About Crystal
Crystal Brinkerhoff’s first short story was published by Eakin Press in 2017. Since then, she has had short stories published in a variety of places. She recently received the Praisworthy Award for Emerging Author in Fantasy/Science Fiction. She manages the social media arm for Verso.ink. Crystal lives in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains where she endeavors to raise five kids while working on writing projects. She is currently working on her first full length novel. Read more »
Wicked Fun
A home planet that kidnaps its inhabitants, an eerie asylum on an island, a friendly seance that turns deadly, and a vacation that turns into a crash course on paranormal investigations.
Find all of these and more in this short story collection. Wicked Fun promises wicked chills.
TETHERED
After a horrific accident at sea, a man finds himself stranded on an island, lucky to be alive, but not quite alone.Blog
Featured on Silver Birch Press!!
I'm ridiculously excited to announce that Silver Birch Press has featured a flash fiction piece of mine! You can read it here. Happy...
read moreOne Simple Way I Invest In My Writing Goals
The ideas were pouring in. I obsessed over characters and storyline when I was grocery shopping, sitting at swim lessons, even cooking dinner. I needed something to keep notes on when I was away from the computer. We had notebooks all over the house. The cheap,...
read moreSometimes Writing is Like The Emperor’s New Groove
I'm working on the final part of my current work in progress. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for this draft. I met with my critique partner a few weeks ago. I was anxious to hear what she thought about my big climax scene. So when she talked about how...
read moreHiking in Southern Utah: Little Wildhorse Canyon, Goblin Valley, and the Ghost Town of Giles
(I meant to use my own images, but my sister's were so much better. Most of the photos are hers. Click on the photo to enlarge if you need a bigger version.) This past summer Outdoor Enthusiast and I loaded up the kids in the minivan and headed for Southern Utah....
read moreMore Reasons to Love SCBWI
SCBWI...the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. (Because seriously...I could talk about this event for days. Daaays I tell you!) Having my good friend there with me. I could bounce thoughts off of her while my brain worked to process things. She also...
read moreCrystal Goes to Denver
A few weeks ago I did a big thing. I took a trip just for me. No kids. No husband. Just my friend and I hopping on a plane and getting out of town. Purely indulgent. You might be imagining a spa weekend getaway for some much needed pampering. But that wasn't it at...
read moreMourning with UCC
I managed to lose my phone this morning. When I found it in my son's school parking lot it had already been run over. The screen was crushed, and broken shards of glass threatened to slip from the case. I was irritated, but consoled myself with, “Oh well, does anyone...
read moreEpic Hike to Mystic Lake
Outdoor Enthusiast is an inclusive kind of guy. Like, almost to a fault. Outdoor Enthusiast: I've been experimenting in the kitchen with apples from our backyard. I made my first apple crisp. Friend: Congratulations. That sounds delicious. Outdoor Enthusiast: You and...
read moreHappy Birthday Agatha Christie
When I was in college someone passed on their used Agatha Christie collection to me. Mostly I felt a little indignant when I read the first one. Not because someone had given me used books. (You should know me better than that.) But because I hadn’t been introduced...
read moreThe Reluctant Wife of an Outdoor Enthusiast
I like the outdoors. Really I do. But not like my husband. He can't stand to stay indoors for very long. And by very long I mean more than three minutes. He can't sit still. He gets stir-crazy. I can literally feel the anxious energy, like his sanity is about to...
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