Short story published October 2021 - A WELCOME PROPOSAL

 Published by Reedsy Prompts, Oct. 2021:

A brief gothic romance in the vein of the Bronte sisters.

Read it here: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/64/submissions/39046/

New monologue produced in New York - THE HELL OF A GLUTTON

Produced by New Deal's "March Minute Monologue Challenge," New York, March 2021: 

SYNOPSIS: Bob tells a female friend about his struggle to lose weight after a nasty divorce.

Essay - HOW I LEARNED ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF WOMEN

A brief essay on female economy. 

New "noir" play - A WOMAN IN NEED

 Written for a competition.  To be produced by Scribe Stages' "Crime Plays," Los Angeles, in winter 2021.

SYNOPSIS: On the patio of a bar in New Orleans, a detective confronts a suspicious-looking woman.

New monologue - A SMALL REQUEST

Written for a competition.  To be produced in the U.K. by Loud Voices Silent Streets in winter 2021.

SYNOPSIS: A rather selfish young woman asks an aging aunt to remember her in her will.

New essay published by Syndrome Magazine

 A new essay on learning to drive - with hair-raising results: https://thesyndromemag.com/not-driving-myself-crazy-by-martha-patterson/

Anthology "HUMANS IN THE WILD: Reactions to a Gun Loving Country" is published

From Swallow Publishing & Mythic Picnic Press, the anthology HUMANS IN THE WILD: Reactions to a Gun Loving Country has just been published.  My short drama TARGET PRACTICE is included in the volume.