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A Holiday Flash Story

I wrote an interstitial story in theSecret Santa universe and it was published in the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine’s 2017 holiday episode, along with six other stories.

Hear it by clicking here.

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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to show fewer movie commercials

You might have heard that a little movie calledRogue One is coming out on Friday. If you haven’t, you clearly haven’t been anywhere near the media for the past… oh… year or so. Pretty much since the Monday afterThe Force Awakens was released, I’m guessing.

Maybe we should slow down on the movie commercials just a tad, huh?

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SIX OF THE WORST… self-promotion fails

I suck at self-promotion.

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“Dreaming of Suzanne”

A vengeful ghostpasses on the terror that was her life to the young couple renovating her home in “Dreaming of Suzanne”, now available in the December issue of Double Feature Magazine.

This is a horror story. People are not nice to each other. You have been warned. Read at your own risk.

Filed under: fiction, short story, writing

SIX OF THE BEST takes on Fantastic Beasts and Pokemon

This week’s Six of the Best column is spoileriffic, so if you haven’t seenFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, you shouldn’t read it. If you have, though… read on!

Last week, my daughter and I collaborated on a Six of the Best about Pokemon, which you may also enjoy.

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“Memories of My Father”

Two decades ago, Amy’s father started losing his memory, and she vowed to do everything she could to help him. She grew up, became a scientist, and discovered the horrible secret that destroyed his mind. Now there’s only one thing she can do to save him: forget everything she knows.

Find out how it all ends — and how it all started — in Memories of My Father, available now on your Kindle, and it’s only 99 cents. Get it now, before you forget. http://ow.ly/jE7a306lJ6h

#iremembereverything

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SIX OF THE BEST… presidential election screwups

Regardless of what you think of the most recent US presidential election, you should be able to agree that there have been screwups in elections past. Here are six of the best of them.

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SIX OF THE BEST… things newer writers should avoid doing

This really should be a “worst”, not “best”, but I can only work with what I have. Anyway, don’t do this.

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Book Review: CRIMSON DEATH by Laurell K. Hamilton

Well, Laurell K. Hamilton has done it again. She’s written a pretty decent police procedural and then tacked on about 300 pages of relationship angst. Yes, that’s right, it’s time for me to review Crimson Death, the latest Anita Blake novel.

Filed under: book, fantasy, horror, mystery, nonfiction, review, supernatural, urban, writing

SIX OF THE WORST… things about social media (for writers)

I hate marketing myself.

SIX OF THE WORST… things about social media (for writers)

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