Jennifer Brozek’s mom takes us home! What’s in a nickname?

Jennifer’s mom was kind enough to pitch in for the roast. She was the first volunteer in fact. She was also the first person to turn in a story. That must run in the family. Ms. Sigrid Brozek takes the mic: In this life there are those people who never have a nickname … and [...]

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Kenneth Mark Hoover and Jennifer Brozek shoot it out weird wild west style

My good friend, Kenneth Mark Hoover, volunteered to roast Jennifer Brozek. No sooner had I agreed, than I had one heck of a roast post on my hands. Mark takes the mic: I first became aware of Jennifer Brozek when the totality of the published words she was putting out threatened to overload the speculative [...]

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Are you interested in some mastication?

I am lucky enough to have met Dylan through a small crit community we belong to. I knew he and Jennifer were friends and asked him to help roast the lovely lady. Dylan Birtolo takes the mic: Let’s see, I submitted to the Edge of Propinquity out of the blue because I had heard about [...]

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Rick Silva Kills Jennifer Brozek

I invited Rick Silva to help me roast Jennifer Brozek because they’ve worked together on The Edge of Propinquity. He was kind enough to oblige. Rick takes the mic: I met Jenn Brozek online around the time she was just beginning the project that would become Grants Pass, but I truly got to appreciate her [...]

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Angel Leigh McCoy gets caught slacking – Roast post #3

I asked Angel Leigh McCoy to help me roast Jennifer Brozek. I liked the story she shared with us. I hope you enjoy it as well. Please click the links to check out more information on both amazing ladies. Angel Leigh McCoy takes the mic: When I think of Jennifer Brozek, a few words come to [...]

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Seanan McGuire likes sweet things

When I asked Seanan Mcguire to help me roast Jennifer Brozek, she was happy to do it. She thought, and she thought…. Seanan likes cupcakes especially those made by Cups and Cakes Bakery (see the picture on the left!). Jennifer is sweet. So much so that I don’t think she had the heart to roast Ms. Brozek [...]

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Amanda Pillar dishes the goods

The apocalypse has arrived. Humanity was decimated by bio-terrorism; three engineered plagues were let loose on the world. Barely anyone has survived. Just a year before the collapse, Grants Pass, Oregon, USA, was publicly labelled as a place of sanctuary in a whimsical online, “what if” post. Now, it has become one of the last [...]

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Roasting Jennifer Brozek

Today kicks off the roasting of my dear friend, Jennifer Brozek.

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The Long December

Counting Crows will be crooning us into this new month. October was about balance. I spent time learning how to balance my writing life with work and home. I spent time learning how to balance different aspects of my writing life with each other during the time I had to spend on it as a [...]

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Dino Love

So after eating everything in sight – ok not quiet everything – it is back to work for me. Over the holiday, I caught up on my critique work. I planned a short story. I read. I am telling you right now, Seanan McGuire’s Rosemary and Rue does not disappoint. I hope to have a [...]

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