by Shelly Reuben on July 26th

I was thirty-five years old. As an insurance claims representative, I had just coordinated the evidence for my sixth … no, ..

by Shelly Reuben on July 19th

OK. I’ve had it. For a while there, I was trying to ignore a mystifying tendency on the part of ..

by Shelly Reuben on July 12th

I’ve written before about my late husband, Charlie King, but always as the hero, raconteur, and adorable spouse that he ..

by Shelly Reuben on July 5th

After I invented the Brontë Award, I realized that many characters who deserved to be honored had been left out. ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 28th

Ha! I bet you thought all Brontë Awards would be given to characters in books published before the 21st Century. ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 21st

I’m back with more recipients of the Brontë Award for Memorable Characters in a Novel. And since I named the ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 14th

Whenever I am introduced to an unforgettable character in a novel, I find myself murmuring, “I nominate Shane (or Johnny ..

by Shelly Reuben on June 7th

There I was, daydreaming in my favorite chair, when the sweet smell of lilacs wafted through the window. I sniffed ..

by Shelly Reuben on May 31st

Chapter 8 of 8. See previous chapters beginning on Friday, April 12. Or check link to author archive…https://www.evesun.com/authors/31 FICTION For years, Samuel ..

by Shelly Reuben on May 24th

As Chief Upton studied Clarence Liverpool’s shark-like eyes and glared at the lawyer’s small and twisted ears, he recalled an ..