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Doorways Fluttering in the Breeze

They reminded him of his childhood when Mom used to hang the wet laundry on the backyard clothes line to dry. Except these were supposed to be art at a small, outdoor fair at a local park. In his peculiar line of work, Demetrius Lauer traveled all over the world and visited communities from the […]

Book Review of “The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass”

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. I was at the public library weeks ago looking for another book when I came across Jim Butcher’s novel The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass. It was published in 2016 as the first of a series, but according to Butcher’s website, […]

Existential Hologram: A Science Fiction Anthology Available Now!

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. It’s here. Existential Hologram: A Science Fiction Anthology published by Starry Eyed Press is now available on Amazon. It features my cyberpunk short story “The Simulated Woman.” The anthology description is as follows: Reality is an inescapable prison to all within […]

Frank and the Plot of the Hypnotizing Slime, Chapter 6

In the other world, Danaerys had turned Frank into a part of her end table for most of a day. She was really upset that he had used her magic book against her. Since she was only seven, she wasn’t mature enough to see how she was being unfair to Frank or that Frank might […]

Hunter

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. Rose Bay was one of those posh Sydney suburbs great for tourist shopping and loaded with outdoor activities. It had golf courses, tennis courts, and of course, the beach. Walking down the narrow alley splashed with color, Demetrius Lauer was not […]

Review of Quantum Leap Ep 15 “Ben Song for the Defense”

Last night, episode 15 of Quantum Leap called Ben Song for the Defense aired. The synopsis goes: Ben Leaps into a harried public defender trying to prove one client innocent when everyone else believes he’s guilty, as well as juggle dozens of other case as well as a romantic relationship inadvertently threatened by a corrupt […]

Frank and the Plot of the Hypnotizing Slime, Chapter 5

If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. It was a bother, but Leah had managed to blindfold all of Lydia’s eyes so she didn’t see where the evil hideout was. They webbed her to a wall, and Frank insisted that their prisoner be given some of their flies […]

Grandma’s Birthday Party

The table had been set with elegance but was overwhelmed by the rather bizarre lighting appliance hanging from the ceiling. “Do you really think Grandma will like it?” Karla’s voice carried her doubt. “You know how the old girl adored the Avant Garde.” Cornelius had been the favored grandchild, so he had made all the […]

Review of Quantum Leap Ep 14 “S.O.S.”

I just finished watching episode 14 of Quantum Leap: S.O.S.. Ben leaps into Rossi, the operations officer of the U.S. Navy vessel “Montana” during a wargames exercise in the South China Sea on May 2, 1989. The date is important because it is when a generally unknown Naval disaster occurred and when Addison’s Dad, the […]

Quantum Leap: Addison Doesn’t Walk Through Walls

I’ll keep this short. Addison doesn’t walk through walls. In the original Quantum Leap Al (Dean Stockwell) as Sam’s (Scott Bakula) companion and hologram, walked through walls all the time. Now, he didn’t really. But from Sam’s point of view, as Al moved around in the imaging chamber in the late 20th century, being projected […]