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Three more podcast preview readings from my recently released books (novel, poetry, & short fiction )

For more information about my book-length publications (fiction, poetry and non-fiction) please visit my Amazon Author’s Page. And if you read any of my books or short stories, I would greatly appreciate an honest review and/or star rating at Amazon, Goodreads or your favorite bookstore. Thank you!

Podcasts of complete readings of the first three chapters of my recently released novel and commentary

For-profit education is a topic that has largely escaped significant public scrutiny. Although there are good, bad and indifferent players in this particular business arena as in most others, too many prey upon vulnerable groups that include the underprivileged and individuals looking to obtain skills that can prepare them for jobs that can provide a living wage and better lives for themselves and their families. In the hands of unscrupulous owners, proprietary business schools can take advanta...

Podcast link to a newly posted short story preview – Mergs (Or Why Godot Can’t Come)

This short story from my Echoes of the Mind’s Eye collection (also available as a single eBook short story here. For additional links to some of my recent podcasts, blogs and YouTube videos about my works, please visit my Amazon Author’s Page.

Podcast: A reading of my complete SF short story, The Riddle of the Sphinx: Solved

Here’s a straight-up science fiction story from my Echoes of the Mind’s Eye collection (also available as a $.99 bundle alongside my short story “Justice” — see it by clicking here).

In this short story, the secrets of the Great Sphinx of Giza are finally revealed to a curious world in prime time by the world’s most famous Egyptologist in a live event reminiscent of the disastrous, much hyped opening of Al Capone’s vault by Geraldo Rivera in prime time some years back. No mere empty bottle w...

Podcast: To sleep, Perchance to Dream introductory reading (psychological horror)

There is a common thread in many of my short stories and even in some of my published poetry about the nature of reality and the interplay between sleep, wakefulness and the conscious and subconscious mind. As is the case with a number of my short stories, this one was inspired by a dream. It delves into one possible explanation for what lurks in the dark recesses of our mind for which science has yet to discover a clear use.

This short story (2,792 words) appears in my newest short story col...

Echoes of the Mind’s Eye short story collection 50% off starting today (ends July 31)

You can purchase my Echoes of the Mind’s Eye short story collection for 50% off the regular price this July, but only at Smashwords (all other retailers will maintain the regular price) at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1056565

My novel and poetry collection are also on sale only at Smashwords through the end of July. The links are as follows:

Hire Lernin’

Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Vol. 2)

Here are links to podcast sample readings from two of my short stories featuring humor with tongue not quite firmly planted in cheek . . .

Two End of the World Disaster Scenarios

I hare very eclectic interests that are reflected in both the content of my writing and in the genres in which I publish. Unsurprisingly giving my day job and academic training, most of my books and articles published through traditional publishers are in the area of law. But I also have a keen interest in fiction (especially science fiction), technology, science and poetry that predate my degrees and academic postings. My published short fiction also reflects the range of my interests and, thou...

Podcast: Hire Lernin’ – Chapter 2

I’ve taken some liberties with the narrative and introduced some fictional elements for dramatic effect in my novel. People and places are fictionalized. The core issues are not. The events leading up to this fragment actually happened, including the timeframe of Dan’s interview cycle and his girlfriend’s reaction–and wise counsel to exercise caution. At this point in the novel my own life and the protagonist’s are almost perfectly aligned. My girlfriend’s warning (now wife) was no more heeded t...

Hire Lernin’ – Excerpt and commentary

Brief excerpt (from Chapter 5)

Bob noticed Marvin standing at the open door of his office with Dan at his side, as he looked up from the pile of papers on his desk and smiled at them, chuckling lightly. “Well, so they caught you, huh? Welcome aboard, Dan!” Dan had liked Bob even from his brief first meeting. He seemed a grounded, genuine, straight-shooter with a good sense of humor and he sensed he would get along very well with the HR Director/ Placement Counselor.

“I’ll leave you two to ...