I gasped aloud at the “reveal” the first time I read this story. The image of it is seared into my brain for life. “Beyond the Pale” is certainly not a children’s tale. Forget the Jungle Book or the Just So Stories. You’ll also have …
Read MoreA simple, well-written story can be a very beautiful thing.
“The Cookie Lady” by Philip K. Dick is just such a story. This whole post is going to be a SPOILER ALERT! If you want to read the story ahead of time, I understand. The story is probably in an anthology or two, but I …
Read MoreSo, it’s definitely a Jack the Ripper tale! And Rohmer’s Garden: A Collection of Science Fiction stories is now live on Amazon!
I know, it’s a little weird having a Jack the Ripper tale in a book with an astronaut on the cover. The astronaut, or spaceman just pertains to the one story, “Rohmer’s Garden.” There are a variety of Sci fi stories in the book, actually, …
Read MoreThank you to all who entered the Goodreads giveaways!
Sorry, I’ve been away too long. I’ve just been busy with other projects. In any case, I wanted to hop on and thank all who entered the last two book giveaways I ran: Esmirana’s Trunk I Fear Only the Dogs I sincerely appreciate people being …
Read MoreWriting equals Happiness and Sanity. Not writing . . . well, that’s the opposite.
There’s a restlessness, a nervousness, and an edgy sort of despair that creeps in when I haven’t written for a period of time. I become irritable. I become anxious and unsure about dealing with the world around me. I’m not sure if all writers go …
Read MoreFor the Love of Books!
I just cant Help it. I haven’t done much writing lately . . . But, I’ve watched a couple of interesting documentaries: The Booksellers Out of Print The two documentaries listed above are pretty interesting (if you are a booklover anyway). They are both available …
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