I’m always honored and humbled when someone throws some recognition my way. But it’s especially meaningful when it comes from a fellow author who excels at his craft. Today I was pleasantly surprised to be mentioned, with more kind words than I deserve, on Neel Trivedi’s website, where he gives props to various authors. As […]
Month: May 2020
Review: “Specimen 313” by Jeff Strand (2011)
Although I tend to read a lot in all genres, but especially horror, somehow I had never read anything by Jeff Strand. I got looking for some stories by him and found this one for a reasonable price, so I picked it up. I wasn’t disappointed. This story is about carnivorous plants, told from the […]
On Writing: Word Economy
There’s an old saw among writers that writing is easy, it’s getting all the words in the right order that is the hard part. While it’s funny, it’s also true. There are many stories that are very flat, telling you pretty much what happened, in order, without really digging into the heads of the characters. […]
Review: “Bus Driver Man” by Duncan Ralston (2014)
Since I tend to write more short fiction than any other format, it should be no surprise I read much of the same. Often those stories are in anthologies, but sometimes they are standalone works, as is the case with this one. Mr. McAllister is a bus driver, and like most in his profession, he’s […]