I spent part of yesterday extinguishing holiday cheer. The prevailing mood was frigid. With the landscape cloaked in icy white, and the temperature restrained to the single digits, I soon discovered that my worn, leather work gloves were woefully in...

 I begin with the traditional symbol of the season. Daughter did most of the decorations. I contributed by staying out of the way.We had a very merry Christmas, and I hope you did too. If you're wondering what to get with that Amazon gift certificate...

 Author Interview with Ron Lahr Author ofThe Kathaldi ChroniclesPlease tell me a little about your current work in progress. Right now I’m extremely close to finishing the first draft of the third book in my Kathaldi Chronicles epic fantasy trilogy,...

 It's alive.Or, it's live.I did it. The Shrinking Zone is live on Amazon. This is my 9th novel. 9 is the number of novels I have written. The novels I have written are 9 in number. It all began with Justice in Season, which I wrote back in 2000-2002,...

 It's Dystopia Monday. (That's not really a thing. It's only for today).  I've finished reading:Here's the review I posted at goodreads:Marina Fontaine's Chasing Freedom takes the reader into the belly of the rebellion and doesn't stop there. The reb...

 The Corsican Brothers were here at the Chateau du Chat Gris for Thanksgiving. The K-man got to help light (reluctantly) the final batch of coals I used to finish off the turkey. The bird turned out great, by the way, with a light smoke and orange fl...

 I was going to give the main character a flip phone in a holster. It would have been perfect for him. Except the dystopian society in which he lives in the high desert of the Western U.S. won't let him have one. He doesn't meet the necessary criteri...

 Links to my books are above.Author Interview withCully MackAuthor of The Voice That Thunders SeriesPlease tell me a little about your current work in progress. I’m over halfway through writing my Voice That Thunders Series and currently I’m writing...

 I've finished reading Distopia by Robert Kroese.This novel is book 2 in the Land of Dis series and seems to be a prequel to the first book. I haven't read the first book and I picked up this one for only 99 cents. It was money well spent.Our protago...

 Fun Fact: Let us cast a glance, or un coup d'oeil, at the French for this bit of history. In 1830, Charles X, King of France, issued the Four Ordinances of St. Cloud. Apparently the king felt that the elected government was too radical (and he had n...