M.C. Tuggle, Writer

So thrilled to see my story Only You and I Together published at White Cat Publications. Kay DiBianca, the award-winning author of Time After Tyme, read it and commented, “Very moving.” The i...

https://mctuggle.com/2024/05/15/only-you-and-i-together/

“Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp ...

https://mctuggle.com/2024/03/26/quote-of-the-day-110/

K.M. Weiland is one of my favorite writing coaches, and I never miss her posts. I learn something every time I check her blog. Her latest is on the craft of writing emotional fiction. She acknowl...

https://mctuggle.com/2024/03/05/the-way-of-writing/

Years ago, the opening scene of A Wizard of Earthsea captured my imagination and hooked me into this little classic. All who appreciate the power and beauty of words can’t help but feel the won...

https://mctuggle.com/2024/02/06/the-magic-of-words/

Allan Chappel arrives for a job interview primed for a second chance in life. Single, disillusioned, and stuck in a corporate cubicle, he’s an ex-cleric hoping to join an old college friend in ...

https://mctuggle.com/2024/01/24/the-3rd-option/

It’s Edgar Allan Poe’s 215th birthday! In memory of this great writer of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery, I’m offering my observations about Poe’s creepiest tales, the ones that dea...

https://mctuggle.com/2024/01/19/edgar-allan-poes-the-premature-burial/

On Spec Magazine has just released its Winter 2023 issue, and I am pleased to announce it includes my short story “Due Diligence.” Lucille Moon is not your ordinary realtor. Born with the ab...

https://mctuggle.com/2023/12/18/due-diligence/

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” Gustav Mahler

https://mctuggle.com/2023/12/10/quote-of-the-day-109/

One of the more colorful naval traditions Americans inherited from Mother England is the initiation of sailors and passengers the first time they cross the equator. Think of it as a baptism at se...

https://mctuggle.com/2023/11/26/crossing-the-line/

I was intrigued by this observation from author Walter Stephens: Writing evolved to perform tasks that were difficult or impossible to accomplish without it; at some level, it is now essential fo...

https://mctuggle.com/2023/11/13/how-writing-makes-us-human/