PROJECT MAYHEM

A persistent hunter. (photo by Paul Greci) There are many examples of persistence in nature because persistence is part of survival...

My family gave me a unicycle for Father's Day. They might be trying to kill me. Thirty days later, I'm still alive – Ha! – and cove...

"Sea captain in storm," illustration  by N.C. Wyeth  from The Rakish Brigantine We all know that feeling. The early morning ...

 *All photos are from my writing residency last week at Fort Worden on the Washington Coast.      This past week I've been holed up...

A disclaimer. The title of this piece is only there to lure you in, to catch your fancy long enough to get to the real point. Gentle reader,...

"Mother" -Nikki McClure Being a parent of young children is all-in, no matter what else you have going on. And it present...

Hermione Granger is my alter ego. I was the girl always raising my hand in class. I was the one who always had the right answer. I...

Hi. It's me. Tracy. I'm the newest Mayhemer, and I'm honored to be one. I really mean that. Absolutely honored. (And you’ve...

I love to hear author's publication stories. Here's mine. It was 2004. While driving to meet my writing group, I happened to ca...

 A couple of years ago I was in Indiana visiting my parents. I was taking a walk down the middle of a narrow tree-lined street in the ...

Dear Mrs. Maki: You may remember me. When I was in your 6th grade class, I was that girl who read novels during class. The one who didn...