Description: My Sunday Brunch column from April, 2017. The Asbury Park boardwalk, and particularly the carousel, are the touchstones of my childhood. Excerpt: Outside the carousel house, the twilight of evening is melting into full darkness.

Description: My dog, Max (Maximus) will be nine in December. This story may or may not have taken place exactly as described, about eight years ago. Excerpt: “Everything I write is crap,” I said. “And my column is due tomorrow.

Description: Not so much a ghost story, as a story with ghosts in it. Written for 2016 HorrorDailies. Excerpt: But Mama never believed me when I told her that my invisible friends told me these things. She’d just tug on one of my braids and tell me I w...

Description: Unpolished, raw, snippet from a work in progress. Meet Oskar and Harmony. Excerpt: They didn’t talk much, when they were above. His voice was the sound of a sledge-hammer, booming and forceful.

Description: Flash-fiction: “The First Time.” Everyone is anxious the first time, right? Excerpt: “Are you sure you want to do this?” he asked. “I’m sure,” she said. He wasn’t convinced. “If you’re not ready, we can wait.” “No, I’m ready,

Audio Player Description: In which the Bathtub Mermaid kicks off her participation in the Dog Days of Podcasting Challenge  by sharing a short story she wrote. Excerpt: You all know the story, I’m sure. Mild-mannered school-teacher Ichabod Crane comes ...

  Description: In which the Bathtub Mermaid’s mother talks about packages and red envelopes. Links & References: 12 Days of Podcasting MexicoMusings Susan Sews Daily Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A....

  Description: In which the Bathtub Mermaid shares one of her theories about tinsel. Links & References: 12 Days of Podcasting  Image Copyright: marietjie / 123RF Stock Photo Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by M...

Description: In which the Bathtub Mermaid talks about her plan for the 12 Days of Podcasting project. Links & References: 12 Days of Podcasting  Image Copyright: fotoknips / 123RF Stock Photo Credits: The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written ...

  Description: Special Halloween episode, in which the Bathtub Mermaid shares three spooky short stories from her contributions to this year’s HorrorDailies project. Links & References: Lips – full text at MissMeliss.