The late science fiction author Robert Heinlein once said that “manners are the oil of society.” He also said “if all else fails, rub her...

Words are the food of….wait….enough!! I get it, I’m coming back. Like it or not, my time off from writing is over and it’s time to dust...

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It’s said that we tend to only remember the good things and forget the bad, but the Twentieth Century Express transits through all...

Today, the Twentieth Century Express is moving through a small town, past an abandoned one-story brick building now inhabited only by...

Come on…it’s 2015, we should have flying cars by now. I remember a Popular Mechanics cover from 1951 showing a man pushing his heli-car...

Once upon a time, in a faraway land called America, there were big machines called railroad trains. One of the most famous train lines...

Here is something to share with the kids if they are already disillusioned with back-to-school, lunches, riding the bus, lugging books or...

Authors and publishers don’t always get it right the first time: #Publishing #humor #booktitles #satire #books

Lilith, first wife to Adam according to Judaic legend, was regarded pretty much as just a wretched, demonic character until the late 19th...

I received a lot of emails from people who missed last Friday’s giveaway, so we’re extending the program to every Friday in August....

A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. – Ray Bradbury You know the smell. It’s nothing you can...

Today is FREE FRIDAY when you can get a completely free, no obligation, no spam, no scam, no phone calls, no email, no ads, no anything...

I have not been able to track down the origin of Paperback Book Day, but it takes place on July 30th every year in celebration of those...

After six weeks, seven support calls, five technicians and two psychotherapy sessions, I finally worked through Amazon’s Kindle promotion...

I did some browsing, bought a box full of interesting used books and gave a copy of my book to the owner, Mike Downum, to read while...

So what is this novel all about? Mostly it’s about our attempts to overcome the limits of time, or at least come to terms with it. Time...

Around here, summer starts when school ends and ends when school starts. That makes summertime officially from end of May to mid-August....

It has long been an accepted fact in the world of academia that you must publish stuff or disappear from view. Among the learned...

“But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.” Walter Raleigh Photo source: http://instagram.com/nois7...