Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, “This was their finest hour.” – Winston Churchill World War II London was a place of suffering and sacrifice, a place where the strength and character... Continue Reading →
A computer is like an Old Testament god, with lots of rules and no mercy. – Joseph Campbell Jerry is an old dog, and Quin is the guy who’s going to try to teach him some new tricks in J.M. Snyder’s Quintessential, a story in which the porn’s the thing that will capture the conscience... Continue Reading →
The world needs more love at first sight – Maggie Stiefvater Jack Fisher is singlehandedly upping the love-at-first-site quota in Farewell Jake Fisher, the story of a man whose life changes for the better after a series of coincidental encounters at his local Meijer Superstore finds him longing for a man with a physical affliction... Continue Reading →
There is no certainty; there is only adventure. – Roberto Assagioli There was only one thing I wanted to know when I finished reading about Jake’s adventure with Michael Hammond in this teasing little morsel of a story: when is the next adventure coming? Jake is a bit of an adorable geek who works at... Continue Reading →
Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it—you feel it, you know it, you believe it. – Kevin Alan Milne Just open up your heart and let Colin and Martin in. That’s what I did and ended up finding an incredibly touching and sweet story of a love that grows between a blind man, Martin,... Continue Reading →
Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it—you feel it, you know it, you believe it. – Kevin Alan Milne Just open up your heart and let Colin and Martin in. That’s what I did and ended up finding an incredibly touching and sweet story of a love that grows between a blind man, Martin,... Continue Reading →
At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year. – Thomas Tusser Oh my, but did Christmastime just get a whole lot naughtier? And did the month of December just get a whole lot hotter? I think it did for Mike and Karl, and for me too, thanks to a... Continue Reading →
If you're a fan of short fiction, if you're a fan of historical fiction, if you'd like to believe that from the tragedy that was the genocide of the Jewish people during World War II, some semblance of happiness was achieved by a fortunate few, then go right now and pick up the Rainbow Award... Continue Reading →
If you're a fan of short fiction, if you're a fan of historical fiction, if you'd like to believe that from the tragedy that was the genocide of the Jewish people during World War II, some semblance of happiness was achieved by a fortunate few, then go right now and pick up the Rainbow Award... Continue Reading →
Fate brought you back to me, this time I won't let you leave. – Unknown Sometimes a man’ll get a notion in his head to do the right thing but for the wrong reasons, or sometimes it’s a matter of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, whatever the case, six year ago, Jordan... Continue Reading →
Fate brought you back to me, this time I won't let you leave. – Unknown Sometimes a man’ll get a notion in his head to do the right thing but for the wrong reasons, or sometimes it’s a matter of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, whatever the case, six year ago, Jordan... Continue Reading →
I don't know why I didn't do this sooner. I'm a bit slow on the uptake, what can I say? Anyway, did you know that JMS Books is giving away a free E-Book every day? Yep, that's right, totally and 100% free, and that lovely gift is going on now through the end of the... Continue Reading →
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke. – Charles Dickens Okay, there are no two ways about it; this story is just too cute. I love Matt and Vic, have loved them for a very long time, so whenever J.M. Snyder decides to pay them a... Continue Reading →
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke. – Charles Dickens Okay, there are no two ways about it; this story is just too cute. I love Matt and Vic, have loved them for a very long time, so whenever J.M. Snyder decides to pay them a... Continue Reading →
“The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: adventures are to the adventurous.” – Benjamin Disraeli So if you’re feeling particularly adventuresome, Benji Bright is three books into an eight book mini-serial that might be right up your adventure/fantasy alley. Chevalier: The Weeping Spear, The Salt Rose, and The Selfish... Continue Reading →
“The fruit of my tree of knowledge is plucked, and it is this: adventures are to the adventurous.” – Benjamin Disraeli So if you’re feeling particularly adventuresome, Benji Bright is three books into an eight book mini-serial that might be right up your adventure/fantasy alley. Chevalier: The Weeping Spear, The Salt Rose, and The Selfish... Continue Reading →
“I'm not different for the sake of being different, only for the desperate sake of being myself.” – Vivian Stanshall Paul Alan Fahey offers two very different LGBT short stories in Boys Will Be Boys and The View from 16 Podwale Street, but there’s one thing they both have very much in common: they are... Continue Reading →
Yes, another October has passed, which means the time to have read these two short horror stories has passed too, so it’s a good thing I’m always in the mood for a good mind-screw of the twisted and ghoulish variety, no matter the time of year. Even though they're not very long on word count,... Continue Reading →
Yes, another October has passed, which means the time to have read these two short horror stories has passed too, so it’s a good thing I’m always in the mood for a good mind-screw of the twisted and ghoulish variety, no matter the time of year. Even though they're not very long on word count,... Continue Reading →
Read on to see how! Hi, Jennifer, and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so glad to have you here with me today. Let’s just jump right into things and have you tell us a little bit about yourself before we get to the contest portion of the program. Q. When did you decide that... Continue Reading →
Read on to see how! Hi, Jennifer, and welcome to The Novel Approach! I’m so glad to have you here with me today. Let’s just jump right into things and have you tell us a little bit about yourself before we get to the contest portion of the program. Q. When did you decide that... Continue Reading →
“It may have just been a moment to you, but it changed every single one that followed for me.” – (pleasefindthis – Author of the book I Wrote This for You) Sometimes there is a lovely symmetry to all the possible things that can go wrong with the most carefully laid plans, when one of... Continue Reading →
“It may have just been a moment to you, but it changed every single one that followed for me.” – (pleasefindthis – Author of the book I Wrote This for You) Sometimes there is a lovely symmetry to all the possible things that can go wrong with the most carefully laid plans, when one of... Continue Reading →
I’m not sure which eye-popping feature of Phallic Worship: World Wide & Centuries Long caught my eye first, the title or the cover model. I’ll say the title—if I say the cover model, it’ll make me seem shallow. But whichever it was, one thing is certain: Allen Mack has written an interesting read, especially looking... Continue Reading →
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