Lynda Bernard 10/22/26 Lynda Bernard 10/22/26

Life Short. Dinner with Sting and Cillian.

Dinner with Sting & Cillian.

A Reverie. Sometimes so much better than real life. When one can host a dinner party while being charming, witty, and utterly fabulous. Oh yeah! By Lynda Bernard, starring Lynda, Sting, and Cillian Murphy.

Ann Pogue 4/12/26 Ann Pogue 4/12/26

A Memory.

The Smell of Love.

“With ignorance and earnestness, she killed every plant she tried to grow, but she couldn’t stop mint from thriving.” By Ann Pogue.

Ann Pogue 3/26/26 Ann Pogue 3/26/26

The Flirt.

A Short Story by Ann Pogue.

Set in an Ethiopian restaurant, The Flirt is not much about Ethiopian food, rather a master class in advanced flirting. A beautifully written story. You can feel the rhythm of it.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 12/10/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 12/10/25

Story Three. Part Four. The Finale.

Appearances. Part Four. The Finale.

Secrets kept for decades reveal another life… another person. “I didn’t’ know parents could have secrets or pasts or even a sadness that overpowered the present.” A short story by Beth Kalet.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 11/16/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 11/16/25

Story Three. Part Three.

Appearances. Part Three.

“Here’s the thing, and I just can’t figure out how to say this but -- your parents are holding some information for me. My mother gave it to them when we were little, years ago. Years and years ago.” A short story by Beth Kalet.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 11/9/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 11/9/25

Story Three. Part Two.

Appearances. Part Two.

The past comes calling. “It took me by surprise one Saturday morning when I found the two of them waiting for me at my apartment building, looking older, as we all were, but instantly recognizable.” A short story by Beth Kalet.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 10/26/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 10/26/25

Story Three. Part One.

Appearances. Part One.

A short story by Beth Kalet. “Joey Mayfield was the luckiest kid on earth.” Sometimes the perception you hold is quite far from reality.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 9/18/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 9/18/25

Story Two. Part 3.

Salon Confessional. The Finale.

Part 3 of Guest Contributor Beth Kalet’s second story. Two women, manicurist and manicured, look inward. Separately and together.

Salon Confessional is one of 7 short stories included in Beth’s book Seven Stories.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 8/29/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 8/29/25

Story Two. Part 2.

Salon Confessional

Part 2 of Guest Contributor Beth Kalet’s second story. Two women, manicurist and manicured, look inward. Separately and together.

Salon Confessional is one of 7 short stories included in Beth’s book Seven Stories.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 8/17/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 8/17/25

Story Two. Part 1.

Salon Confessional

A second story from Guest Contributor Beth Kalet. Beth changes gears in Salon Confessional when two disparate women, thrust together “by chance,” understand each other, and offer the other what they sorely need. Part 1 of a terrific story!

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 8/13/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 8/13/25

Seven Stories. Story One, Part 6.

Trouble’s Always Just Around the Corner. Part 6.

It’s the Freckles. Nabbing Harry and what not. The finale. Parts 1-6 included. You definitely should read this!

By Hummingbird Guest Contributor, Beth Kalet. “Trouble” is a short story included in Beth’s book Seven Stories.

Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 7/27/25 Beth Kalet, Guest Contributor 7/27/25

Seven Stories. Story One, Part 5.

Trouble’s Always Just Around the Corner. Part 5.

An Omen. Although “The Harry Situation” seemed to have settled down, a short time later the case “reactivates,” as in Harry comes back. Hmmm.

By our newest Hummingbird Guest Contributor, Beth Kalet. “Trouble” is a short story included in Beth’s book Seven Stories.