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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 […]

Frank and the Plot of the Hypnotizing Slime, Chapter 4

“Let me go,” Lilly demanded as Frank tried to carry her deeper into the forest. They have been so scared, they didn’t realize that the chick had once again disappeared. “I’m only trying to help.” Frank put her down and stepped back. Lilly was about to run, but for some reason, didn’t feel afraid of […]

Disfigured

Every day for the past eight months I stare at my empty mask with a sense of elation. I am no longer its prisoner, no longer its slave. I am free. Of course, freedom always comes at a price, usually a very high one. After the accident, anyone looking at my face, even if they […]