Tag: Julie A. Sellers

Welcome to our mini-series on A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology, which celebrates the writers whose stories are featured in Volume 2 of our yearly anthology.

Today, Julie A. Sellers is sharing what inspired her story “The Takedown.”

Everyone has probably had one of those coworkers—an insufferable individual with a nails-on-a-chalkboard personality that blends utter incompetence with bootlicking and credit stealing. I certainly have, and in truth, I’ve known more than one in my years in the workforce. I’ve often imagined what it would be like if such a detestable colleague finally met his comeuppance. “The Takedown” was inspired by this line of thought as I envisioned poetic justice for all those coworkers.

Julie A. Sellers is the author of the 2023 High Plains Book Award Finalist novel Ann of Sunflower Lane (Meadowlark Press, 2022) and Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press, 2021). She was the Kansas Author’s Club’s Prose Writer of the Year (2020, 2022, 2023), and the Kansas Voices Contest Overall Winner in Poetry (2022) and Prose (2017, 2019). Julie’s creative prose and poetry have appeared in publications such as Flint Hills Review, Kansas City Voices, 105 Meadowlark Reader, Cagibi, Wanderlust, A Warm Mug of Cozy: Volume 1, Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies, Unlost, The Very Edge, and Kansas Time + Place.

Julie was born and raised in the Flint Hills near the small town of Florence, Kansas. Those great expanses of tallgrass prairie and reading fueled her imagination, and she began writing at an early age. After living in several states and countries, she is happy to make her home in Atchison, KS.

Website: https://julieasellers.com

Thank you for sending us your story, Julie! We know people will love reading it as much as we have.

In the meantime, don’t forget to order your copy of A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 2.

Cendrine & David

Welcome to our mini-series on A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology, which celebrates the writers whose stories are featured in our inaugural volume.

Today, Julie A. Sellers is telling us what inspired her story “The Mystery of the Frisky Deer.”

A laughing confession by a friend about a mistaken identity that led to a hot tip to the police inspired “The Mystery of the Frisky Deer.” Her situation was so humorous that I knew it would be the basis for a good story. I blended my friend’s experience with one of my own involving teenage pranksters and Christmas decorations. I added a pinch of humor and a dash of observation about human nature in small towns, and the result is a cozy mystery about community, misunderstanding, and ultimately, understanding.

Julie A. Sellers began writing at an early age. She has published three academic books, and her creative prose and poetry have appeared in many publications, including 105 Meadowlark Reader, Wanderlust, and The Very Edge. She was the Kansas Author’s Club Prose Writer of the Year in 2020 and 2022, and the Overall Poetry Winner (2022) / Overall Prose Winner (2017, 2019) in the Kansas Voices Contest.

Julie has authored Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables (Blue Cedar Press, 2021) and the novel Ann of Sunflower Lane (Meadowlark Press, 2022).

Website: https://julieasellers.com

Thank you for sending us your story, Julie! We know people will love reading it as much as we have.

See you soon for the next instalment in our series.

In the meantime, don’t forget to pre-order your copy. It is 50% off the retail price until September 3, 2023!

(You will only have to pay $2.99 $5.99.)

Cendrine & David