Is the Great American Novel about landscaping? This is a half-joke that Mike Muñoz keeps telling himself... After high school he's just kept at his job on a crew taking care of McMansions' yards until he refuses to shovel shit. Fired and having to deal with his hard-drinking mom and her casual relationships. And there's... Continue Reading →
Volunteers: Growing Up in the Forever War by Jerad W. Alexander
Jerad Alexander grew up smelling the burn of aircraft fuel... stateside and across the Pacific in Japan, he lived on Air Force bases. He soaked up the mythos of the all-powerful US military might. He planned for years to enlist when he graduated from high school and eventually joined the marines. Wanting to get 'in... Continue Reading →
Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed! by Madeleine Roux
"Meant to be" - a phrase weighed down with so many expectations... especially when you are an orphaned human who has been adopted by two female minotaurs while attending Dungeon Academy. Zellidora is forced to disguise herself so that she is not caught in the open as a gross human!! It is in her History... Continue Reading →
Engines of Empire by R.S. Ford. A Review Posing as a One-Act
Scene: Driving Home From Thanksgiving. It's dark in Northern California and everyone in the car is tired. Wife and husband, Samantha and Paul are in the front seat, and eight-year-old Amanda is in her booster in the back. Paul: Wanna hear about the book I'm reading? Amanda: Sure!! Samantha (doing air quotes over fantasy books):... Continue Reading →
The Living Waters by Dan Fitzgerald
Two of the elite painted-faced nobles of the city on a roughabout: a rite of passage for the wealthy to test their meddle in the outdoors. Temi is a talented artist whose family is has fallen on hard times; she plans to disappear during the journey, so she can to get a fresh start. Sylvan... Continue Reading →