The Train from Santa Fe (Regal House 2026) by Ginger Pinholster is an intricately layered story about the generational and cultural time in our country’s history that nearly wiped out the indigenous society that had lived and thrived in cohabitation with a part of the planet now called the U.S. The story explores the impact […]
“Yellow” by Amy Pence
July 11, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Yellow (Red Hen Press 2026) is a multi-threaded transformation of the novel into an innovative form. Twelve-year-old Z learns about the world through the televised events of 1973 while the nation is taken by the Watergate hearings and Skylab’s launch into space. That summer she discovers an unclassified slime mold in her backyard which she […]
Gale Massey interviews Les Standiford, Writers In Paradise Conference Co-Director; & Marina Pruna, Conference Coordinator
July 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Writers In Paradise is widely considered one of Florida’s preeminent annual writer’s conferences. It is consistently held on the pristine campus of Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. This conference was initially founded in 2005 by Dennis Lehane and Sterling Watson. Les Standiford serves as Co-Director along with Dennis Lehane, and Marina Pruna is the […]
Gale Massey interviews Florida author Lauren Groff about her new bookstore “The Lynx”
April 2, 2025 by 3 Comments
The Lynx Bookstore 601 South Main Street Gainesville, FL 32601 Introduction: Walking into the bookstore, I noticed the open and high ceilings, the quiet hum of shoppers, the bookstore’s staff, and immediately felt at home. To my right, a large window let in an abundance of natural light, and just beyond that was a wall of […]
Gale Massey
April 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Gale Massey is the author of the novel, The Girl from Blind River, which received a Florida Book Award, and the collection, Rising and Other Stories. Gale’s stories and essays may be found in Lambda Literary, the Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Bay Noir, and Saw Palm. Massey, a Florida native, lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.