Yesterday was the official launch party for the new International Anthology, Short and Happy (Or Not), that contains my short story To Love Again. The book was just released this week on Amazon and already has 9 reviews. One reviewer wrote: “A sampling in all the right ways. Overall one of my favorite reads in […]
Obviously this is not my usual Friday fare, and before we go any further with this, I want to invite you to hop over to Merrie’s Inspired Writers blog and see the terrific interview she did with me. You can find out about my latest work in progress and who I have a crush on.
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If I don’t hurry up and get this posted, it will soon become Monday Afternoon Musings. I got a slow start to my morning due to some thunderstorms that blew in about four o’clock. It was a loud, violent storm with lightening that slashed the darkness. For some reason, as I lay awake for about
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The Death of AnyoneDJ SwykertMelange Books224 pagesASIN: B00BNQ6S74$2.99 The Death of Anyone, Melange Books, March 2013, is a fictional story of Detroit Homicide Detective, Bonnie Benham, who convinces the District Attorney to allow a Familial DNA search as she investigates the murder of several young girls. The book reveals standard investigative homicide procedures and the
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This will not be my usual Friday fare. You may have guessed that already by the different title, and I was trying not to write about what is going on with some pro football players. Really I was. I didn’t want to enter into the media coverage of the latest “bad boy” behavior in the
Babies are disappearing in this small Arkansas town. Who’s responsible? The new woman in town with a troubled past? Boxes For Beds is the first book I published as an Indie Author, and it was quite a learning experience as I navigated all the things a publisher does; cover art, editing, and formatting. Having professionals
When death sneaks into the sleepy town of Twin Lakes, Texas, the entire community is shaken to its roots Doubletake, the first mystery I wrote a number of years ago with a collaborator, Margaret Sutton, has found new life. The revised and updated version is now available with a terrific new cover by Dany Russell.
Friends Forever is a young adult novel about friendship and the social games young teens play. The book has been revised and updated for a new release – 2014- by White Bird Publications complete with a new cover. Available in Paperback BLURB Friendship is a tenuous thing when you’re thirteen and everything in your life is
Coping With Weapons and Violence In School and On Your Streets A long title for an important book on a subject of concern to students, teachers and parents. It was selected as a top book for teens by the New York Public Library. “It may help those who need some enlightenment as to how to
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The Wisdom of Ages is a short story collection featuring three stories about four men who face the challenges of aging head on. It is currently available in Paperback and as an e-book at Amazon ** Barnes & Noble ** Kobo ** iTunes ** Page Foundry ** Scribd BLURB Three stories; four men whose lives
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