Tag: Virginia Stark

A Mixture of Love and Horror

January 24, 2016 admin No Comments

This year, StarkLight Press has teamed up with some of our best, hand-picked authors to bring you a spine-tingling Valentine’s Day anthology. Hearts Asunder is a set of short stories that turn the classic romantic tropes of Valentine’s Day on their heads.

Part good old fashioned horror story, part dark romance, every tale in our latest anthology is guaranteed to make you look at this romantic holiday in a new light.

To kick off our release of this great title, StarkLight Press is featuring interviews with each of our authors. Check back here to catch the latest ‘heart-to-heart’ with our Valentine’s Day writers.

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How My Dad Broke my Silence.

December 17, 2015 virginiaseastark No Comments

When I was run over this summer and spent the night in the hospital my husband was a long ways away and couldn’t be there with me. I called my Dad who got my message and got into his car and headed in the opposite direction because it was too upsetting for him that I…

Child Abuse, Children of alcoholics

The Truth

December 8, 2015 virginiaseastark 12 Comments

The Truth By Virginia Carraway Stark After the last blog I published I had a roaring response from my family who were angered that I dared to talk about the abuse I had suffered. The responses fall into the chart of classic abuse to perfection. The minimized, denied and blamed me for the abuse….

Extension Alert

November 21, 2015 admin No Comments

Our StarkLight Press Steampunk Christmas Anthology submissions now has a deadline of Dec. 1!

steampunk christmas

Don’t waste this precious extension- get out your steam-powered fountain pens and send in your submission soon!

Entries can be submitted to starklightdesk@gmail.com

For this contest,

we are looking for stories with a wry, speculative, thought-provoking twist- and this time, with an added shot of Christmas, Solstice and any other winter holiday you think goes well with gears and petticoats.

Minimum word count is 250

Maximum word count is 10 000

Poems and other print media are welcomed.

Deadline is November 20, 2015

Please put your story in .doc, .odt, .pdf format and submit along with contact information to:

starklightdesk@gmail.com

Share with your steampunk-minded friends today!

– Tony Stark,

Publisher and CEO,

StarkLight Press.

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Poisoned Fruit: My Life with an Evil Stepmother

October 19, 2015 virginiaseastark 4 Comments

I met my step-mother one summer afternoon in a Chinese food restaurant. I was determined not to be selfish when I met her. I was determined to put both of my parents happiness before my own sad hurt feelings after the divorce and the loneliness that comes from seeing what was once whole become broken. I knew that I was emotional and overwrought and I put all of those feelings aside in the hope that both of my parents could find the happiness that they were seeking.

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How I Became a Real Life Cinderella

October 18, 2015 virginiaseastark 1 Comment

What happens to the evil stepsisters in the Cinderella story after Cinderella runs away with her prince charming and starts a life of her own?

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Please Stand By

April 14, 2015 admin No Comments

Look for our upcoming series of video Interviews with StarkLight Anthology winners starting later this week, where we will be featuring our winners from StarkLight 3 including Jen M. Duell, Van Fleming, John J. Higgins and more!

Author Interviews, Our Books, Uncategorized

Randy McCharles Gives StarkLight 3 A Grand Introduction

January 12, 2015 admin No Comments

Here is the awesome foreword written for our latest short story Anthology by Randy McCharles, well-known Calgary author and writing retreat guru. Many thanks to Randy for his thoughtful, high-energy and excellently penned words! Congratulations again to all of our winners! Foreword- StarkLight Volume 3 By Randy McCharles “Katrina, she is death.” So begins…

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John J. Higgins Interviews StarkLight Press Editor

December 9, 2014 admin 1 Comment

Tune in at 10 p.m. Eastern Time today to hear noted New Jersey Prosecutor John J. Higgins as he talks with our very own Virginia Carraway Stark about life, British Columbia, screenwriting- and of course the many fantastic projects she spearheads at StarkLight Press. John J. Higgins is author of a fascinating set of novels…

Author Interviews, Events, Our Writers, Uncategorized

Rolla Writers Association Convenes This Thursday!

December 9, 2014 admin No Comments

Calling all writers, poets, artists, quaffers and creative warriors! Patricia Ann Martin, owner of the fabulous Rolla Pub, is providing her singular venue for a gathering of creative minds. Starting this Thursday, December 11, 2014, at 7 pm, the Rolla Pub will be the gathering place for people who want to share their poetry, short…

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