Santa Maria Sun / News

Cover Story

The short and the short of it

Each year, hundreds of writers from around the Central Coast, state, country, and world roll up their sleeves and start writing. They click on keyboards. They scratch pens on paper. They hammer away at typewriters. Then, they submit their tiny literary endeavors to the annual 55 Fiction contest, started years ago by founder Steve Moss at New Times in San Luis Obispo. A group of staff judges wades through the entries, scoring each one. At the end of the weeks-long marathon reading session, the stories with the most po... [ Read Article ]

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Santa Maria Sun / Opinion

Commentary

Cor blimy! I'm married to a Brit!

The Fourth of July has special significance at my house. That’s because I am married to an English gentleman who, although he arrived in the United States in the 1960s and became a naturalized citizen, continues to live the lifestyle of a true Brit. While I run about draping the porch in American flags, he stays inside, draping the house in black. My Brit’s lineage harkens back to roots in Holland. His... [ Read More ]

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