Happy Star Wars Day! 5/4/2023

Wishing all of my friends, near and far, Happy Star Wars Day 2023! May the Fourth…

Artificial Intelligence

  My color-coordinated child Have you heard about ChatGPT or the other artificial intelligence programs out…

Beauty in Deception is live!

Beauty in Deception, a mistaken identity mafia romance, is now available in e-book, paperback, and audiobook.…

The Beating Heart of a Mind Has Been Released, but There’s Still a Giveaway to Enter

Thanks to everyone who helped make the book release of The Beating Heart of a Mind…

IWSG & Working Inspiration

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group is the brainchild of Alex J. Cavanaugh. He, his clones, minions, friends, and fellow authors…

Isolation

Many followers probably haven’t realised that I’m currently living in isolation, awaiting a major operation. A…

New Releases in #SciFi #Fantasy and Paranormal Romance for MAY 3

I have not read most of the new releases listed (although I always end up one-clicking…

Air Show Update

I told you guys how Wizard and I couldn’t get into the air show when we…

BOOK CLUB FRIDAY–AN INTERVIEW WITH MULTI-GENRE AUTHOR CAROL L. PAUR

Today we sit down for a chat with YA Mystery, Middle-Grade Fantasy, and adult fiction author…

IWSG: Inspiration

Welcome to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. IWSG is the brainchild of Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh.Purpose:…

WALLFLOWERS: The Latest Pre-orders! #ReadaRegency

April pre-order links are up for this new series! Revenge of the Wallflowers Revenge is a…

Award-winning Mystery Author’s New Release

It’s a pleasure to feature Gloria Ferris’s 4th book, Dark Blossoming, in her Cornwall and Redfern…

On a podcast

So I landed in a podcast. Or Teddy & Bara did. My mention runs from about…

A Page-Turning Thriller

The Accident by Chris Pavone If you’re looking for a unique and heart-pounding thriller that checks…

3 Life Lessons from a Gathering of Strangers

We sometimes learn–or relearn–life lessons in unexpected places. I recently joined 14 women creatives at a…

Pointe Work and a Red Leotard

Photographer: Darian Volkova Would a red, strappy leotard distract the eye from my puffer-fish face or…

99 Ways to Be More Selfless

Some people confuse giving with sacrificing. They think when they give something away, they’re giving something…

May Day! May Day!

  May  2023 Blog Ode To May: A Haiku May the joys of May Blossom and…

Review – Cyberpunk 2077 – Three Years Later

    Cyberpunk 2077 remains one of the great controversial games of 2020. Also, 2021, and only…

TuesdayTips145

TV Review: Night Coppers With a bumper crop of bank holiday’s coming up, you have a…

Authors, create your own audiobook!

The explosive growth of ebooks, generated largely by self-published authors, has caught the attention of traditional…

Psychopaths or Sociopaths? Which is it?

Sociopath or psychopath, so which is it?  We often see these two descriptions interchangeable among mainstream…

Finding David

Author Anna Belfrage invited me to write a special feature for her wonderful blog–aptly named Stolen…

YKYMP: #166: Kumbalangi Nights/#167 REMAKES: The Taking of Pelham 123

Here’s two more exciting ZOOM editions of the Yippee-Ki-Yay Mother Podcast, a lively discussion of the movies…

Temporary hiatus

Unfortunately, the Strange Tales site is going into a temporary hiatus but will return at some…