Admit it. You’ve been curious.

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I talk about my fiction-writing on this blog, but I never share any of it, do I? Terrible of me. Well, I’m very happy to announce that you can now read one of my short stories online in the new issue of failbetter.

I hope you enjoy it!

94 Comments on “Admit it. You’ve been curious.”

  3. Cari, just read your short story. I thought I’d just peek but couldn’t stop reading. Wow.

    Carmen
    Posted by: Carmen

  5. This was really good – it was very evocative, and I liked the way the echoes of the death of the father grow stronger closer to the event.
    Posted by: Kellie N

  6. About damn time. I’ve been checking the site every day.

    Love it.
    Posted by: Iris

  11. Cari, just read your short story. I thought I’d just peek but couldn’t stop reading. Wow.

    Carmen
    Posted by: Carmen

  13. This was really good – it was very evocative, and I liked the way the echoes of the death of the father grow stronger closer to the event.
    Posted by: Kellie N

  14. About damn time. I’ve been checking the site every day.

    Love it.
    Posted by: Iris

  17. It sucked me right in….powerful and unexpected. Thank you for sharing!
    Posted by: Sarah

  18. I was curious and wow! That was worth waiting for! I loved it and could see it being broadened into a novel. I could feel the hurt, the wonder, the all.

    Thank you!
    Posted by: Rebecca

  19. Darling, again: tears. Your writing is incredible. It’s as delicate as gossamer and so moving and powerful at the same time. I am so proud of you.
    Posted by: Em

  20. I love any writing that makes me re-read it as soon as I’ve finished it. Congratulations!
    Posted by: anne

  21. There couldn’t have been a better time for you to post that . . . it’s dead at work and I’ve been looking for something to stimulate my listless brain. It’s wonderful. Congrats.

    Is it strange that I finished it and then went back and read it backwards?
    Posted by: Becca

  23. Awesome, Cari. Seriously. I’m sitting here with chills. Off to re-read. Thank you!
    Posted by: Carrie

  26. Beautiful. I read forwards, then backwards, then forwards again.
    Posted by: Cassie

  29. rich and lush. great story.
    thanks for sharing- must be nerve wracking telling all your blog readers to go and read your work, and wondering what we’ll all say…
    Posted by: di

  30. Hi, is this my first comment?
    Probably is, but I’ve been wandering around here for quite a while.
    Thanks for the link, heading there to read!
    Posted by: steff

  33. Wow, wow, wow! Thank you so much for giving us a taste (finally!)…All my favorite influences and the impact that I just knew was going to be your style. All delivered and leaving me wanting more. Several rereads that left me gathering and hanging on to each clever nugget with deepend emotion. Brilliant and superb my dear. You have every right to take prideful pleasure in the power you evoke through the thoughtful arrangement of some percise yet simplistic words. It’s a true talent of great portions. A talent that I am envious of and grateful for at the same time.
    *clapping* and waiting for more.
    Posted by: Shelley

  34. Brilliant, beautiful, unsettling, deeply moving. you are a marvel.
    Posted by: regina

  35. It sucked me right in….powerful and unexpected. Thank you for sharing!
    Posted by: Sarah

  36. I was curious and wow! That was worth waiting for! I loved it and could see it being broadened into a novel. I could feel the hurt, the wonder, the all.

    Thank you!
    Posted by: Rebecca

  37. Darling, again: tears. Your writing is incredible. It’s as delicate as gossamer and so moving and powerful at the same time. I am so proud of you.
    Posted by: Em

  38. I love any writing that makes me re-read it as soon as I’ve finished it. Congratulations!
    Posted by: anne

  39. There couldn’t have been a better time for you to post that . . . it’s dead at work and I’ve been looking for something to stimulate my listless brain. It’s wonderful. Congrats.

    Is it strange that I finished it and then went back and read it backwards?
    Posted by: Becca

  41. Awesome, Cari. Seriously. I’m sitting here with chills. Off to re-read. Thank you!
    Posted by: Carrie

  44. Beautiful. I read forwards, then backwards, then forwards again.
    Posted by: Cassie

  47. rich and lush. great story.
    thanks for sharing- must be nerve wracking telling all your blog readers to go and read your work, and wondering what we’ll all say…
    Posted by: di

  48. Hi, is this my first comment?
    Probably is, but I’ve been wandering around here for quite a while.
    Thanks for the link, heading there to read!
    Posted by: steff

  51. Wow, wow, wow! Thank you so much for giving us a taste (finally!)…All my favorite influences and the impact that I just knew was going to be your style. All delivered and leaving me wanting more. Several rereads that left me gathering and hanging on to each clever nugget with deepend emotion. Brilliant and superb my dear. You have every right to take prideful pleasure in the power you evoke through the thoughtful arrangement of some percise yet simplistic words. It’s a true talent of great portions. A talent that I am envious of and grateful for at the same time.
    *clapping* and waiting for more.
    Posted by: Shelley

  52. Brilliant, beautiful, unsettling, deeply moving. you are a marvel.
    Posted by: regina

  54. Great story. I loved the structure–very clever (but not too clever, know what I mean?) It works. In my very limited experience writing, I have found telling the story the hardest part.
    Posted by: Martha

  56. Wonderful writing, but then no less would be expected, considering what I’ve read here. Hoping the book gets picked up by a publisher soon so I can buy it and read more…
    thank you for sharing and for inspiring
    Posted by: Samantha

  57. That was awesome. I was just wondering recently about your writing and what it was like. Thank you. 🙂
    Posted by: Patti

  58. Cari:
    I loved the story. That little boy has one talented mama.
    Marvelous!
    Posted by: Nicole

  59. The image of the train lost in night showed up in one of my dreams last night. Very stirring story. It reminds me a lot of Memento Mori.
    Posted by: David

  63. Thank you for sharing your story, lady. I’ve just had a free moment to sit and read, and boy am I glad I read it alone in my house. This is just not a work appropriate response I’m having right now. Your story is beautiful. I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of you.

    Congratulations on being published on failbetter and being such an amazing writer. I love you so much.
    Posted by: Jenn

  64. I read it backward (I can’t help it) and forward — or was that forward and backward?

    Thanks for sharing. It was very moving. Real and true.
    Posted by: Frith

  65. Wonderful! What a great story. I can’t wait to buy the novels. You hear that, publishers? We want to buy these books, and we want to buy them soon!
    Posted by: lanea

  66. Thanks for the heads up on failbetter! I surfed in from a ring and would like to read your story but I don’t know your name or which is yor story; please let me know. Love your dogs and the fact that they’re rescues. If everybody rescued a dog rather than buy one maybe we could shut down the puppy mills!
    Posted by: Bob Merlin

  67. That’s the best lump in my throat I’ve had in a long, long time. Thank you. And thank you, too, for the lovely red wool and the wonderful sleepy stuff…it came just in time to make sure I had something in my stocking 🙂
    Posted by: Lee Ann

  68. Of course I’ve been curious, no need to admit anything! My mother is a poet, I pretend to be on occasion, love reading good stuff, which yours was, as I suspected it would be. Very evocative. Thank you for sharing.

    Also, been meaning to say that one thing that drew me to your blog was the title, as Wyatt (my dog) also steals yarn, maybe more than all 5 cats put together!
    Posted by: Dharma

  69. Cari, I read it yesterday then couldn’t get on here to comment ~ I loved it, truly. And it’s thrilling to see the boybaby ~ and his first sweater!
    Posted by: Maggi

  70. The story is wonderful. I read it, read it backwards and reread it. It’s quite touching and I teared up. (That’s all good.) Thanks for sharing with us.
    Posted by: Collette

  72. Great story. I loved the structure–very clever (but not too clever, know what I mean?) It works. In my very limited experience writing, I have found telling the story the hardest part.
    Posted by: Martha

  74. Wonderful writing, but then no less would be expected, considering what I’ve read here. Hoping the book gets picked up by a publisher soon so I can buy it and read more…
    thank you for sharing and for inspiring
    Posted by: Samantha

  75. That was awesome. I was just wondering recently about your writing and what it was like. Thank you. 🙂
    Posted by: Patti

  76. Cari:
    I loved the story. That little boy has one talented mama.
    Marvelous!
    Posted by: Nicole

  77. The image of the train lost in night showed up in one of my dreams last night. Very stirring story. It reminds me a lot of Memento Mori.
    Posted by: David

  81. Thank you for sharing your story, lady. I’ve just had a free moment to sit and read, and boy am I glad I read it alone in my house. This is just not a work appropriate response I’m having right now. Your story is beautiful. I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of you.

    Congratulations on being published on failbetter and being such an amazing writer. I love you so much.
    Posted by: Jenn

  82. I read it backward (I can’t help it) and forward — or was that forward and backward?

    Thanks for sharing. It was very moving. Real and true.
    Posted by: Frith

  83. Wonderful! What a great story. I can’t wait to buy the novels. You hear that, publishers? We want to buy these books, and we want to buy them soon!
    Posted by: lanea

  84. Thanks for the heads up on failbetter! I surfed in from a ring and would like to read your story but I don’t know your name or which is yor story; please let me know. Love your dogs and the fact that they’re rescues. If everybody rescued a dog rather than buy one maybe we could shut down the puppy mills!
    Posted by: Bob Merlin

  85. That’s the best lump in my throat I’ve had in a long, long time. Thank you. And thank you, too, for the lovely red wool and the wonderful sleepy stuff…it came just in time to make sure I had something in my stocking 🙂
    Posted by: Lee Ann

  86. Of course I’ve been curious, no need to admit anything! My mother is a poet, I pretend to be on occasion, love reading good stuff, which yours was, as I suspected it would be. Very evocative. Thank you for sharing.

    Also, been meaning to say that one thing that drew me to your blog was the title, as Wyatt (my dog) also steals yarn, maybe more than all 5 cats put together!
    Posted by: Dharma

  87. Cari, I read it yesterday then couldn’t get on here to comment ~ I loved it, truly. And it’s thrilling to see the boybaby ~ and his first sweater!
    Posted by: Maggi

  88. The story is wonderful. I read it, read it backwards and reread it. It’s quite touching and I teared up. (That’s all good.) Thanks for sharing with us.
    Posted by: Collette

  89. Cari,

    I loved your story. I’ll be watching for your novel…

    And, congratulations on your pregnancy!

    Jen
    Posted by: Jen S

  90. Hey

    I’ve never “commented” before, but I had to tell you how great your story was. Best thing in the issue.

    Tell me more about the collaborative project with visual artists, listed in your bio. (’cause I am a painter and I love to collaborate with words and writers!)

    http://patriciamcdonough.com/paintings
    Posted by: patricia

  91. Wow! I really really enjoyed it. I loved the flow of it and just the wonderful words you used. So how bout that book now?
    Posted by: Vicki

  92. Cari,

    I loved your story. I’ll be watching for your novel…

    And, congratulations on your pregnancy!

    Jen
    Posted by: Jen S

  93. Hey

    I’ve never “commented” before, but I had to tell you how great your story was. Best thing in the issue.

    Tell me more about the collaborative project with visual artists, listed in your bio. (’cause I am a painter and I love to collaborate with words and writers!)

    http://patriciamcdonough.com/paintings
    Posted by: patricia

  94. Wow! I really really enjoyed it. I loved the flow of it and just the wonderful words you used. So how bout that book now?
    Posted by: Vicki