Addicted to your smartphone?

 

We are all guilty of looking at our phones too much. But as someone who enjoys unplugging for travel and hiking and writing retreats, I also know that when you unplug for a few days or weeks, we normally don’t miss nearly as much as we would by staring at our phones.

 

In my short story, “Comments Left,” I tried to imagine a new trend that could be as altering as smart phones have been over the past decade. Let’s hope it doesn’t come true, but if it did, at least we might not be staring at our phones as often.

Sounds intriguing, right? Read “Comments Left,” which was published in the Spring issue of The Virginia Normal: 

https://thevirginianormal.com/issue-7-spring-2021/

One Special Whale

 

My friend from high school, and a fellow writer, has released a children’s book about a special whale who is different from friends and other whales. As editor, I had a hand in helping to fine-tune some of the book’s verses. With original illustrations by Biljana Banchotova, Humphrey the Humpback Whale makes an excellent gift for any child interested in whales, sea life, reading, autism, or being different.

 

Kristin Carter-Groulx said she was inspired, in part, by my own children’s book, Flightless Goose. If you and your children or grandchildren enjoyed Flightless Goose, I recommend Humphrey the Humpback Whale.

 

Learn more about it at 

https://www.kristingroulx.com/humphrey