On Frenchman Mountain

As mentioned in this post, Niteblade’s Lost Innocence anthology, including my short story Billy Don’t Like Clowns, is now available! From the editor’s description: A collection of outstanding stories from Issues 1-4 of Niteblade Magazine, chosen by readers, as well as six new stories and poems based on Marge Simon’s haunting image “Pale Summons”. A [...]

Below is a photo of Jeremy at the computer.

Here are some photos of the scarlet lot at the stadium just before the football game on August 30.

NEVERMIND. I’VE FOUND A WAY TO POST DIRECTLY TO BROOKSFAMILY.ORG FROM MY IPHONE WITHOUT USING FUZZYSHOT. I WILL DELETE THE BLOG SHOWN BELOW. I found a cool iPhone application called Fuzzyshot. As a user, I can create blog posts live with my iPhone. Check out my first post: http://fuzzyshot.com/amybrooks. If you have an RSS reader, [...]

For the last several years, I’ve dabbled in creative writing when I have time…short fictions and unfinished works, nothing more than 4-8 thousand words, but it’s something I enjoy quite a bit. This year, I decided to take it a little more seriously, learn the rules of getting published, and actually pursue doing so. When [...]

Last night while watching TV in our bedroom, Jeremy and I witnessed a rare occurrence. Out of the corner of my eye, something moved. I turned my head just in time to see a scorpion fall from our air vent in the ceiling onto the bed. That explains why we’ve “experienced” so many scorpions on [...]

Sandy and Katy spent a couple of weeks in Spokane with Grandma Kathie and Grandpa John, and I tagged along for a few days at the beginning of the trip. Here are a few highlights… Grandma Kathie took the kids down to Riverfront Park, where they rode some rides, saw Spokane Falls from the gondola [...]