Scars and Scales by KC J. Hutchins
A sprawling epic of a battle for world power, Scars and Scales by KC J. Hutchins delivers enough strange creatures to fill a hundred fantasy novels. The last of his kind, the Omni dragon Xerxes has been imprisoned in a cage suspended above the throne of the sorceress Queen Delsey......
Write Christmas
For me, Christmas is by far the most magical day of the year. The lights, the decorated trees, the wide-eyed wonder of little kids and the countless hours spent bringing joy to communities and people. It’s all so inspiring and beautiful and the world just feels better for a while.......
Purple Deceiver
Some might argue that the adventure novel has been undermined by the modern age. Being able to fly just about anywhere for a relatively reasonable price, or experience on the internet for free, the allure of a story that takes you to far-away places and unfamiliar cultures and exposes you......
Valley Fliers
“These were supposed to be toys, not weapons! They were supposed to be convenient, not a death sentence! But what have they become, these flying machines that go everywhere, see everything, that no one even pays that much attention to anymore? They have become an easy means to kill.” ......
Apsara
These are just a few of the colorful characters and mirror plots populating Willard Thurston’s illustrated novel, Apsara. Like many of Thurston’s novels, Apsara defies ready summation. It’s a sprawling, interconnected web of hidden agendas, deceit, entrapment, alliances and sabotage, all...
Punchy Pungent Proverbs and Other Pious Poetry
Poetry can bloom in some of the most unexpected places. For D.A. Gray, it took root as outgoing messages on an answering machine at a private gym in Harlem where he worked as a health and fitness trainer. At first, these were motivational messages he’d leave for his clients, encouraging......
The Immigrant
More than historical fiction, The Immigrant by Frederic Petrovsky can be defined as a fine bit of motivational philosophizing — and a most satisfying read. The Immigrant follows an admirable and eclectic list of previous works by Petrovsky: The Clinton Diaries, speculative fiction about former...
After Claire: In Search of a Habitable Life
For a man whose profession is based on listening to other people and helping them navigate through life’s biggest emotional issues, this was the kind of jolt that forced Dr. Paul Mason to turn his examination inward – and in a big way. TRAGEDY STRIKES In John R. Wallis’s suspense-filled......
Blind Ten: Playing Life Like a Game of Spades
As Fat Bread, a kid trying to navigate the rough streets of inner-city Detroit in the 1980s, explores one of the many hustles presented to him, Bram, a slick operator and “businessman,” invites him for a game of chess. Asked to make the first move of a game he doesn’t......
