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FOP: Fear of Pages. It's real. I swear! My time is precious, and I find it necessary to vet every one of my reads very carefully. The best cure? An anthology like New Suns. This book gives you new genres and POC authors in bite-sized portions. The commitment level is low, but the rewards are... Continue Reading →
Everyone in Sonoma and Napa counties remembers where they were on the night and early morning of October 8-9 of 2017. I had left the window open next to my bed and the gusting winds woke my wife up at about 1am. It was soon after that that we started to get texts about the... Continue Reading →
Derek Ouelette was an enforcer on the hockey ice. Pushed on by his domineering father, his job was to intimidate the other team, to win with his size and his fists. He was good enough to play professionally, until an incident on the rink ended his career. He is now back in his hometown. He... Continue Reading →
Ghadid is a desert city that is built on an economy of trade and water. Neighborhoods ruled by drum chiefs battle for power, yet peace has ruled for several years. So much so that assassinations had been banned during that time because the powers that be believe they were not needed to end conflicts. But... Continue Reading →
Ellie is in her late teens and is in rehab. She goes to the group meetings, and on the surface it seems she is trying to follow the rules. But her thoughts and sticky fingers tell a different story. Flashbacks show a childhood with a father in jail and a life with a drug-addict mother.... Continue Reading →
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