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October 15, 2021
“Time’s Abyss” is Here!
It’s here! I received a digital copy of my first science fiction novella Time’s Abyss today, which means you can too. Go to books2read to find it at all of your favorite booksellers. So far, it’s gotten 2 five-star reviews on Goodreads, one of which also appears on Amazon. I’m particularly excited about this one […]
October 8, 2021
Advanced Review of my novella “Time’s Abyss”
As my regular readers know, my first science fiction novella Time’s Abyss becomes available exactly one week from today (can be pre-ordered right now). Here’s the Amazon “blurb:” Maverick industrialist, Theodore Falkon, commissioned famed physicist, Carson Everett, to build a revolutionary device—a projector that can open up a doorway to anywhere, the crossroads to infinity. […]
October 7, 2021
Two New Stories Now Available For You!
As you can see my copy of Exploring Infinity, edited by Richard Paolinelli, just arrived. It contains my short story “The Last Astronaut”. Here’s a tidbit. After PEM-1 had been struck by what he later surmised was a type of temporal energy, Booker regained consciousness in a completely ruined space pod. His right leg wasn’t […]
October 6, 2021
“Doc Savage, Man of Bronze:” The Origin of the Superhero Group
Doc Savage and his oddly assorted team might be considered the progenitors of today’s “Fantastic Four” and many other teams of superheroes — even Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos.” -Stan Lee, creator of Marvel Comics’ “Spider-Man” and “The X-Men” There are probably two reasons to read pulp fiction that’s 70, 80, 90, and even […]
October 3, 2021
Film Review of “John Wick” (2014)
I’ve been hearing a lot about John Wick (played by Keanu Reeves), but mainly as a meme. Basically, if you kill Wick’s dog, he comes after you with a vengeance. I didn’t really know what it meant. I knew there were three Wick films out and a fourth pending. I thought maybe the movies were […]
September 29, 2021
Interviewed by Black Hare Press for my novella “Time’s Abyss”
My first science fiction novella Time’s Abyss is available for pre-order now with delivery to your kindle device October 15, 2021. It is also available at multiple other vendors. Digital copies will be $3.99 USD, while paperback copies will go for 12.99 USD. I’ve got 10 ARC copies available on Booksprout but readers MUST be […]
September 25, 2021
“Blood Heir” and Beyond
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao is not the sort of novel I’d read, but as I’ve said once, twice, and most recently a third time, I hate bullies, especially those who pretend to be workers of “justice”. Over absolutely unjustified […]
September 18, 2021
Book Review of “Nemesis Games,” Fifth in The Expanse Novel Series
James S. A. Corey is the pen name of fantasy author Daniel Abraham and writer Ty Franck, who once again return with Nemesis Games, the fifth edition in the Expanse novel series. Actually, the first misstep in the story is the raid conducted by the belter thug Filip and his band of any man left […]
September 8, 2021
My Short Story “The Last Astronaut” Will Be Here on Friday!
That’s in less than two days. Buy it on Amazon. Also, find it everyplace else.
September 6, 2021
Update on Amélie Wen Zhao’s “Blood Heir”
In reviewing my blog stats today, I saw someone had read an article I wrote back in February 2019 called Amélie Wen Zhao, “Blood Heir,” and Social Justice (or is it vengeance). Apparently, even before Amélie Wen Zhao’s book was published, a whole bunch of self-righteous online pundits accused Zhao of writing an anti-black tome […]
