Other Worlds Ink has a new near-future sci-fi anthology out: Earth 2100. Earth on the Cusp of the Twenty-Second Century How the world has changed in the last seventy-six years. In 1948, scientists ran the first computer program, and “the Ultimate Car of the Future,” the futuristic, three wheeled Davis Divan, debuted. Since then, a succession of inventions—the personal computer, the internet, the World Wide Web, smart phones and social media—have transformed every aspect of our lives. The next seventy-six years will change things too, in ways we can barely even begin to imagine. Culture, clima ..read more

I’m working on catching up on some reviews tonight. Posts coming soon. Meanwhile, enjoy my latest article on Medium! View at Medium.com ..read more

Synopsis (from Amazon): The last thing she wants is to dig up the past… When the body of a celebrated journalist is fished from the Edgartown Harbor, the official report rules his death accidental. But why was he alone on a senator’s yacht during a nor’easter? That’s only the first question London-based lawyer Kyra Gibson has when she arrives on the idyllic island of Martha’s Vineyard to settle her estranged father’s affairs. She’s not looking for closure. She’s not seen him in decades since he left her with her aunt following her mother’s death. But as Kyra delves deeper into her father’s li ..read more

I had an appointment for a breast MRI and biopsy on my husband’s birthday, May 1, 2019. We spent that day at the imaging center. It was a cold, drizzly, gunmetal-gray day out. The rain was just spitting. I spent hours in the imaging machine, holding onto the panic button they give you, earplugs in my ears. I was praying the whole time with my eyes pressed shut: Please, please, please, God. Let me not have breast cancer. The test was grueling. I was in the MRI machine for hours. They’d numbed my breasts; I could hear the biopsy machine making that whirring, drilling sound, and I was thinking, I ..read more

1) Tell us a little bit about yourself. How did you get into writing? As a child, I grew up reading books by Tolkien, Hobbs etc. and developed a strong interest in fantasy. In school, I found history to be a difficult subject and a trick I grew fond of was to substitute real events with more fantastical versions of them incorporating elements of magic and sorcery to make them more interesting and thus easier to remember. Even long after school, I’d look back at important historical moments and altered variations I had cooked up in my mind. Even to this date, I find these altered histories more ..read more

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.  The vastness of the Multiverse is put to the test in author Katrina Zari’s “The Princess from Earth”, the next chapter in the Warriors of Mirral series!  The Synopsis Worlds with Magic. Worlds with Space travel. Worlds where everything gets connected. The Multiverse is unlimited, but the Worlds have their limits. “The Princess from Earth” is the next chapter of the “Warriors of Mirral” series. The Review What another fantastic entry into the epic sci-fi and fantasy series. The au ..read more

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I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.  Author Jayna Locke shares a wonderful collection of short stories that reflects on the human condition in the book “Somewhere in Minnesota: Short Stories”. The Synopsis With springtime in the air, a toddler chases a ball onto a melting ice-covered lake far beyond his parents’ reach. As the chill of Autumn comes to Minnesota, Max opens the door to find a grizzled drifter on the doorstep. Then Max realizes he knows the man. When Julie returns to her mother’s home on the shores of Lake Su ..read more

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.  Two children are led by a ghost back to a mysterious hotel, and encounter a strange series of events in author Arthur Slade’s “Ghost Hotel”, the second book in the Canadian Chills series. The Synopsis Can two modern-day kids solve mystery of the ghost that haunts the old hotel–or will they be trapped in the past forever? Walter Biggar Bronson (a.k.a. Wart) and his friend Cindy meet a ghost one night after school. The small, mournful boy leads them across the Broadway Bridge to the grac ..read more

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.  Author Emil Rem takes readers on a unique journey through his many travels around the world in the book “Chasing Aphrodite: Stories of Life, Love & Travel”.  The Synopsis “Pure gold.” —Tom Dixon— EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIN Join Emil on his adventures around the world in a series of beautifully written and illustrated stories—heartfelt, and uniquely insightful this book will take you from England to Africa, from Canada to Cypress—all through the author’s skillful stor ..read more