Drinking sweet tea.

SciFi with a Glass of Sweet Tea

Had a wonderful chat today with Alex Lewczuk and Jessica Burtis on their Midweek Drive podcast. I’ve been on with them before, back in 2022. Alex reminded me that it was four books ago. We’ll try to shorten that interval before the next visit. Fellow SciFi author Brad C. Anderson (Ashme’s Song)  was also a…Read More

House of Mystery Radio Show

House of Mystery Radio Show on NBC with Alan R. Warren

Shortly after Spark was published, Al Warren invited me to be on his radio program. It was a great experience – he’s very easy to talk to and his co-host that day, David Marino, helped keep things moving. Now that Embers is out, he invited me back. It was another great experience with a bestselling…Read More

Embers book launch

Embers Book Launch

I’m still recovering. Many thanks to all those who helped organize and execute the official Embers Book Launch. The turnout was exceptional, with some people standing in the back of the venue. People came from all over. For a book launch. I was humbled. We did all the standard things: First, I read from the…Read More

Book Review: Pulse by J.Z. York

I love it when authors explain how the worlds they create are different from ours, and why, particularly when the explanation is organic to the story. The reader has an “aha” moment, followed by a “that’s cool” moment. Both are fun and J.Z. York delivers a few of them in Pulse. The basic premise is…Read More

Book Review: Uncaged by John Sandford & Michele Cook

Years ago, before eReaders and free video entertainment on airplanes, I travelled every week for work. Usually by air, so I spent lots of time in airports and didn’t yet have a Kindle or iPad. I was wed to actual, physical books. I still prefer to read that way, but there is a downside to…Read More