This is a story that is a result of a speculative discussion I had a while ago with my good friend Edward Cheever II. The question was: What if World War I never happened? This story is based on an alternate world in which a united, imperialistic Europe is slowly taking over the world. Only … More “The Bridge of Sighs”
We’re getting down to the wire before the beginning of the Infinity’s Reach Escape Clause Contest. I will start announcing winners next Monday and that will continue Monday through Friday until the launch on April 1. If you want a free autographed copy of Infinity’s Reach, here’s what you need to do: 1. You have … More Facebook, Wal-Mart and Infinity’s Reach
My goal for today is simple: finish the last two chapters of Infinity’s Reach. I got a lot done on Friday. I added some material in the early chapters that I felt was missing, I finished up chapter 27 and I wrote chapter 28. Now the end is in sight. This is the exciting–and scary–part. … More The Last Mile
The grades are handed in. The magazine articles are with the designer. I have locked my office door and told people that I am not available (actually, I lied and said I would be gone. But there’s “gone” and there’s GONE). And so I gratefully take off my professorial and editorial hat and don my … More At Last…
This short story is an exploration of what might be a sequel to my book, The Kiss of Night. If you’re interested, you can find it here. EYES WIDE OPEN Rudy’s Never Closes is what the sign read, which is pretty much stating the obvious for pretty much every shop and restaurant in the … More “Eyes Wide Open”
It’s the first of March, and I am excited to announce that I will be launching my new book, Infinity’s Reach, on April 1. You want a free book. I want you to have a free book. But I don’t want to make it easy for you. So we are going to have a contest. … More Announcing the Infinity’s Reach Escape Clause Contest
Yesterday I had a hankering for some good old science fiction action, so I pulled the movie “The Chronicles of Riddick” out of my collection and watched it yesterday and this morning. I have seen the movie several times, but apparently I hadn’t watched this particular DVD. It was a Director’s Cut. I usually cringe … More Less Is (Usually) More
I’m in good spirits this morning. I’ve been struggling with completing articles for the Spring issue of Spirit magazine, the alumni magazine that I edit. This morning, since my wife had to get up early and go to work, I got up with her. I always think more clearly in the morning, especially when I … More Wrestling with the Titans
I spent two years in research and then development of a national magazine that only lived a year. It was a traumatic ending of two of the hardest, best years of my life. The magazine was, I still believe, one of the best to ever come out of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. But like a … More When Bad Things Happen to Good Stories
It wasn’t life. I had given up on life a long time ago. It was existence—barely. I took no notice of my gray, pallid, flaking skin, my putrefied face and hair, my black nails or the thick, black fluid that oozed from the sores that covered my thin body. I was only dimly aware of … More “Pinocchio”
The Great Adventure 