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He woke with a start. Glancing all around him, getting his bearings, he realized it was still dark, and most of his travelling companions still slept. Piper, with her mouth agape, was snoring and drooling, as usual. Above him, the sky was a canopy of brilliant starstuff. The Milky…
This year was my year for being stubborn. Frustrated with my inability to find a home for my Weird Western novelette, in part I assume because of its unusual size, in part because of its unusual subject matter, I decided to publish it myself, and proceed with the Wyrd West Chronicles serial idea I had. […]
Read More My Publishing Year in ReviewThe Drawing of the Three by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read (again) for the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the Author! Author! Reading Challenge, the Need to Reread Challenge, and the Read the Sequel Challenge. This is the second book in the awesome Dark Tower series. If you tried The Gunslinger and […]
Read More Book Review: The Drawing of the ThreeThe Gunslinger by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read (again) for the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the Author! Author! Reading Challenge, and the Need to Reread Challenge. I fell in love with this series many years ago, and this is my third read of it (don’t remember when the second one was, […]
Read More Book Review: The Gunslinger by Stephen KingTo celebrate the publication of Wyrd West Chronicles #5, “The Reaping,” on the Winter Solstice, I’ve decided to extend my introductory prices on the Wyrd West stories until it comes out. So right now, you can get the first three Wyrd West stories for $4 total. I’m also putting #4, “Way of the Gun,” on […]
Read More Last Chance to Get the Wyrd West at Introductory Sale Prices!By Angeline Trevena I met Angeline recently online as part of a group of dystopian writers. Her series, The Paper Duchess, just saw its last book published last month. I really identify with this article. My first NaNo project was the start of the Toy Soldier Saga, and I’m currently revising it at request of […]
Read More Your NaNo Loss Could be a Long-Term WinA new congressional report contends that a North Korean electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the U.S. would ultimately wipe out 90 percent of the population. To date, most discussion concerning the North Korean threat has been on whether the rogue state can accurately hit U.S. cities with its ICBMs. But in an EMP attack, such […]
Read More North Korean EMP Attack Would Kill 90% of U.S.Want some nightmares? Watch this. Then cry into your pillow for a while.
Read More The Deadly Evolution of Nuclear WeaponsBy Megan Hunter I can chart the progress of my life through the types of apocalypse I have feared. As a child, the endings I imagined were natural, even cosmic: the land swallowed by the sea, the sun swallowing the earth. When I was an adolescent the man-made came to the fore, as I searched […]
Read More The Hopeful Side of Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
