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September 24, 2021

Must Read Books: Brutal Dreams by J.D. Cowan

Every Friday I tell you about a book by an author you should be reading. This week’s book is: BRUTAL DREAMS by J.D. Cowan A Living Nightmare After awakening in the woods, Christopher Archer finds himself trapped in a world outside of time. Fog monsters, armed gangsters, and a legendary spear, all await his arrival. …

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Published on September 24, 2021 12:05

September 13, 2021

John David Paolinelli – 1943-2021

Goodbye, Dad. We thought we’d lost you back in 2018, but we got three extra years of you with us on this Earth. It still wasn’t enough time.   

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Published on September 13, 2021 22:47

September 11, 2021

Remembering 9/11

Originally, I wasn’t going to do a 9/11 post. A lot of folks are and I’m sure all of us that were alive on that day carry the memories – and the scars both physical and non-physical – fresh in our minds today. One year after the attacks that changed us all, I was working …

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Published on September 11, 2021 05:00

September 10, 2021

Must Read Books: Eerie by Gibson Michaels

Every Friday I tell you about a new book by an author your really should be reading. This week’s book is: Eerie by Gibson Michaels This book is a little more near and dear to me than previous tomes I’ve featured here. This is the final book written by my late friend, Gibson Michaels, who …

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Published on September 10, 2021 08:40

NEW RELEASE: Exploring Infinity

Book #2 of the Infinity Series is out today, Exploring Infinity, features eight stories by nine authors set within the mysterious realm of The Infinity Hotel from the 2017 Dragon Award Finalist novel, Escaping Infinity. This collection of short stories explores some of the people who were caught up in the Infinity’s collection web, as well …

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Published on September 10, 2021 05:50

September 9, 2021

The Post-2021 Dragon Awards Report

The Sixth Annual Dragon Awards were handed out at DragonCon this past Sunday. Normally, I write up something about the winners, and losers, and the awards overall on the day they are announced. But this year’s Labor Day Weekend was anything but restful around Casa de Paolinelli. My father being in a hospital with COVID …

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Published on September 09, 2021 21:27

September 5, 2021

2021 Dragon Award Winners Announced

The 2021 Dragon Awards have been released. Congrats to all the winners. Normally I’d do a breakdown, but a family medical issue has arisen and I simply don’t have the time or energy to do it for this year’s Dragon Awards. The only nit I have to pick among the winners would be Best SF …

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Published on September 05, 2021 15:10

September 3, 2021

Must Read Books: Watches of Moniah, Barbara V. Evers

Every Friday I tell you about a book by an author you really should be reading. This week’s book is: Watches of Moniah by Barbara V. Evers An elite Watcher trainee, fifteen-year-old Princess Adana had everything going for her. Everything, that is, until her mother, the queen, dies. Too young to be queen herself, her …

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Published on September 03, 2021 08:55

August 30, 2021

New Release: Exploring Infinity

In 2017, Escaping Infinity upended the Sci-Fi world. It brought home several awards, including netting being a Dragon Award Finalist that year for Best Sci-Fi Novel. The reviewers raved about it – perhaps my favorite quote from a review was this one: “The plot… OMG the plot!… is non-stop whiplash where the hell is this …

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Published on August 30, 2021 17:15

August 27, 2021

Must Read Books: Always Darkest by Jess & Keith Flaherty

Every Friday I tell you about a book by an author you really should be reading. This week’s book is: Always Darkest by Jess & Keith Flaherty Book 1 of the Arbitratus Trilogy. Ronoven, a demon dreaming of an escape from Hell, finds an excuse for an extended vacation on Earth, where he pretends to …

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Published on August 27, 2021 08:52