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Still in NaNo …

Did I once promise to do a post every few days, or a few days a week, or did I lie and have no intention of doing that? I don’t know. Today there should be a post, if only because it’s been a few days since the last one, but it’s still NaNo and I’m … Continue reading Still in NaNo …

Glass Eye – Scene 1

approx 1600 words, the first scene of a suspenseful thriller about a field agent blinded on her first mission, and her journey toward avenging the death of her training partner in the same event. — This example may not be exactly the same as the final version, so if you have comments or questions, I’m … Continue reading Glass Eye – Scene 1

The New Story

It is a follow on to this story ( mybook.to/The_Mad_Horse ): Or if you don’t use Amazon: https://books2read.com/The-Big-Three What is the new story about? A young espionage agent is blinded in a bomb attack, and her memories of the event are dismissed as induced by the trauma. How could anyone believe that the best agent … Continue reading The New Story

It’s November, NaNo awaits …

So you may not see much of me here unless I get ahead of the game. The above is a poster available from NaNo. It’s a beauty, isn’t it? What will I be doing now that it’s November and I’ve stuck the nose into the NaNo world? Rewriting, for the third time, the second spy/espionage … Continue reading It’s November, NaNo awaits …

Release Day!

Originally posted on The Stories In Between:
It’s the official release day for Left Waiting, my newest poetry collection, available from your regional Amazon marketplace. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered a copy of the eBook and those who have already ordered a paperback. It would be impossible for me to properly express the depths…

Black Cat Day –

Observable by Silence

#WriterTip Yes, I’ve never done that before, but time moves in like a high tide and even I have to adapt or get pulled out with the undertow. No, that doesn’t make sense. What does? Writers are observers. They do this by keeping the mouth shut and all other senses open. A friend read a … Continue reading Observable by Silence

The View from the Kitchen

The guava trees are in full bud. Not yet flowering, except for the one at the very top of the large bush on the high bank. Soon, though, and at the first sign of an open flower, we’ll get our annual visitors. Birds, hundreds of birds, mostly Rainbow Lorikeets, but others come, too. Many, many … Continue reading The View from the Kitchen

A Little Chat with Klio

A new story is beginning, an older one is brewing, but while the pot for the thriller is bubbling away on the back of the stove, would you like to meet Klio? She’s the main character in the shorter, darker story. Her name is historical, from ages long gone, from futures as yet undreamed of; … Continue reading A Little Chat with Klio

Book Review — Herja, Devastation, by Cage Dunn and Frank Prem

Originally posted on Tao Talk:
“The woman, well, she’s the devil to some, vengeance incarnate, the one who uses scars on the soul to hold you still while your heart comes out for examination.” —Herja, Devastation, by Prem, Frank and CS Dunn Adjectives that come to mind when I think of “Herja, Devastation” are smoldering,…