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September 23, 2018
Canoples Investigations Exposes Space Dodger
Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, we’re focusing on science fiction books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about my teen science fiction series—Canoples Investigations!
This series began as an idea in 2001, in the horror filled days after the attacks on September 11. My youngest child was in kindergarten at the time. He came home from school that day, asking why did bad people want to hurt us. I couldn’t answer him for several days, because I didn’t know what to say, but after thinking over the events of that day, an idea formed. Four teens facing trouble in space… BD, Cassie, Carl, and Terry were born. As far as responding to my child about his question, all I told him was that sometimes bad people hurt the rest of the world, but there are always good people to stop them.
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Blurb
There’s a carnival on the station, with all kinds of “legally” cloned animals, more than a few zero-G acrobats, and miniature clowns. BD’s ever present suspicious mind latches onto one thing when the advance team for Galactic Carnival arrives to begin preparations for a weeklong visit. The ringmaster looks familiar, but the man swears that he has never been to Canoples Station before. Even worse, children five and under are disappearing. A bit of investigating on BD’s part clues him in to the fact this has happened on every station Space Dodger Space Circus has visited so far. He’s determined to uncover the true identity of the ringmaster and solve the mystery of the missing children, but at what cost. Is BD willing to lose his lifelong friends to solve this case? Will they prove Jenna Rock, Wade’s girlfriend, isn’t involved?
Excerpt
The normal sounds of the promenade seem wrong. I have a sensation of impending doom, much like the moments before the space pirates showed up. The desire to leap into action is very strong, so much so that I’m literally leaning forward with my fists clenched at my side.
“Easy,” Carl murmurs. “You don’t know for sure it’s him.”
Of course, I know this man we’re watching is our quarry. How can I not know that? Not that his appearance is anywhere close to his daughter, who right now is aboard Fomalhaut for a very long stay. Erin Markus did lead Spacers Rule, a galaxy wide ring of splifters, but she wasn’t in charge.
Oh, no, she was far from in charge of those thieves. The person with that responsibility has just entered Canoples Station and is talking with none other than our less than ethical governor, but I have no definitive way of proving that.
“Back off, BD,” Terry says in a low voice. “You can’t be sure, not with that man wearing what he is.”
He’s wrong. Terry is as wrong as wrong can be. Of course, I can tell that the clown talking to Governor Tulane is Dr. Janos Markus. That white makeup on his face, the frizzy deep red hair, and meteors racing across his nose in an attempt to disguise his identity don’t fool me.
About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.
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September 22, 2018
Troubleshooter For Earth
Good morning and welcome to Sharing Saturday. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
Arthur Butt appears today with his tale, Troubleshooter for Earth.
Sometimes smuggler and full-time Space pilot Don Weiss teams up with Puddlefoot, a mischievous fairy, to defend Earth. Their greatest challenge, locate and subdue the Vas, an evil race of spider aliens bent on destroying our solar system, and turn them into peaceful non-belligerents.
The problem: The Vas do not exist.
The solution: Annihilation
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About Arthur Butt
Army Veteran, graduate of Florida State University, former police officer and plant manager. Native Long Islander now living in Florida was wife, two puppies and SnoopyCat. (and yes, a coffee drinker!)
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September 21, 2018
The In-Between
Good morning and welcome to Friday Feelings. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
Tanya Reimer appears today with her tale, The In-Between.
Destinies link in the in-between.
A routine surgery lands Cindy in a strange empty hospital that can only be some type of dream linking her between death and life. Running the hallways, searching for a way out, she meets others, entwining their fates beyond this In-Between.
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About Tanya Reimer
Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Tanya enjoys using the tranquil prairies as a setting to her not-so-peaceful speculative fiction.
She is married with two children which means among her accomplishments are the necessary magical abilities to find a lost tooth in a park of sand and whisper away monsters from under the bed.
As director of a non-profit Francophone community centre, Tanya offers programming and services in French for all ages to ensure the lasting imprint and growth of the Francophone community in which she was raised. What she enjoys the most about her job is teaching social media safety for teens and offering one-on-one technology classes for seniors.
Tanya was fifteen when she wrote her first column. She has a diploma in Journalism/Short Story Writing. Today, she actively writes and publishes the local Francophone newsletter for her community, and maintains a blog at Life’s Like That.
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September 20, 2018
The Ultimate Weapon
Good morning and welcome to Thursday Thoughts. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
Arthur Butt appears today with his tale, The Ultimate Weapon.
At the entrance to Ft. Dix, NJ sits a statue of a charging infantryman. The plaque reads in part—THE ULTIMATE WEAPON. In the year 2040, the military decided to take him one step farther
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About Arthur Butt
Army Veteran, graduate of Florida State University, former police officer and plant manager. Native Long Islander now living in Florida was wife, two puppies and SnoopyCat. (and yes, a coffee drinker!)
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September 19, 2018
The Travelers
Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
Jim Cronin appears today with his tale, The Travelers.
The Travelers
Time travel is not for the timid.
Time travel is not for the faint of heart. Join our two intrepid travelers as they embark on a journey into the past, to the days of the dinosaurs. Marvel at the sights, sounds and incredible creatures of the Cretaceous Period, and learn a bit of actual science along the way. But be wary. You never know how your actions might affect the future for us all.
In this, my second short story of a series, I hope to create a set of tales which are not only entertaining, but are a window into learning some real science. My goal is to help alleviate the drudgery of so many textbooks through the art of story-telling and have fun, while learning at the same time.
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About Jim Cronin
I am a retired middle school science teacher, working part-time as an educator-performer at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I wrote The Brin Archives as a challenge to learn something new. I have been married for forty years to the love of my life. We raised two incredible sons, and now have three amazing grandchildren to spoil rotten.
I was born in Kansas City, Missouri and lived in Arlington, Virginia before moving to Denver where I attended High School and eventually college at Colorado State University, graduating with a degree in Zoology and a teacher certification. My wife and I currently live near Denver in the small town of Parker.
My science fiction series, The Brin Archives is an epic adventure encompassing an entire galaxy on the verge of destruction. This trilogy, to my amazement and delight, has won critical acclaim and numerous awards. Who would have ever guessed this old, retired science teacher would become a successfully published author? I hope you enjoy my stories.
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September 18, 2018
Canoples Investigations Adventures in Space 1
Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, we’re focusing on science fiction books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about my teen science fiction series—Canoples Investigations!
This series began as an idea in 2001, in the horror filled days after the attacks on September 11. My youngest child was in kindergarten at the time. He came home from school that day, asking why did bad people want to hurt us. I couldn’t answer him for several days, because I didn’t know what to say, but after thinking over the events of that day, an idea formed. Four teens facing trouble in space… BD, Cassie, Carl, and Terry were born. As far as responding to my child about his question, all I told him was that sometimes bad people hurt the rest of the world, but there are always good people to stop them.
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Blurb
The adventure begins on an impossibly ordinary day. BD Bradford, intrepid head of Canoples Investigations, has nothing more than fun on his mind. Too bad for him and his crew, Canoples Station has a way of never staying calm for long. Soon, however he and his compatriots—Carl and Cassie Wills, Terry Ashley and occasionally Mick Anglin and Jack Simpson deal with all sorts adventures.
Whether it be tracking down space pirates, tangling with demented cloned animals, setting the record straight about their intentions, unmasking a man stealing children to perform in a circus, or discovering new friends, Canoples Investigations always dives into action without thinking about the consequences.
Life in the galaxy is anything but boring. And all BD wants to do is sit down and wolf down a Gut Buster pizza with his pals.
Excerpt
The bell pings eight times in succession. I am away from my learning center and out the door in an instant. Today, my dad promised to take me with him on a very important mission. We’re going to hunt for space pirates. Now that I’m eleven, he says I’m ready for some real adventures.
“Yo, BD!” Carl Wills, one of my best buds, yells. “Wait up. Where are you going?”
I stop and bounce from foot to foot. Dad made me promise that I wouldn’t breathe a word to anyone about our mission today. Still, I’m pretty sure he didn’t mean Carl, his twin, Cassie, and Terry Ashley. The four of us have always done stuff together. We’re the well known No Sock Brigade, always sticking our noses into situations no one wants us to know about, and we never wear socks. It’s kind of a trademark thing. We’re going to be galaxy-famous private space investigators when we’re older and anyone who is famous needs a trademark. Right?
“I’m not supposed to tell.” I glance at the other students heading toward the lifts.
Every day, it’s always the same routine for every student under the age of seventeen. We get to classes at seven bells—that’s seven o’clock in the morning for those of you who don’t talk space station—and are out by fourteen bells, or two in the afternoon. Everyone heads on up to the promenade to have a bunch of fun before we go home around seventeen bells, or five in the afternoon.
I kind of wish I could go up to the promenade with my buds. It’ll be boring waiting on Dad to finish reports so he’s ready to go hunting space pirates.
About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.
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September 17, 2018
Of Knight and Devil
Good morning and welcome to Monday Blogs. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
Frederick H. Crook appears today with his tale, Of Knight and Devil.
It is July 2130, less than a year after the destruction of the Cape Canaveral Spaceport, the last of its kind in America. Major Reginald Mattersly of the British Army’s SRR has been slowly making his way to the west coast, where he wishes to find a home on the beach and live out his life. These plans are cut short when he is ambushed in Nevada by a trio of armed men. To his rescue comes a man who calls himself Elias Mulhaney. The two of them continue on to a town called Lovelock, currently embattled with their neighbors in Reno.
The mayor of Lovelock, Jazz Hernandez, is the prime target of her former lover, Gillespie, the mayor of Reno. Mattersly and Mulhaney band together to infiltrate Reno to rescue her kidnapped niece, Nora, and destroy the factory that provides Gillespie’s military power.In a post-Great Exodus Earth where there is no law and no government, can there still be justice?
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About Frederick H. Crook
Frederick was born in Chicago in 1970 and now lives in Villa Park with his wife, Rae and their three miniature dachshunds. In 2009, Frederick began writing his first dystopian sci-fi novel, “The Dregs of Exodus”, which was self-published in late 2010. This was followed up with another novel, The Pirates of Exodus in 2012.
Throughout that year and early 2013, he published four dystopian novellas in eBook form for Kindle. His third novel, Campanelli: Sentinel, was picked up by Solstice Publishing in 2014, and was quickly followed by his other works, Minuteman Merlin, Of Knight & Devil, Campanelli: Siege of the Nighthunter, and the paranormal historical fiction novel, The Summer of ‘47.
For two years, Frederick served Solstice Publishing as an editor and continues to edit in a freelance capacity and write.
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September 16, 2018
Canoples Investigations Versus Spacers Rule
Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, we’re focusing on science fiction books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about my teen science fiction series—Canoples Investigations!
This series began as an idea in 2001, in the horror filled days after the attacks on September 11. My youngest child was in kindergarten at the time. He came home from school that day, asking why did bad people want to hurt us. I couldn’t answer him for several days, because I didn’t know what to say, but after thinking over the events of that day, an idea formed. Four teens facing trouble in space… BD, Cassie, Carl, and Terry were born. As far as responding to my child about his question, all I told him was that sometimes bad people hurt the rest of the world, but there are always good people to stop them.
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Blurb
There's a new crew in town, Spacers Rule, and they are putting Canoples Investigations through the hoops. In the two weeks since BD and his group of intrepid investigators took on the space pirates and aided in incarcerating them on the prison barge, Fomalhaut, the station has turned against them. Now, they have to prove they have exactly what it takes to compete as security consultants on the new industrial stations under construction, stop spacers rule from stealing anything not bolted down. Then there's the little matter of contaminated codos and re-kats, and Missy. Oh, yes, Missy is still around, and she's four now, and determined to be a junior BD.
Excerpt
A whole week has passed since the volcano on Io erupted. My crew and I are chillin’ on the promenade. Absolutely nothing will disturb us today. Nope. Not a thing that has a chance of interrupting the planned exploration of the latest set of test scores for the pilot’s license that will be posted within the hour.
“What do you think?” Terry asks. “Did we pass?”
Cassie snorts. Even though we’re now officially a couple, I give her a sideways crooked look. So what if she passed that test the first time without breaking a sweat? We guys have to keep up our reputation of not being able to land with those silly rules in place.
We could have passed the second time, or the third. We didn’t have to take the test five times. Really, we could have done a lot better before now.
“Well.” She leans her elbows on the table. “I can always shuttle all of you around.” Cassie giggles. “Until you manage to get it through your thick skulls that you have to use the landing beacon and follow all of the rules.”
“Like you do,” Carl says. “Who bumped the back skids taking off from Jupiter? Huh?”
“That was an emergency.” She leans back in the chair and folds her arms across her chest. “Do you want me to repeat what you said? Let’s see…” Cassie taps a finger against her chin. “If I remember right, it was something like ‘Stop, stop, stop!’ Oh, and you screamed like a girl.”
About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
Google +
Manic Readers
AUTHORSdb
Authorgraph
September 15, 2018
The Summer of '47
Good morning and welcome to Sharing Saturday. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
Frederick H. Crook appears today with his tale, The Summer of ‘47.
Aron Lakefield served with the Big Red One during World War Two. He’s made the landings in Sicily and Omaha Beach. He’s marched through Italy, France, and Germany. He’s paid a large sum for his pair of Purple Hearts. Aron was the middle child in the Lakefield family until the war came along. Now, at thirty years old, he’s an only child.
After bouncing from one VA hospital to the next for over two years, Aron finally gets to return to his Illinois home. Left with a permanent limp by his experiences, he is also, literally, haunted by them.
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About Frederick H. Crook
Frederick was born in Chicago in 1970 and now lives in Villa Park with his wife, Rae and their three miniature dachshunds. In 2009, Frederick began writing his first dystopian sci-fi novel, “The Dregs of Exodus”, which was self-published in late 2010. This was followed up with another novel, The Pirates of Exodus in 2012.
Throughout that year and early 2013, he published four dystopian novellas in eBook form for Kindle. His third novel, Campanelli: Sentinel, was picked up by Solstice Publishing in 2014, and was quickly followed by his other works, Minuteman Merlin, Of Knight & Devil, Campanelli: Siege of the Nighthunter, and the paranormal historical fiction novel, The Summer of ‘47.
For two years, Frederick served Solstice Publishing as an editor and continues to edit in a freelance capacity and write.
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September 14, 2018
Reality Pill
Good morning and welcome to Friday Feelings. All through September, we’re taking a peek at some stupendous science fiction authors. I have the fabulous luck to know each of these dedicated, hardworking individuals.
E.B. Sullivan appears today with her tale, Reality Pill.
Sometime in the future, Dr. Kya Leeds creates a reality pill. Her first subject, Newman takes the experimental drug and sees his true past. In the process, he realizes greedy Dr. Uric will stop at nothing to obtain the pill’s formula. To save Kya, Newman whisks her away from earth on a journey toward an uncharted universe.
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About E.B. Sullivan
E.B. Sullivan, PhD is a clinical psychologist who loves writing fictional tales. She draws inspiration from the amazing people she has met and the magnificent places she has visited. Her home, nestled in an enchanting California forest, is an idyllic setting to stir her imagination in penning creative stories, novellas, and novels.
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