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Melissa Volker

Jun 2, 20162 min read

Writing with an Ear

When asked about my writing, I usually say I think of it as painting with words. That I strive to craft my prose with an eye toward...

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Melissa Volker

May 25, 20162 min read

Mr. and Mrs. M

I'm not sure how long they've been together -- I saw them for the first time last year -- but I think it's been a while now. It's...

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Melissa Volker

May 10, 20161 min read

A. Frond Minks -- a short fiction

A. Frond Minks stares out her back porch window wondering where all the deer were this past winter. There was a time when they could be...

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Melissa Volker

May 8, 20162 min read

Dr. Frankenstein's Exotic Dancing Cosmetic Surgeon

Nip. Tuck. Snip. Stretch. Clip. Gotta do it to look the best you can, right? Not me, mind you! No, no...working on excerpts for a...

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Melissa Volker

May 2, 20161 min read

Arrived!

News, news, news! Delilah of Sunhats and Swans has been available on Amazon.com for a while now. But there's something nice about the...

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Melissa Volker

Apr 23, 20162 min read

I am a Shark

I am not good at multitasking. Well, I can be good, and have done it, but our son can attest to how often I burst out with, "I can only...

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Melissa Volker

Apr 4, 20163 min read

Hello? Anyone out there?

That’s kind of how Delilah of Sunhats and Swans came into being. I was minding my own business, trudging the through the banality of...

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