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April 2, 2019
The Great Rise
THE GREAT RISE is a short story I wrote for the Owl Canyon Press Winter 2018 Hackathon Contest. My story placed in the 24 Finalists, to be published in an upcoming Owl Canyon anthology collection. It’s a quirky, fantasy world tale about life, death, hope, and the lack thereof, inspired predominantly by Neil Gaiman’s Stardust. […]
February 4, 2019
INFINITE BLUE, by Darren Groth & Simon Groth [2018]
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 6/10 A brotherly work of fiction! Infinite Blue was co-written by brothers Darren & Simon Groth. Not sure how the work was divided, or which part each brother wrote, but the end result is seamless; not feeling at all like there were multiple voices. Loved the magical realism bits in this […]
January 20, 2019
In Other Lands, by Sarah Rees Brennan [2017]
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 8/10 I don’t think I’ve ever taken SO LONG to read a book I enjoyed SO MUCH. Seriously, I don’t know what took me, maybe it was because I was reading this as an eBook (a format I don’t typically reach for), or perhaps it was the pacing of the book. […]
December 10, 2018
There She Was [2018]
Everyone else had left an hour ago. The only reason she was still there was because she’d promised him a ride back to the station. And although she was ready to call it a night, she was much too polite to say a word. They had been talking, but the conversation had become more trivial, […]
November 1, 2018
Love, Music, Madness by Tabitha Rhys [2018]
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 6/10 I was given a copy of this debut novel by the author in exchange for an honest review. The book was published by the independent Soul Mate Publishing. The first thing I noticed when I received the book was that more than few of the pages literally just fell out […]
October 16, 2018
To Be Honest [2018]
Adult Contemporary Humor. 80k Words. Chester K. Eddy isn’t completely honest. But he’s trying to be. When the struggling New York stage actor decides being totally open and honest is exactly the change he needs in his life, Chester doesn’t expect being so obnoxiously transparent will only make things worse. After his brother kicks him […]
MOSQUITOLAND (2015)
R.Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 It’s not too often that I’ll find myself really enjoying a book, but then there’s a sudden shift along the way, and I realize I’m actually not enjoying the book as much as I’m enjoying the writing. David Arnold‘s debut MOSQUITOLAND (2015) surprised me. His writing is sharp, clever, funny, sad, […]
January 24, 2018
A Memory Not Remembered
I can’t explain it, but I’m often caught by a very specific memory. It was maybe 10th grade, Springtime, and I clearly recall being in Mr. Sawatsky’s Social Studies class. I think we were studying BC coastal First Nations tribes, like the Haida or the Salish, but I’m sure I wasn’t paying attention. Sitting at […]
July 13, 2017
Words Don’t Come Easily
So, the thing is, nothing lasts forever. Well, most things don’t, anyway. Friends will leave you, love can fade, dreams can die, and stars will burn out. But the written word is something that’s difficult to erase. One year ago, I signed a publishing contract with a small, unproven, indie press based out of Kentucky. […]
June 13, 2017
THE ANIMATORS, by Kayla Rae Whitaker [2017]
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 There’s a few moments here that easily make The Animators a 5-Star book. Just brilliant, quiet, heart-breaking moments that Whitaker absolutely nails. But there are other moments where I felt my attention drifting, wishing I knew where this book was really going. It’s a slow start, and the placing of […]
