Space Center Houston is Out of This World

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The Boy In The Picture

It smells funny, not very nice. It’s my first visit. I’m six years old in a…

Next Generation Threats: The Future of Crime and Crime-Stoppers

Photo courtesy of aarp.org. It’s the year 2020 – which means, the future is upon us.…

Legally Undead #FREE #ebook #urbanfantasy #paranormalromance #pnr

༺❃༻FREE Urban Fantasy༺❃༻ A reluctant vampire hunter, stalking New York City as only a scorned bride…

A Short Story and A Sci-Fi Giveaway

My Short Story Garners Recognition“The concepts of trans-humanism, AI, and where we’re headed as a society…

Cover Reveal: Dust by Kara Swanson

This year is a great year for books! Again, I didn’t have a hand in the…

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We have just returned from Cumbria. We love the mountains, lakes, walks through woods, and excellent…

OK Boomer? Some Good Advice For All of Us

Has anyone flipped an OK Boomer your way? Honestly, getting older is challenging enough. Who can keep…

The Top 10 (or so) Books to Read in Winter

As I write this, it’s about 30 degrees outside my window. I know, I know. Not…

#Lifestyle #Commentary Not so random thoughts on Following Directions

Bike Photo by  Andrew pvv on Unsplash & wagon Photo by Gary Sandoz on Unsplash Owen Miller was a colleague of mine for nearly…

February Author Events

With the holidays another fond memory and gray Seattle winter here for the next few months…

Brooklyn’s Gilded Age: The Grand Hotels on the Atlantic Ocean

The Oriental Hotel, Brooklyn, opened to the public in 1880. More than 100 years after Coney…

What Are You Looking for in an Author Newsletter?

In an effort to improve my newsletter, I’m sending a survey to my subscribers.  Because I…

In Celebration of Burns Night

This week, we’re leading up to Burns Night, which is celebrated all over the world on…

How to Position Yourself as an Authority in Your Industry

I have the honor of joining 28 other high impact influencers in the upcoming “Influencer Now…

Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 20th, 2020

Monday is here and with the start of the workweek we have the 20th prompt for…

Year of Reading and Tips

Wednesday I was in Sheffield to help launch their Year of Reading. There’ll be loads and…

January 16: Flash Fiction Challenge « Carrot Ranch – Protest

This week’s 99 Word Flash Fiction Prompt is ‘Protest’, at Charli Mills’ CarrotRanch.     January…

Spotlight on Vicki Batman

I’m happy to welcome award-winning author Vicki Batman. Today, Vicki shares her writing journey and latest…

2010s: Your Favourite Books

photo by ldyck Your favourite book based on how many page views the book review received.If…

Star Trader Update .011

011.01 “Officialdom is swarming all over the crash,” Cracker hissed when he rejoined us behind the…

How to Stop Pushing Your Own Emotional Buttons

Please note: first published with PsychCentral under the title: “Are You Pushing Your Own Emotional Buttons?…

NY Times Best Seller Reading Challenge

One of my favorite aspects of past reading challenges has been reading books by authors who…

Dark Heart February

If you enjoyed December’s DarkAdvent calendar (a new story read live each night in the Possessed…