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2025 Year in Review

 Ever feel like you never get enough done in a given year?Yeah, I have that problem too.Since it’s December already … and Christmas is next week (seriously) … I figured I should take the time to recap what I’ve produced this year.Yeah, it’s not enough. But what the Hell.Pinup Noir 3Oddly, I still don’t have a cover for this, just the ad image. I should probably just hunt it down and copy it

More than Just Ripley

Every time some idiot online whines about how sexist science fiction “has always been,” my first thought is “STFU, you know nothing.”And that’s usually the case. They know nothing.A lot of the current generation who use Communist terms like “sexism, racism” etc, to describe things they don’t like … well, those people often think that history started with them.After all, the number of idiots hired

What's Woke? Defining the menace.

 I feel like I should touch on something that has plagued everything we have watched in entertainment the last few years.Most people call it “woke.” In fact, that’s what the proponents of “woke” called it. It was meant to imply that they are culturally awakened and enlightened.In reality, it’s just an adherence to lefty BS ideology. Woke means that they’re just pushing a message.Right now, "

NEW RELEASE: Cirsova Magazine, Issue #20 / Fall 2024

My life has been busier than I remembered.There is a new Saint Tommy, NYPD short released. And it’s not in an anthology this time. Wonder of wonders.Buy Cirsova #20 nowYes, Thomas Nolan is back. There’s a murder at the Bronx Botanical Gardens. Something is killing people.Just remember, whatever you do, don’t feed the plants. Heh heh heh.More importantly? I’m in an issue with Bill Willingham,

The Neck Romancer is LIVE

 The Neck Romancer is live on multiple formats and vendors.It’s a sequel series to Love at First Bite.They're going to make it to the Church on time. And God help anyone who gets in their way.Marco Catalano and Amanda Colt have survived vampires legions, unkillable demons, supernatural assassins and a full on army of darkness. With their allies, they have taken down a paranormal Illuminati

Elements of The Neck Romancer

Long-term readers may have noticed that I like slamming together genres.In Honor at Stake, I was using microbiology to explain vampirism as a metaphysical virus. While the virus itself was neutral, it would heighten vices and lower inhibitions.With Honeymoon from Hell, I touch on that again, creating a source for the virus that I had considered, but never really introduced. It’s a small point of

Chapter List: The Neck Romancer

Something I usually do when it comes to my books is leave a list of chapter headings lying around.I just realized I haven’t done that yet.While I’m at it, I’m unlocking the chapters on the website so they’re free. You can read the book before you buy. Originally, I was going to post it exclusively for my paid subscribers. Then the subscribers told me that they would just buy the book outright,

Give the Gift of Reviews this Christmas

While I would love it if you just went to my books and bought everythingMy booksI would dearly love if you could give me a gift … for free. It will cost you nothing but time.See, if you go to My Books and fill reviews for the books of mine you’ve read, that would help immensely. My booksOf course, some books need reviews more than others... because 100 is a magic number. Amazon gifts me a unicorn

BLOOD COUNTRY IS LIVE.

 Marco and Amanda are back in Blood Country, part of the sequel series to the Dragon Award nominated Love at First Bite.Buy BLOOD COUNTRYTo start with, let’s do the Chapter list while I remember.Playing in the SandboxA shootout someplace a little sandy.Morning AfterGoing BackTaken For a RideAmtrack can be a bear.Flight of DragonsYup. Dragons. Because Dragons are coolDragon PunchedThe

Provide the Gift of Reading This Season!

 I should probably do my yearly “Accounting” in November. Because when in doubt, screw Black Friday.Aside from the occasional visit to friends in other states (Hi, Jason) I avoid Black Friday.Not only do I avoid going ON THE ROAD on Black Friday, I make it a point to avoid any major shopping centers between Thanksgiving and New Years.So for you, I suggest you get some books to give for