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March 31, 2019
Girl Power and the Role (or lack thereof) of Men
My 3 1/2 (closer to 4 actually) year old granddaughter loves books and she loves being read to. She knows her alphabet really well and can spell her first and last name. She’s a smart kid. I love reading to her and my wife often takes our granddaughter to the local public library to check […]
March 30, 2019
Holding “1929” In My Hand
When I got home from my day job yesterday, it was sitting on my desk waiting for me. What a thrill. Advertisements
March 29, 2019
Planetary Anthologies Call for Submissions!
As my regular readers know, so far in 2019, five of my short stories have been accepted for publication, with three of them being currently available. Sadly, as of this morning, seven of my submitted stories this year have been rejected. The most recent rejection stung a bit more than most because it’s Biblical SciFi, […]
March 27, 2019
Signal Boost for “Magical Reality”
The fine folks at Superversive SF have honored me with a Signal Boost of the Pixie Forest Publishing anthology Magical Reality which features my short story “The Dragon’s Family.” 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 […]
The Reviews of My Anthologies are in
I didn’t think this would happen so soon, but the three anthologies I’ve been published in so far this year have started to get a bit of buzz. Pixie Forest Publishing’s “Magical Reality” featuring my short story “The Dragon’s Family” has three 5-star reviews (and ratings on goodreads) on Amazon and goodreads. Zombie Pirate Publishing’s […]
March 26, 2019
1929: A Zimbell House Anthology is Now Available
1929: A Zimbell House Anthology My short story “The Devil’s Dilemma” is featured in the Zimbell House Publishing anthology 1929, which includes six tales in multiple genres, all set in the year 1929. Sixteen-year-old Timothy Quinn grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, working as a “printer’s devil,” an apprentice in a newspaper print shop […]
March 24, 2019
Zombie Pirate Publishing – World War Four Press Release
Originally posted on CK Fiction:
In the continued interest of bringing publicity to all corners of the writing community, I’d like to share a press release I received this morning from the other side of the globe! Coming all the way from Australia is Zombie Pirate Publishing with their latest anthology, World War Four. I’ll…
In the continued interest of bringing publicity to all corners of the writing community, I’d like to share a press release I received this morning from the other side of the globe! Coming all the way from Australia is Zombie Pirate Publishing with their latest anthology, World War Four. I’ll…
March 22, 2019
“The Great Escape” (1963): Why This Film Couldn’t Be Made Today
This movie is firmly listed under “films we couldn’t make today” or “films we couldn’t make today unless we included a lot more diversity.” The Great Escape (1963) is one of my all time favorite films. It features an all-star cast which includes Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, among many, many others. […]
March 21, 2019
“Magical Reality” In My Hand
Yes, it arrived in the mail yesterday. I’ve been out of town with my wife visiting my Mom about an eight-hour drive away. Even though we got back a day early, we were occupied all day yesterday and into the evening with grandchildren/family, so I haven’t been online much. It was a real pleasure to […]
March 14, 2019
The Back Door Out of the Wizard’s Saloon
Long centuries ago, when “The Wizard’s Saloon” had first been established, the population of its visitors, many but not all from Britain and the European nations on Earth, were illiterate, or read and spoke languages not native to the proprietor. The sign, a conical wizard’s hat mounted in a frame atop the roof, communicated very […]
