Author Archives: Michael Hartford

About Michael Hartford

Writer, photographer, programmer, Dad.

eStory Experiment: “Bank Holiday”

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Michael Hartford

This week’s free story: Bank Holiday Even poets have impossible ambitions. Originally published in Lily Lit Review, April 2006. Bonus material: a longer, previously unpublished version of the story has been added to the end of the ebook edition (ePub, … Continue reading →

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eStory Experiment: “Ichthyology”

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Michael Hartford

Ichthyology The doctors said, when she was born, that the gills would eventually fade away on their own. Originally published in JMWW, Winter 2005. Learn more about the eStory Experiment here. Purchase directly from the author – just fifty cents! … Continue reading →

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Last day to download “Pieces” for free!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Michael Hartford

Today is the last day to download my short story Pieces as a free ebook in PDF, ePUB, and MOBI formats. Tomorrow this story goes on sale (cheap! 50 cents if you buy it directly from the experiment page, 99 … Continue reading →

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The eStory Experiment – free short story ebook

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Michael Hartford

Today I’m launching the eStory Experiment. My hypothesis is that short stories are uniquely suited to the digital age: small and portable, they fit on our various devices and into the spaces of time that we carve out for ourselves. … Continue reading →

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Nook screensaver – DailyDickinson

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Michael Hartford

This collection of images for the Nook is drawn from my Daily Dickinson project, which pairs a photograph from my collection with an Emily Dickinson poem. This collection includes color images: it will work on the non-color Nook, but will … Continue reading →

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Nook screensaver – Peabody River

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Michael Hartford

Here’s another screensaver collection for the Nook: the Peabody River flows from Pinkham Notch on Mount Washington through the White Mountains to the Androscoggin. These images capture the work of water against stone. Download the collection here: Peabody River Screensaver … Continue reading →

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Nook screensaver – Minnesota Winter

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michael Hartford

Oh, the ambitions plans I’ve had that have been undone by the usual busy-ness of life! There are indeed some bigger things in the works, but as a quick and easy launch to some Cartwheel Media projects for 2012, here’s … Continue reading →

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Relaunching yet again …

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Michael Hartford

A long time ago, I picked up the domain name “cartwheelmedia.com” with plans to do a video and photo editing business on the side. At the time, doing the sort of thing that iMovie and Movie Maker can do required … Continue reading →

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