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May 28, 2019
Is Harrison Ford The Only Indiana Jones?
This morning on the radio, I heard a clip from an interview with actor Harrison Ford where the host asked him who he’d like to see play Indiana Jones after Ford retired from the role. Ford replied no one. When he goes away, Indy goes away, too. The fifth and last Indiana Jones film starring […]
WORLD WAR FOUR is available for 40% off the ebook for the next four days
World War Four, a science fiction anthology published by Zombie Pirate Publishing, features my short story “Joey” as well as a novelette by best-selling author Neal Asher. For the next four days, the ebook is 40% off its regular price at Amazon. This is a great time to download it to your kindle device […]
From the Rejection Roster: Excerpt from “Sharing Destiny”
Fresh round of rejections came in yesterday and my SciFi short story “Sharing Destiny” was among them. I’ve submitted this story to various publishers a number of times and so far, no one has found it worthy of seeing the light of day. It actually began life as one of those song/lyrics challenges. It’s a […]
May 23, 2019
Interviewed by L. Jagi Lamplight Wright from Superversive Press
A few months ago, I wrote about being interviewed by Jensen Reed, co-owner of Pixie Forest Publishing. A few days back, I was interviewed again, this time by L. Jagi Lamplight Wright at Superversive Press. One of the differences here is that I participated in Jagi’s “Guinea Pig” fiction writing class, a curriculum she was […]
May 22, 2019
From the Rejection Roster: Excerpt from “Ice”
I’ve been doing a lot of marketing, progress updates, and reviews lately but not so much fiction writing on this blog. The reason is that I’m scrambling between writing the second draft of my first novel and writing and submitting short stories, hopefully faster than they are rejected. Yes, I’m human, so having one of […]
Review of Rich Rurshell’s Short Story “Subject: Galilee”
I’m continuing my slow review of the stories in the Zombie Pirate Publishing SciFi anthology World War Four (which also features my short story “Joey,” but right now, that’s beside the point). Today, I highlight Rich Rurshell’s tale “Subject: Galilee.” Much of the symbolism echoes Christian themes, but Rurshell’s story takes place in the far […]
May 20, 2019
Film Review: “The Invisible Man” (2017)
For a variety of reasons, I’m giving the trial version of Amazon Prime a whirl. Since it offers a streaming service, I took a look at their film offerings to see if anything piqued my interest. Except for a few small gems, everything seemed either uninteresting or it was material I’d previously viewed and had […]
May 18, 2019
Review of Mel Lee Newmin’s Short Story “Yuddh Ke Khel”
I’m continuing my slow review of the stories in the Zombie Pirate Publishing SciFi anthology World War Four (which also features my short story “Joey,” but right now, that’s beside the point). This evening, as I write this, I showcase the tale of Chinese fighter pilot Chen Fan’s mission to blow up a Russian fuel […]
Special Offer for the Kindle Edition of “Magical Reality”
For a limited time only, the Kindle edition of the Pixie Forest Publishing fantasy anthology Magical Reality, featuring my short story “The Dragon’s Family” is available for $2.99 USD or free with Kindle Unlimited. Don’t miss out.
May 16, 2019
Signal Boost for “World War Four”
The fine folks at Superversive SF have honored me with a Signal Boost of the Zombie Pirate Publishing anthology World War Four which features my short story “Joey.” According to Urban Dictionary, a Signal Boost is: Posting to a community forum (mailing list, social networking site, discussion board) in hopes of getting more attention for […]
