Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: storytelling

  • Aberrations: Flash Fiction for the Ears

    Since launching this blog a few years ago, I’ve written a bit about the art of storytelling and flash fiction. Along the way, I’ve posted a few samples from Aberrations,  a  radio demo featuring stories from Visions: Short Fantasy & SF and This Way to Egress. Now, while preparing a couple audio samples to promote the…

  • Mannequins, Back to School &
    Short-Short Stories @ Riley’s

    Last week, I posted a preview of the short-short story and flash fiction event that will be rolling into Riley’s Pour House on September 30. That event is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting Storytelling Nights yet, so — if you haven’t seen the post (which includes Michael A. Arnzen’s story…

  • Storytelling @ Riley’s presents:
    Flash Fiction & Short-Short Stories

    You’ll want to be at Riley’s Pour House on September 30 when some of the region’s top storytellers return for a special night of flash-fiction and short-short stories. Among the performers already confirmed are four-time Bram Stoker Award winner Michael A. Arnzen, Rhysling and Stoker Award finalist Stephanie M. Wytovich, and Eerie Horror Film Festival Award winner Sheldon Higdon. All three…

  • August Mania:
    Madness, Music, and Mannequins

    Sorry. Couldn’t resist the alliteration, but it’s as good a way as any to summarize this month’s events. The Madness That’s madness of the fun variety, of course. Earlier this week I joined Raw Dog Screaming Press authors Stephanie M. Wytovich and Michael A. Arnzen for a reading at Rickert & Beagle Books. That’s the three…

  • More Highlights from Stories @ Riley’s

    So much to do . . . so little time! If you live in the western Pennsylvania area, the next few days are going to offer something for everyone: the world-premier comedy A New Death at The Throughline Theatre in Lawrenceville (currently running through July 26), the Confluence science fiction convention in Mars (July 25-27),…

  • The Portal Closes: Looking Back @ GenCon

    Imagine 50,000 people packed into a single indoor space. Now add a 20-foot tall Cthulhu (made entirely of balloons), a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man (in a top hat, no less), armies of warriors and monsters, and a roster of top sf and fantasy writers. Yes, it got crowded. But that’s GenCon. Never mind that the…