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The Muffin is happy to interview Catherine E. Jones who had a winning flash fiction story, "Peace Still and Blue" in the Fall 2009 WOW! contest. Here's a little information about Catherine: She has been creating stories ever since the first time she put pen to paper, and in 2005 made the cover of Downstate Stories with her short story, "Witches Wand." She lives in a small house made colorful and noisy by three awesome children and the love of her life. She makes her living as a firefighter/EMT and feels truly blessed not only to be employed in her chosen field but to have enough time left over to pursue her writing career. Currently, she is polishing her first novel and harboring high hopes!
WOW: Catherine, thanks for talking with The Muffin readers today about your writing and flash fiction contest win. What gave you the idea for your winning story, "Peace Still and Blue?"
Catherine: The idea for "Still and Blue" actually came about after a call I had been on; and while the characters are wholly fictional, the bare bones of the story were based in fact. Mostly, what we do in the
WOW: It is easy to see why that kind of scene would stay with you. I like how you said it nagged at the back of your mind until it turned into a story. I think many writers have similar experiences with story ideas. What are the themes you wanted to explore in this story?
Catherine: The most obvious theme in my story was, of course, one of death and sorrow; but I like to think that I salvaged it a little b
As a lead-in to Spectrum Fantastic Art Live last May, Maria premiered a rough-cut of BETTER THINGS to a theater full of artists—and received a standing ovation at the conclusion. She’s created a fascinating and thoughtful documentary on a shoestring budget and has overcome a lot of hurdles along the way. There are a lot of crowd-funded projects vying for everyone’s attention these days, but I would encourage anyone that can to get behind Maria and give her the support this film so richly deserves. Believe me, you won’t be disappointed.
I cannot thank The Beat and Spectrum Fantastic Art enough, they have been very generous supporters of the film. So were a lot of folks in the artistic community. These are the people who invested their time and good vibes — and provided the fuel to keep me going. It was a very long journey towards completion, and coming from the Gaming and Comic Book publishing industry, I had to knock at countless doors in the film industry — every step of the way. 90% of the doors stayed shut, but 10% opened. That 10% made a huge difference and got me this far. Thank you.