 W.
E. Mueller has written book reviews, essays and short stories since retiring as an advertising executive.
Midnight Bob won First Place in the 2008 St.
Louis Writers Guild short story contest, and Honorable Mention in the 78th
Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition
. Working the Crossword won First Place in
The Writer magazine’s 2008 short story
contest. Hollywood and Vine first appeared
in “Untamed Ink” Vol. II, Lindenwood University. Peaches
and Cream won Honorable Mention in the 2006 St. Louis Writers Guild contest, and Honorable Mention in the 78th
Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
Lulu Lappermann won Fourth Place in the 2007 Writers’ Society of Jefferson County
competition. Bill's stories have appeared in Vols. III, IV and V of Echoes of
the Ozarks, an anthology of the Ozarks Writers League. Mueller’s essays have appeared in Commonweal and Liguorian magazines. He
is a graduate of St. John’s University (Minn.), and lives in Chesterfield, MO. with his wife Barbara and dog Rosie.
 High
Hill Press asked its authors to show us where they work. When Bill sent the picture below I figured he moved all his living room furniture out
for the day and put a desk in so he could show us a real dandy of a workplace. But, I got to thinking and decided that with Bill's orderly
mind, I'm sure his office is just as neat and tidy. Bill's writing is as precise as his decorating, and his short story collection,
Peaches and Cream, shows it. The plots are tied up, the mysteries are solved and the characters come alive on the page. As editor of High
Hill Press, I get to read a lot of manuscripts. Very few come to us as polished as Bill's did. And once I started reading, I couldn't put it
down. The title comes from one of the stories about two kind-hearted strippers named Peaches and Cream. Just like Hollywood has learned, you
can't go wrong with a kind-hearted soiled dove in your story. A copy of Bill's book can be found on Amazon.com, or you can order it from your
local Barnes and Noble, or Borders bookstore. If you're in the St. Louis area, call Main Street Books in St. Charles and Vicki Erwin will send
you one. 636-949-0105. http://www.mainstreetbooks.net/ For a great review of Peaches and Cream go to
http://donnasbookpub.blogspot.com/
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W.
E. Mueller has written book reviews, essays and short stories since retiring as an advertising executive.
Midnight Bob won First Place in the 2008 St.
Louis Writers Guild short story contest, and Honorable Mention in the 78th
Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition
. Working the Crossword won First Place in
The Writer magazine’s 2008 short story
contest. Hollywood and Vine first appeared
in “Untamed Ink” Vol. II, Lindenwood University. Peaches
and Cream won Honorable Mention in the 2006 St. Louis Writers Guild contest, and Honorable Mention in the 78th
Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition.
Lulu Lappermann won Fourth Place in the 2007 Writers’ Society of Jefferson County
competition. Bill's stories have appeared in Vols. III, IV and V of Echoes of
the Ozarks, an anthology of the Ozarks Writers League. Mueller’s essays have appeared in Commonweal and Liguorian magazines. He
is a graduate of St. John’s University (Minn.), and lives in Chesterfield, MO. with his wife Barbara and dog Rosie.
High
Hill Press asked its authors to show us where they work. When Bill sent the picture below I figured he moved all his living room furniture out
for the day and put a desk in so he could show us a real dandy of a workplace. But, I got to thinking and decided that with Bill's orderly
mind, I'm sure his office is just as neat and tidy. Bill's writing is as precise as his decorating, and his short story collection,
Peaches and Cream, shows it. The plots are tied up, the mysteries are solved and the characters come alive on the page. As editor of High
Hill Press, I get to read a lot of manuscripts. Very few come to us as polished as Bill's did. And once I started reading, I couldn't put it
down. The title comes from one of the stories about two kind-hearted strippers named Peaches and Cream. Just like Hollywood has learned, you
can't go wrong with a kind-hearted soiled dove in your story. A copy of Bill's book can be found on Amazon.com, or you can order it from your
local Barnes and Noble, or Borders bookstore. If you're in the St. Louis area, call Main Street Books in St. Charles and Vicki Erwin will send
you one. 636-949-0105. http://www.mainstreetbooks.net/ For a great review of Peaches and Cream go to
http://donnasbookpub.blogspot.com/