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I Reject Sexual Violence

Sometimes it pays to be a very small business.
Last week was a perfect example. My business development department (Me), sat down with my advertising department (Me) to talk about the results of the new ad campaign.
Business Development: So how are things going?
Advertising: Well, I’ve got good news and bad news…
BD: What’s the good news?
Ads: The good news is that market awareness for the brand has gone up 380% in two weeks.
BD: That’s fucking awesome. So what’s the bad news?
Ads: The bad news is...

Sample Pages for Asset Management and Sharing Secrets

If you’d like to get an early sample of my August releases, you can download the PDF’s from the links below.
Asset Management : ($1.99)Rose Mendoza is an ambitious young executive looking to make her mark at the security firm of RSVP. One of her first projects is getting rid of an enticing veteran operator named William Baker.  But as Rose learns about Baker’s plans and his connection to the brutal vigilante Ria Marlen she is pulled into a crisis that cou...

Five Lessons I Learned from the Colorado Dark Knight Shooting

Reports online are stating that a PhD student named James Holmes opened fire in a theater during the premier of Dark Knight Rises in Colorado last night. At this point, none of us know what really happened or why but there are five things that 1.       Appreciate the people in your life today, because they might not be here tomorrow.2.       Live and love as if you might not be here tomorrow.3.       Kno...

Your First Look at Sharing Secrets

The new erotic anthology from the Sex and Violence series goes on sale next week. Here is a look at the cover and a preview of the story. [image error]
There are two seductive daydreams in this collection. The Open Window combines voyeurism and exhibitionism on a cold winter night in New York City that burns away the chill for everyone involved. Toy Story describes a visit to a sex museum that leads to a man’s first encounter with his lover’s personal playthings.This title goes on sale on Amazon on July 29t...

Your First Look at the Asset Management Story

The new thriller from the Sex and Violence series goes on sale next week. Here is a look at the cover and a preview of the story. [image error]
Rose Mendoza is an ambitious young executive looking to make her mark at the security firm of RSVP. One of her first projects is getting rid of an enticing veteran operator named William Baker.  But as Rose learns about Baker’s plans and his connection to the brutal vigilante Ria Marlen she is pulled into a crisis that could end her career or even end her life....

The Artist’s Struggle with the Normal

[image error] “Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand -- a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods -- or it should be an art, which is always a search for something for which there is no market demand, something new and untried, where the values are intrinsic and have nothing to do with standardized values.” Willa Cather I often get the impression that society uses the government, the mainstream media, priests, and psychologists t...