We had 420 entrants in our most recent Goodreads giveaway of our latest novel Professor Ione D and the Epicurean Incident, which was open to Goodreads members in the US only. Congratulations to our three winners, Elise of Wisconsin, Linda of Pennsylvania and Leigh Ann of Florida. I plan on mailing the signed books out […]
Like me, most of you probably have childhood memories of sitting in front of a blank page, agonizing over what to write for a school essay. Years ago, in my first serious foray into writing fiction, I’d occasionally have the same problem. Eventually, I stopped writing because I was blocked on a particular novel. That […]
It’s been a long, weird year full of hardships and scandals, and 2018 promises to be even weirder. But hopefully, for one day, we can take a break from the nonsense to relax and enjoy the Yuletide season. If I have any wish for this Christmas, it’s that common sense and cooler heads will prevail. […]
Today I’m posting some pictures I took on Friday in downtown Glendale, AZ, with all the trees lit up. Every year around this time they have a festival called Glendale Glitters with vendors selling foods like hot chocolate and caramel apples. We had thought the vendors would be there on Friday night, but they weren’t; […]
I haven’t read much young adult fiction since Rowling’s Harry Potter and Westerfeld’s Leviathan series, so this was a departure from my usual reading material. I became aware of the book because it sparked an odd controversy, but before I address that issue I’ll discuss it on its own merits. The Black Witch takes place […]
Christmas is one of the few times in the year when we Americans celebrate our nation’s European heritage. Though Christmas itself dates back over a millennium and some of our holiday traditions are ancient, many hail from the Victorian era. I believe this is partly due to the surplus of great literature from that […]
The following is the conclusion of the origin story of the Clockwork Caballero, by Vaughn Treude. Earlier installments are part1, part2, and part3. The Captain spat out the chewed-up cigar he’d had clenched in his teeth and replaced it with a fresh one. From his pocket, he pulled out a match, struck it on his […]
