short story – Jodi L. Milner, Author

A Querying I will Go!

Mar 27, 2017

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It’s been a wild spring with unpredictable weather and plenty of changes to adapt into my life. As a family with young kids, the only thing I can depend on from day to day is unpredictability. My youngest has developed a fascination with Minecraft and loves to play on the worlds he is creating with…

Writing Update February 2015

Feb 6, 2015

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Jodi L. Milner

in Writing Updates

The last six months have been a strange mix of writing for fun and writing that feels like work. I sold my first piece of short fiction BREATH, which led to several weeks spent in working with a professional editor. By the way, if you ever want to know the truth about what your writing…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 26

Nov 21, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

Here we have come to the end of our story, Mike has found what he was looking for in the talented and charming Maybelle and now must bring her back to his home. To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning, click here! After leaving Auntie Marie’s burrow, Mike and Maybelle…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 24

Sep 26, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

We last left Mike and Maybelle trapped in the engineering workshop with the enraged Queen Caliee at the doors. The queen is determined to not let Maybelle leave the keep and will stop at nothing to reach her goals. To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning of the story, click…

Deadlines…

Aug 25, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in As I see it, Writing Updates

One of the attractive perks of being a writer is that for the most part you get to set your own hours and create your own working environment. When you are not under contract you also decide when your deadlines are. The only deadlines I have are the ones that I have imposed upon myself…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 20

Jul 11, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

In the last episode, Mike managed to spend a few minutes with Maybelle the head of the engineering department at Willow keep, and was bold enough to tell her how he felt about her. The meeting ended with Mike hoping for more but unsure about if Maybelle was interested or was only being kind. He…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 18

Jun 6, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

In the previous episode it was decided that all women of Willow keep must have a chance to meet Mike so that everyone would have a fair chance. Now he is stuck playing the Tinker version of “The Bachelor” and Mike doesn’t like it one bit. To read the previous episode, click here! To start…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 16

May 9, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

After a long wait, here is the next installment of Mike Finnegan’s story. In the last episode Mike finally meets his first she tinker, but instead of being welcomed he finds himself locked in a room inside the last stronghold of the she tinkers, Willow Keep. To read the previous episode, click here! To start…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 15

Apr 18, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

In past episodes Mike has survived challenge after challenge and now has arrived at the base of the willow tree and met his first she tinker. Will he survive this challenge? Let’s find out! To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning, click here! Mike brushed off the twigs and dirt…

The Man in the Cupboard, pt. 14

Apr 11, 2014

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Jodi L. Milner

in Short Stories and Other Fiction

We last left Mike in the hooked claws of Ben the crazy bluejay, flying through the park to where the she tinkers might live. To read the previous episode, click here! To start at the beginning, click here! As Mike felt his feet leave the safety of the nest he thought for sure that he…

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