Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“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 →
“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 →
“The mouth is made for communication, and nothing is more articulate than a kiss.” ― Jarod Kintz Summary: Mick has done a bang up job of turning his roommate, Fielding, child prodigy and Physics superstar, into a much more approachable and normal guy. Since moving in together at the start of the year, their friendship... Continue Reading →
“The mouth is made for communication, and nothing is more articulate than a kiss.” ― Jarod Kintz Summary: Mick has done a bang up job of turning his roommate, Fielding, child prodigy and Physics superstar, into a much more approachable and normal guy. Since moving in together at the start of the year, their friendship... Continue Reading →
“Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.” ― H.P. Lovecraft One of the things I’ve come to love about Jordan L. Hawk’s books is that no matter what I expect going... Continue Reading →
“Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.” ― H.P. Lovecraft One of the things I’ve come to love about Jordan L. Hawk’s books is that no matter what I expect going... Continue Reading →
“It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later.” ― Philip Roth B. Snow throws a bit of the unexpected into her novel A Cunning Plan, a welcome bit too, if I do say so myself, that elevated the book from the usual historical fare to something... Continue Reading →
“It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later.” ― Philip Roth B. Snow throws a bit of the unexpected into her novel A Cunning Plan, a welcome bit too, if I do say so myself, that elevated the book from the usual historical fare to something... Continue Reading →
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt BLURB: At age 18, Shiloh Raben is tired. He no longer has the energy to deal with mean classmates, inner doubt, and fear of familial rejection, so he takes a razor to his wrist. When he wakes up in... Continue Reading →
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt BLURB: At age 18, Shiloh Raben is tired. He no longer has the energy to deal with mean classmates, inner doubt, and fear of familial rejection, so he takes a razor to his wrist. When he wakes up in... Continue Reading →
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