Catch Las Cruces Writer Charmayne S. in Alamogordo at Otero Artspace appearing with Mata Ortiz potters on 8 November 2025, from 10AM-4PM.…
Charmayne Samuelson at Otero Artspace
Month: September 2025
Eva Nevarez-St. John and Charmayne Samuelson Talk SNMBF and More on KTAL 101.5FM!
Catch a stream of Las Cruces Writers Eva Nevarez-St. John and Charmayne Samuelson talking about the upcoming Southern New Mexico Book Festival on KTAL 101.5FM, here. They talk about their writing journeys, the evolution of the SNMBF, and a range of topics in writing and even physicality, channeling, and manifestation of creative inspiration.
Lock in the date and time to join local lights and learn more and refine your skills.…
September 2025 Meeting
Finally starting to cool off for the fall. Just a teeny bit. Time to get some writing done!
Please bring something to write or type on!
Where
Good Samaritan Village in the Creative Arts Room, 3011 Buena Vida Circle. Enter through the main administrative building entrance (parking is to the east of the building) and turn left in the first hallway to reach the room.
When
2:30-4:30 pm, Saturday September 13th, 2025
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Welcome New Members
- Membership and Financials
- Member Accomplishments
- AI discussion
- Author success (what does success mean to you?) discussion
- Readings by members?? (THIS COULD BE YOU!)
- Writing prompt (if there’s time)
- Time & Date of next meeting reminders
- Adjournment
Hunted in Hells Canyon by Susan Pfeiffer
Check out the newest from Las Cruces Writer Susan Elaine Pfeiffer, now available on Amazon. Here’s a synopsis:
…RUN, HIDE, OR DIE
L.A. Assistant District Attorney, Darcy Gildon, stepped out of the courtroom after prosecuting a prolonged and disturbing multiple murder case. Feeling emotionally drained and physically tired, she is ready for rest and a little tranquility in her life. When her best friends invite her to join them on a three-week camping vacation by the Snake River in Oregon’s beautiful Hells Canyon, Darcy jumps at the opportunity with the hope that it will be fun, adventurous, and most of all, peaceful. She asks Ashley, her younger sister and recent college graduate, to accompany her on this journey.
Three days later, they find themselves in the remote wilderness and scenic terrain of Oregon. While hiking, Darcy and Ashley accidentally come across hunters and witness a horrific crime in progress. Terrified by what they saw, they make a desperate attempt to flee the scene. Their vacation had suddenly turned into a nightmare.
Sheriff Ethan Walker stood at the peaceful banks of the Snake River, fishing in solitude. He came to Hells Canyon trying to put the loss of his best friend and police partner behind him. As he returned to his camp, he finds a woman hiding behind a nearby tree, battered and terrified—Darcy Gildon. Exhausted and in pain, she describes what she had witnessed, and tells him that his life is also in danger.
Ethan now faces a struggle