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October 26, 2023
Review of Quantum Leap S2E3 “Closure Encounters”
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. So finally, after the airing of Quantum Leap season 2, episode four (which is currently locked), NBC unlocks last week’s episode 3 Closure Encounters. I’m sure this is meant to summon visions of both UFOs and Ben (Raymond Lee) and Addison […]
October 25, 2023
The Year of Alan
The first snow. Alan was around ninety. He felt relatively robust, needing only a cane to walk. He cherished this path. He ran down it when he was three in January to build his only snowman. It was here he had his first kiss in March and was married in April. May was the time […]
October 23, 2023
“Shoot the Devil 2: Dark Matter” is Available NOW!
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. This is it. Shoot the Devil 2: Dark Matter is available from Amazon now. Be the first to purchase and review this science fiction anthology of eleven stories pitting good vs. evil in the farthest reaches of deep space. As I’ve […]
October 18, 2023
Lights and Life
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. “It’s about time you showed up.” Constanzie tried to sound annoyed but she was too happy to see them. She expected to search throughout this section of the galaxy for them, but they were hiding on the first planet she visited. […]
October 17, 2023
The Planetary Anthology Series is Back!
Once upon a time, there was a “Planetary Anthology series,” eleven volumes each containing short stories written by multiple authors using a superversive theme. Although I submitted to almost all of the different “planets,” I only made it into three. Sol contains my short story “The Pleiades Dilemma.” An object has entered our solar system […]
October 16, 2023
“Shoot the Devil 2: Dark Matter” is NOW Available for Pre-Order!
You can now pre-order “Dark Matter” from Amazon for delivery to your Kindle device on October 23, 2023. That’s right, in just one week’s time, this book can be in your hands (virtually speaking). As I’ve already mentioned, “Dark Matter” is a sequel to this anthology which was published a little over a year ago. […]
October 12, 2023
Review of Quantum Leap S2E2 “Ben & Teller”
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. I just finished watching the Quantum Leap season 2 second episode Ben & Teller, apparently a pun on the magicians Penn and Teller. This also references that in this leap, Ben’s (Raymond Lee) “host” is a seventy-year-old bank teller named Lorena […]
October 11, 2023
The Yellow Shed
It had been a long time since Jack had been to Sunset Beach. The ugly yellow paint the caretaker put on the shed two summers ago was already flaking off. Jack pulled the key out of his pocket and inserted it in the lock. Anyone watching wouldn’t notice, but a series of biometric tests were […]
October 5, 2023
Review of Quantum Leap S2E1 “This Took Too Long!”
So, against my better judgment, I decided to watch the season 2 opener of the current Quantum Leap television show titled This Took Too Long! For S1, I tended to “soft soap” my reviews, giving the show the benefit of the doubt, even though I knew it’s stated intent was to completely highlight representation as […]
October 4, 2023
The Name
Griffith hated “blipping” into random places, especially late at night, but that was how the quest worked. This yarn shop wasn’t an unanticipated destination. The next clue was here. In fact (he quickly counted the words he already had) this should be the last one. Then he could assemble The Name. This had been centuries […]
