Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” ― Julia Child BLURB: After the success of his two Gourmet Network specials, outspoken Executive Chef Stephen Pierce is offered a sweetheart deal for his own regular show. Everyone believes Stephen has a lot of self-confidence, but... Continue Reading →
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” ― Julia Child BLURB: After the success of his two Gourmet Network specials, outspoken Executive Chef Stephen Pierce is offered a sweetheart deal for his own regular show. Everyone believes Stephen has a lot of self-confidence, but... Continue Reading →
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert BLURB: Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he... Continue Reading →
“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert BLURB: Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and rodeo competitions from the time he could walk, and he’s happiest in the spotlight. So when he... Continue Reading →
“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day.” ― Dr. Seuss I am of the opinion that Christmas is not Christmas without a Grinch or a Scrooge thrown in for good measure, and though Lucas isn’t really a nasty-wasty skunk, or, for that matter,... Continue Reading →
“And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day.” ― Dr. Seuss I am of the opinion that Christmas is not Christmas without a Grinch or a Scrooge thrown in for good measure, and though Lucas isn’t really a nasty-wasty skunk, or, for that matter,... Continue Reading →
“To make one, there must be two.” ― W.H. Auden Better Together is a story in the Second Chances series. The stories are about finding love the second time around. I enjoyed reading this sweet story. It had just the right amount of angst and sex. Since this was a short story, there was not... Continue Reading →
“To make one, there must be two.” ― W.H. Auden Better Together is a story in the Second Chances series. The stories are about finding love the second time around. I enjoyed reading this sweet story. It had just the right amount of angst and sex. Since this was a short story, there was not... Continue Reading →
“When something good comes along, I try not to let it pass me by.”-- Charley Descoteaux I can’t believe this is the first work I have read by Charley Descoteaux. I’m fortunate enough that I had the chance to read a few of the stories in Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology to review, and I decided... Continue Reading →
“When something good comes along, I try not to let it pass me by.”-- Charley Descoteaux I can’t believe this is the first work I have read by Charley Descoteaux. I’m fortunate enough that I had the chance to read a few of the stories in Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology to review, and I decided... Continue Reading →
“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.” ― John Ruskin BLURB: Larry Kincaid isn't ready to be a parent, but when his sister dies in an accident, he takes his nephew, Angus, into his home. The change throws Larry's... Continue Reading →
“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.” ― John Ruskin BLURB: Larry Kincaid isn't ready to be a parent, but when his sister dies in an accident, he takes his nephew, Angus, into his home. The change throws Larry's... Continue Reading →
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”-- Bob Marley Kade Boehme is 25 years old. He has already released at least six books with four more coming in the near future. He is 25 years old, people! It is amazing to me that someone... Continue Reading →
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”-- Bob Marley Kade Boehme is 25 years old. He has already released at least six books with four more coming in the near future. He is 25 years old, people! It is amazing to me that someone... Continue Reading →
“Never pass up a chance to have sex or appear on television.” ― Gore Vidal How I Met Your Father… Hmm… Imagine bonding on an airplane (near-death by turbulence – not really); throw in a quickie in an airport bathroom (because, hey, you survived), and then mix that in with a Christmas wedding in a... Continue Reading →
“Never pass up a chance to have sex or appear on television.” ― Gore Vidal How I Met Your Father… Hmm… Imagine bonding on an airplane (near-death by turbulence – not really); throw in a quickie in an airport bathroom (because, hey, you survived), and then mix that in with a Christmas wedding in a... Continue Reading →
“It does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants.” ― Louisa May Alcott BLURB: In the year 2050, humanity finds out they are indeed not alone. Massive space ships appear without warning above the capital cities of all major nations. The planet Tah'Nar is dying. Chemical warfare has reduced the once-intersexed... Continue Reading →
“It does seem as if the more one gets the more one wants.” ― Louisa May Alcott BLURB: In the year 2050, humanity finds out they are indeed not alone. Massive space ships appear without warning above the capital cities of all major nations. The planet Tah'Nar is dying. Chemical warfare has reduced the once-intersexed... Continue Reading →
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ― W.B. Yeats There are a variety of reasons I snatched up A Solstice Journey from among the thirty-one titles in this year’s Dreamspinner Advent Calendar Anthology, Heartwarming. First off, who could resist reading a story by an author called... Continue Reading →
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ― W.B. Yeats There are a variety of reasons I snatched up A Solstice Journey from among the thirty-one titles in this year’s Dreamspinner Advent Calendar Anthology, Heartwarming. First off, who could resist reading a story by an author called... Continue Reading →
“The words of others are mistakes of our hearing, shipwrecks of our understanding.” – Fernando Pessoa BLURB: Kris Hamilton escaped the rat race in LA to live his dream of owning an art studio and making snow globes in a Christmas-themed town in northern Minnesota. But life in a tiny town isn't as peaceful as... Continue Reading →
“The words of others are mistakes of our hearing, shipwrecks of our understanding.” – Fernando Pessoa BLURB: Kris Hamilton escaped the rat race in LA to live his dream of owning an art studio and making snow globes in a Christmas-themed town in northern Minnesota. But life in a tiny town isn't as peaceful as... Continue Reading →
“The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought, and sold, and bartered away. It can be poisoned, or made perfect.” – Oscar Wilde A.F. Henley explores the unexplainable and twists certain absolutes into believable impossibilities in The Gift, a story that’s a blend of Extra Sensory Perfection and the Faustian tale of a... Continue Reading →
“The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought, and sold, and bartered away. It can be poisoned, or made perfect.” – Oscar Wilde A.F. Henley explores the unexplainable and twists certain absolutes into believable impossibilities in The Gift, a story that’s a blend of Extra Sensory Perfection and the Faustian tale of a... Continue Reading →
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