"The View from Here" <http://viewfromheremagazine.com>, a rockin’ online literary magazine debuted Friday, April 18, 2008.

The main man setting up this magazine is Mike French, the UK author of “The Dandelion Tree” <http://thedandeliontree.blogspot.com>,
a novel of love, faith, and reconciliation presented online in lively excerpts, asides and artwork. He’s also one of the ten international founders of the inspirational community blog, "Go! Smell the Flowers" <http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com>,
which presents posts and threads full of contemplation, life inspiration, and advice for journeys of all kinds.

In taking The View from Here LIVE, Mike has signed up four writers, including himself;
Paul Burman
<http://paperbooks.typepad.com/paul_burman>
an Australian novelist (The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore will be published by PaperBooks [UK] in 2008);
Stella Carter
<http://stellascript.blogspot.com>
a U.S. fiction and screenplay writer whose blog offers fiction, book discussion, two haikus a week,and writing tips.
And me. Each of us has agreed to a post a week.

Since my few attempts blogging non-fiction have always embarrassed me, Mike has generously agreed to let me try my hand at short stand-alone fiction posts. As a driven serial storyteller, short stand-alone fiction looms like yet another daredevil experiment. Of course, that's all I do. Even when I burn and crash, I’m happier than when I must struggle with facts, which mutate into an unforeseen perspective before I can stop them.

As for author interviews? I don’t personally know any known authors, and have never attempted to interview a writer. Should that opportunity develop, I’d never turn it down, with the caveat that I tend to honor literary endeavors beyond reason and regard serious failures as noble acts.

My new, still unfamiliar, colleague, Paul Burman wrote that despite his crushing writing obligations, he saw "The View From Here" as too good an opportunity to let pass. He referred to “Alice in Wonderland” and its many doors opening into adventure, risk, reward, and danger. When he stood upon the View’s threshold he saw mostly adventure and reward. Lucky us.

He has always posted his first essay on "The View"
<http://viewfromheremagazine.com>
tells about his latest epiphany. Take a look. I promise it’s worth a minute or two.

http://viewfromheremagazine.com
http://thedandeliontree.blogspot.com
http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com
http://paperbooks.typepad.com/paul_burman
http://stellascript.blogspot.com