This editor can unabashedly announce she lives in New Jersey. And we know what that means to New Yorkers! You know how people put up on Facebook that they live in New York when they are actually living on the other side of the river?  Today’s post is not about […]

topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT “The Ballerina” won the Borders Contest in March 2011 Get to know Shydel better by going Behind the Story Mona opened her eyes slowly as she lay flat on her back in bed.  She stared blankly at the stark white ceiling that seemed brighter than usual […]

The most amazing thing about PenTales stories is the people who share them. With “Behind the Story”, we introduce you to some of the personalities, voices, and stories behind the stories. 1. What inspired the story you submitted to PenTales’s “Borders” contest? I was still reeling from the great experience I had […]