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Khepera Rising by Nerine Dorman

Just when the wickedest man in Africa thought the nightmare was over…

Still recovering from the trauma of his encounter with the Christo-militants who tried to kill him, Jamie only wants to get his life back on track. This is easier said than done when he's essentially blackmailed into helping solve a case involving alleged cult activity.[image error]

To complicate matters further, the media gets involved and Jamie has to tread carefully.

However, soon the hunter becomes the hunted and Jamie faces some...

Cucumbers and Type Two Diabetes

Today's guest blogger is Suzanne Alt who will talk about diabetes and provide us with a recipe for cucumber salad.  Take it away, Suzanne!

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Cucumbers and little-recognized tips on how to reduce type two diabetes

Are you cool as a cucumber? Not merely is the cucumber known for it's capability to cool off our bodies, it has also been seen to help with jaundice, diarrhea, epilepsy, sore throat, conjunctivitis (redness of the eye) and swelling of...

The Hittite by Ben Bova

A different take on the Trojan War and a quite unique one at that.  Bova has retold one of the most retold stories in literature and managed to give it fresh view.  The main character, Lukka, is a Hittite officer who leads his squad of soldiers in a search for kidnapped and presumably enslaved wife and children.  His search takes him to Troy where he plans to ask Priam from help in his search.  Instead, he is cut off from the city by the Greek army. He enlists with Odysseus's troops and...

Self-amputee

(Hanque Faux News Network)

That Connecticut guy who caught his arm in a boiler and tried to amputate it to free himself is in big trouble.  At the insistence of the local chapter of American Physicians Association, the police have arrested him.  He is charged with practicing medicine without a degree from a medical college and unlicensed surgery.

The head of the APA said in a statement, "Part of the APA's mission is to protect the public from quackery and we take that mission very seriously.  W...

Tales from Gundarland preview

[image error]You can preview some scenes from the upcoming print version of Tales From Gundarland.  I appreciate it if you would read them and rate them.

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Gorgeous East by Robert Girardi

This book is about three men in the French Foreign Legion.  It details the brutality of the Legion and its hold on its men.  One of the main characters is an officer born into a noble family.  Another is a young American who joins while in the grip of depression over his lost love and his pitiful life.  The third is a sergeant from Canadian.  The three, at various times in the book, engage in fighting against a new African threat in the form of a new group of fanatical killers.  The three...

BP & the gulf disaster

The Onion website has a great article on BP and the oil mess in the gulf.  Check it out and pass it on.

Interview with Nebula Winner Eugie Foster

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Eugie, her husband Matt, and the TROPHY (photo by Keith Stokes)

Eugie Foster's story "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" (Interzone, Feb. 2009) won the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and is currently a finalist for the Hugo Award. Eugie also won the 2002 Phobos Award and was named the 2009 Author of the Year by Bards and Sages. Her publication credits number over 100 and include stories in Interzone, Realms of Fantasy, Cricket, Fantasy Magazine...

Almost Perfect Games

The baseball call that wrecked a perfect game has to be one of the worst calls in baseball history.  The commission's refusal to correct the error is the stupidest decision in the all of sports history.

Questions on a writer's life

Today, I made a guest appearance on Austin Comacho's blog.  I answered five questions about the writer's life.  The questions were posted by a student.

Check it out here