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Bookmonger Review
Barbara Lloyd McMichael over on Our Coast Weekend (a PNW weekly arts & entertainment paper) typed up a nice review of Voices Carry: A Story of Teaching, Transitions, & Truths, entitled “Bookmonger: A memoir on learning to speak up,” which came out Read More…
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ARC review
It’s a bit early but a few ARC reviews have started to come in on Voices Carry. This one in particular made me cry because the reader/reviewer got everything out of it that I’d hoped for. They identified with the Read More…
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Many Deaths of…
You all know I love sharing good reads, especially when they share my snarky humor. Double points when the author can poke fun at themselves. Both make me happy to share Jennifer Brozek‘s new release: The Many Deaths of Jennifer Read More…
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Review Round-Up 2
More reviews for Space Ships & Other Trips have been popping up so here’s another batch! These are some amazing reviews too! From Midwest Book Review – Review from Diane Donovan. …a sterling example of the genre’s flexibility and thought-provoking opportunities. Read More…
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Review Round-Up
More reviews for Dragon Springs & Other Things have been popping up so here’s another batch! These are some amazing reviews too! From Midwest Book Review – Review from Suzy Housley, Sr. Editor. …a mesmerizing debut collection by the talented author and Read More…
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I’m Weightless
Today I’m feeling weightless. My favorite short story I’ve ever written is a little story called “Weightless.” It was first published in a micro-press anthology entitled The Great Beyond, but more recently, it’s found a true home in Soul Jar, Read More…
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Weekly Review Round-Up
I’m going to have to start posting reviews this way since a lot of them are rolling in with two book releases! Queer SciFi and Liminal Fiction also reviewed Space Ships & Other Trips! They said it was: …every bit as Read More…
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Liminal Fiction reviews Dragon Springs & Other Things
The great folks over at Liminal Fiction gave Dragon Springs & Other Things a 5-star review, stating: I loved this collection of short stories, and can’t imagine anyone not finding some that are just their cup of tea. Every tale Read More…
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“…Big-Hearted Collection…”
Australia’s oldest science fiction magazine, Aurealis, reviewed Dragon Springs & Other Things in Issue #161 and called it a “…big-hearted collection….” They had more to say about it as well. Here’s a bit of the review by Aurealis‘s Eugen Bacon. Featuring Read More…
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Reviews rolling in!
Reviews are starting to roll in on Dragon Springs & Other Things: A Short Story Collection Book I and wow! All 4/5 or 5/5 stars and the comments the reviewers are leaving… The stories are definitely connecting with people, which Read More…
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