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Sledgehammer

John Miller is getting old. His asteroid mining ship is getting old. His daughter’s all grown up and about to start a family of her own. Maybe it’s time to retire…

Out of the blue comes Sledgehammer, the elusive wanderer John Miller has been chasing for most of his career. The wandering planetoid hosts a myriad of valuable treasures.

John knows. He’s seen it before but there’s one horrifying truth that John hasn’t discovered about Sledgehammer yet.

When disaster strikes, the secret is revealed and a forty year old mystery will be solved.

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Tightrope Cat

A primeval monster brings an urban nightmare to life. Haunted by a primeval monster, Masika clings precariously to her sanity but for how long?

Masika is tormented. Haunted by a primeval monster, she clings precariously to her sanity. No one believes her fear-soaked ramblings. The police won’t even listen to her cries for help anyone. Late at night she sits alone in her apartment trembling and waiting for her worst fear to come true.

After tonight, she won’t have to wait anymore

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Behind the Red Door by Clayton C. Bye

Today, I’d like to introduce the new collection of short stories from author, editor and publisher, Clayton C. Bye.

Behind the Red Door is an omnibus of short works, reflective of Clayton’s eclectic writing style and would make a fine addition to any reader’s personal library.

What will you find behind the red door?

Will it be humor?

Will it be horror?

Will you find stories both modern and fictional or will you find the end of the world?

Perhaps it will be all these things and more.

If there...

Kingdom of Lethe: An Excerpt

This is the first of ten excerpts from my short story collection in-the-works. This excerpt is from a futuristic-steampunk themed short story titled Kingdom of Lethe:

“Quite a mysterious feeling, isn’t it?” Anna smiled wistfully. She gazed up at the false moon, the pale pink orb nestled in the center of the starlit ceiling. “Surely it must have some deeply profound meaning.”

Still, Nedra hadn’t forgotten her purpose in coming here. She stood.

“Where are you going?” Anna queried.

“I’m a detect...

Guest Posting Today at Sally Ember, Ed.D.’s Blog

Today, I’m guest posting atSally Ember, Ed.D.’s Blog. Click to read my guest piece,titled The Quiet One.

What was originally meant to be a light-hearted piece about how it is that I ended up writing speculative fiction, somehow turned into a introspective piece about growing up as an introvert who fell in love with science fiction and writing.

If you want to learn more about what made me the person I am today, it’s definitely worth checking out.

In case you missed it, you canlearn even more a...

Spread Some Joy!

I’d like to ask one small thing of you today.

I’d like you to stop what you’re doing and take a moment to think about how your dayis going.

Then I’d like you to share one good thing that recently happened or occurred to you.

It doesn’t matter how big or how small.

What matters is that it put a smile on your face.

My Real Life Supernatural Encounter

This is a story about that one time I thought I was being chased by a creature called a rolling calf.

Please, let me explain.

In Jamaican folklore, a rolling calf is a demonic calf-like beast that roams along roadways, terrorizing hapless travelers at night.

In the stories that I heard while growing up, anyone who encountered the rolling calf would hear the shudder-worthy clanking of its chain. During some telling, someone must have included the cloppity-clopping of its feet among the terrify...

Beenokle’s Inspiration Library

Inspiration Library is a Pinterest-like application that you can download to categorize and curate images and webpages in gallery format.

Inspiration Library is the brainchild of Beenokle, creator of Zen Writer. The application isn’t free; it costs $14.95 after the free trial but I daresay it’s a purchase I do not regret.

So far, Inspiration Library has only one glaring shortcoming. Images can only be added one at a time. I’m hoping that as development continues, mass-uploading of images int...

Infinity Dreams Award

I’ve been nominated for the Infinity Dreams Award by Shehanne Moore. Aside from a last name, this lovely Scottish native and I share a love of the written word. She is the author of several Historical Romance novels and an entertaining blogger to boot!

Rules for this Award Thank and follow the blog that nominated you. Tell us 11 facts about yourself. Answer the questions that were set for you to answer. Nominate 11 bloggers and set questions for them Eleven Facts About Me My favorite seas...

Zen Dipietro: 5 Experiences that Made Me a Writer

My guest today is the phenomenal scifi author and blogger, Zen Dipietro. Zen gives us a glimpse into the experiences made her the writer she is today, plus a sneak peek at her exciting new book, SEEKING SORROW – the first installment of the Guardians of Terath series.

I know they say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but this book’s cover is nothing short of wonderful.

I can’t wait to read it!

5 Experiences that Made Me a Writer

Anyone might or might not be a writer. Anyone can make th...