Carol M. Booton writes cozy fantasies on a coziness spectrum, from comfy-cozy humorous magical mysteries involving silliness, fashion, and the search for life’s meaning and purpose to darkly humorous and somewhat disturbing tales of magical creatures lost in the human world.
- You fail at (the writing) life
A month or so ago I had the bright idea to write and publish something every day on this website. You could consider them blogposts. …
A story a day
I made a commitment to write and post a story each day. Foolish me. But here we are.
- A different future
The three adolescents from City climbed with some difficulty on the fence and peered at the farmer weeding his garden with a long-handled tool. He paused for a long moment and then … - Safety in numbers
“At the end of the twenty-second century, scientists resurrected the predator species. I’m referring to the Jurassic Period ancestors of the various land, air, and sea predators we live with today. Humans, … - Repelling pests and vermin
On this slow afternoon between Christmas and New Year’s, Brad was bored. When a stylish woman came through the automatic doors and headed toward the barbeque gas grills, Brad stopped leaning on … - Year end reflection on writing a story a day
My sister said a poem can’t be a blogpost I said ya wanna bet watch me and I wrote a poem and published it as a blogpost The thought of writing another …Continue reading “Year end reflection on writing a story a day”
- News from Hollywood
Hollywood, CA. Celebrities who have fallen on hard times often sell memorabilia collected over their careers. In recent months, a new trend seems to have overtaken Hollywood. The rich and famous who … - Talking to the other side
Sid stood in line with a dozen people waiting for his turn to speak with the dead. Now that he was here, bundled up against the winter chill in the shadow of …
Writing daily is a commitment to practice the craft. I don’t care if I will never be a great writer. I believe my life is richer for trying.
Novels
I write from my experience, except for the magic part. I keep trying to write magic into existence. Or maybe it’s always around but I just haven’t seen it yet with my own eyes.
