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 MoreA Sneak Peek. Is it going to be a Jack the Ripper tale?
I had several other posts lined up, but I’m going to jump this one ahead. I had sort of abandoned my second book of Science Fiction stories a couple of months back. I was shooting for about twelve stories. I usually like to keep a …
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 MoreImposters, Characters, Tidbits and Connections . . .Also, Character Development by way of Short Story.
I stumbled on the Netflix series, Imposters, a couple of days ago and love it. I had just finished the post about my latest Goodreads Giveaways. One of the books up for the giveaway, Esmirana’s Trunk, has a story that has a con artist/imposter in …
Read MoreFree Books! Once again I’ve got Goodreads Giveaways going. Two different ones. 100 free digital copies of each book! Enter to win!
First Book Up: Goodreads Book Giveaway Esmirana’s Trunk by Mark Stattelman Giveaway ends February 07, 2021. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway A mix of stories. Think Alfred Hitchcock, Ruth Rendell, Daphne du Maurier, and the Twilight Zone, along with a tale similar …
Read MoreEdward Hopper’s Nighthawks, where paint and pen intersect. Hopper paintings as inspiration!
Nighthawks is probably Edward Hopper’s most well-known painting. Just about everyone seems to be familiar with it. It is one of my favorites. His many other works are just as intriguing, however. What is it? What draws us in? The people depicted in the paintings …
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