Twisted Yarns
TWISTED YARNS with Bob Macumber
Dumpster Baby Blues Inspiration Bob Macumber The inspiration for Dumpster Baby Blues came a few weeks after I found out my wife was pregnant with our daughter. We were university students living pay check to pay check in a cramped one bedroom apartment. Although I was excited to be a father, an endless procession of […]
TWISTED YARNS with Michael Lizarraga
The Inspiration Behind Geo Michael Lizarraga Geo, my short sci-fi/horror tale about creepy killer living rocks that move, breath and bash, is a throwback to the old school 1970‘s ‘Man vs. Nature’ films such as The Bees, Kingdom of the Spiders, and Food of the Gods. As hokey as some of these films were, their […]
TWISTED YARNS with Kevin Holton
From Loving Seeds Kevin Holton Writers are often asked, “Where do your ideas come from?” In this case, my answer is simple: my mom. Skipping past all the ‘my mom thinks I’m cool’ jokes (fun fact: she does), she’s always loved her gardens. Though she tends to fill more of a traditional father’s role—tearing down […]
TWISTED YARNS with R.k. Kombrinck
The Inspiration Behind Blood Oranges R.k. Kombrinck The idea that led to Blood Oranges took shape a thousand years ago when I was a teenager. I worked in a grocery store that was older and run-down (they’ve since turned them all into bright, shiny superstores). I was a cashier, a bagger, and also a produce […]
The Sirens Song 