I'm the Mod of Picture Book Corner.

My agent is Michelle L. Johnson of Inklings Literary.  I've lived in Egypt for 20 years and am looking forward to the publication of my first novel, SOUL CUTTER by Lexa Cain.

MG/YA Short Story Published under Melora J. Bell:
"Afternoon at the Carnival", Spaceports and Spiderwebs, online Sept '10 - Feb '11
(This story just sold again and will appear in Beyond Centauri, April 2011.)

Non-YA Short Stories Published under Ben A.Bell:
"Biggun", Pill Hill Press: Zombie Anthology, Nov '10 (print)
“Just Another Town”, Blood Bound Books: Rock & Roll is Dead Anth. May '11 (print)
"Theodore R. Bear's Christmas Gift", Whortleberry Press: Christmas Anth. Nov '10(print)
"The Blue-eyed Boy", Niteblade, online now:
http://www.niteblade.com/september-2010/2010/09/the-blue-eyed-boy/.
"Firstborn" poem, Sex and Murder Magazine, published online Nov. '10
"Gnawing on Bones", Pill Hill Publishing: 365 Days of Flash Fiction, Nov.'10 (print)
"The Goth Muse", Farspace 2 Anthology, March '11 (print)
"Marlene and Earl", Literal Translations, July '10 (print)
"Mascaren", Emerald Tales, Vol 2 No 1, Feb '10. (print)
"The Happy Frog", Moon Drenched Fables, appeared on their site Dec '09 - May '10.

NEW Lexa Cain blog:  http://lexacain.blogspot.com/