carolina Writers Network)

This month I was interviewed by the very sweet and talented Joan Leotta for her North Carolina Writers Network group. I received two sets of questions: one from Joan and one from the members of her group. You'll see both here, as well as my answers to all these questions. Enjoy!   An Interview with Laura Stamps   North Carolina Writers Network   ****** Questions from Joan   1.) Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? When did you start writing? Currently, I live in Columbia, South Carolina. But I grew up in Dalton, Georgia, a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of north Georgia (about thirty minutes south of Chattanooga, Tennessee). I majored in fine art in college and had been winning awards for my art since elementary school. After high school, I attended Dalton Junior College for two years and then transferred to the College of Charleston, which is how I ended up in South Carolina. I had been selling my paintings in galleries and at art festiv

My Microfiction Story "When Life Hands You Lemons or Mustard or Something Like That" Featured in "The Birdseed"

Are you ready for some woman-power today on this March Monday? If so, you've come to the right place!  My microfiction story WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS OR MUSTARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT just went live in the gorgeous The Birdseed literary magazine.  You know how I am about word challenges, and The Birdseed is one of my fav magazines for that. The editor, Kourtney Jai, serves up a big helping of microfiction stories in each beautiful issue. Each story only 150 words each. What fun! Enjoy this tiny story of mine. I think you'll want to shout at the end of it. I know I did. lol! When Life Hands You Lemons or Mustard or Something Like That – The Birdseed (the-birdseed.com)

My Flash Fiction Story "Note to Self: Just Stop" Featured in "Roi Fainéant Press"

My really wacky, crazy flash fiction story NOTE TO SELF: JUST STOP is now live in the March issue of the gorgeous Roi Faineant Press literary magazine.  What happens when a cat-lover rescues a homeless, abused Chihuahua and ends up having to adopt it? An argument with herself of epic proportions. What can I say? Not all learning curves are welcome. This is one of them. lol! Enjoy and happy reading! "NOTE TO SELF: JUST STOP" by Laura Stamps (roifaineantpress.com)