2025 Archives - Shelley Blanton-Stroud

What happened?

Shelley Admin2025-06-07T23:34:15+00:00#amwriting, 2025, Akashic Books, An Unlikely Prospect|

My toddler grandson has a favorite question. He asks it about nearly everything: “What happened?” While I was visiting recently [...]

Carnival of cruelty: a tale of two riots

Shelley Admin2025-01-27T15:51:53+00:002025, An Unlikely Prospect, Bouchercon 2024, Carmen Amato, character development, Distribution, eneagram, historical fiction, History, peace riot, politics, propaganda, She Writes Press, Simon & Schuster, women in history, world war ii|

What happens when the powerful don't just look away from violence but actively cheer it on? I've been thinking about [...]