(Both of the short fiction stories mentioned in this blog post are also available in the story collection, The Blues and The Oranges. Check out Eric Sheridan Wyatt's books here.) According to WordPress, it’s been 182 days since I last paid attention to this blog. (If you are an agent looking to represent me, and doing your research on my social media skills, please ignore that sentence…) And, it had been a few more months, before that, when I was last truly active as a regula

A year ago, I resurrected my old brand, Ernst Wiley Publications, in order to publish and promote a book about the political and economic turmoil of 2008 and in anticipation of deepening economic woes in 2009/2010. It was an interesting year. I sold some books, made new friends, spoke in front of large crowds, did a radio interview, received some kind reviews, and generally enjoyed the process. As I write this, my first blog under the title Stories I Read, Stories I Tell, I a