Becky Marietta’s works of fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in such publications as Bosque, the 3288 Review, Weber: The Contemporary West, and others. Becky lives in NE Oklahoma with her husband of over 35 years, Casey, and her soulmate, a West Highland Terrier called Ruby. She teaches English and creative writing at a small college in Arkansas and writes to escape the sometimes grim reality of grading composition papers. White River Red: A Novel is her first book.
Becky Marietta’s works of fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in such publications as Bosque, the 3288 Review, Weber: The Contemporary West, and others. Becky lives in NE Oklahoma with her husband of over 35 years, Casey, and her soulmate, a West Highland Terrier called Ruby. She teaches English and creative writing at a small college in Arkansas and writes to escape the sometimes grim reality of grading composition papers. White River...
In 1906, fifteen-year-old Forrestina Bradley runs away from her stifling life of ease and joins the circus as a tightrope walker. After a tragedy forces her to leave the circus, she embarks on a life of nomadic adventure, running a carnival rat-game and becoming involved in an illegal dance hall and moonshine business near the banks of the White...
Read moreRoald Dahl's desk, found in his "writing hut," was a winged-back chair with a long tray that was covered in dark green billiard cloth. The tray/desk was balanced arm to arm on the chair, sometimes supported by a rolled pillow. Before settling himself into the chair and positioning the writing tray across his middle, he would first stick his legs in a sleeping bag in order to stay warm. (Now here was a man who no doubt would have appreciated a good Slanket. Alas, for him, progress moved too...