King Solomon’s Mines and Titanium Noir – Book Reviews

Two shorter book reviews today, as I've been looking at these in my "drafts" folder for awhile. Review One: A "grabbed it for a little" title I've had a go at recently - H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines. This I have in a nice looking hardback at the moment. I've been meaning to read … Continue reading King Solomon’s Mines and Titanium Noir – Book Reviews →

Book Review – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Sometimes you get really lucky when you’re swooping into a thrift shop, and sometimes you’re not so lucky – earlier this year I happened on a lucky day when a dozen or so hard cover books in great condition were for sale in my closest thrift shop, at a very low price. I can only … Continue reading Book Review – The Moon is a Harsh Mistress →

Frontiers of Fright (Quick Book Review)

I do have a more than passing acquaintance with one of the authors included within this anthology, presented by Denver Horror Collective, edited by A.E. Santana. And I'm considering joining the Denver Horror Collective. (Horror falls under the "speculative" label I like to use when people ask me what I write.) This may not be … Continue reading Frontiers of Fright (Quick Book Review) →

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Book Review +

Oh my oh my oh my. (I apologize in advance if this is not a particularly coherent or interesting review. I finished reading the book, then wrote this in a hurry and while it was over 35C, which was somewhat in keeping with this novel, set in a London that is often suffering under heat … Continue reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Book Review + →

Hello 2025

Yesterday I received a notice that a piece of mine has been accepted for publication. Great news! A good start to the new year. It's a piece that I still feel is well written, eight or nine months after I first started sending it out, which is not always true. It's a creative non-fiction piece, … Continue reading Hello 2025 →