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Roots Reboot: Controversy and Consciousness
“No more slave movies!” That was one declaration among the commentary I’ve seen in response to the Roots remake announcement. I’ve also come across comments calling for a protest of A&E and its sister networks (History, and Lifetime) which … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Years a Slave, America, David L. Wolper, Director Steve McQueen, education, fact, fiction, History Channel, LeVar Burton, Malachi Kirby, Original, Remake, Roots, slavery
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Summer’s Last Dance
The beach clears, the painterly sky darkens, muted pastels fading. The vast ocean crashes into the surf, its waves now too cold for wading. Stragglers linger, some hand-in-hand, and stroll the crumbling boardwalk, Some cuddle close, sheltered from the wind, … Continue reading
Short Story: Old Acquaintance
The swarming crowd cheered and prepared to count down from ten as the sparkling orb descended. Strobe lights and camera flashes played in random patterns as one year prepared to pass the baton to the next. The crowd’s drunken enthusiasm … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, 2015, changes, countdown, fiction, inspiration, New Year, resolutions, short story, Time, Times Square, winter
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Book Review: IMARO by Charles Saunders
“I go…but I leave a warrior behind.” These prophetic words are among the last five-year-old Imaro hears from his shunned mother, Katisa, as she leaves him with her people, the Ilyssai, who are reluctant to accept him. The reason; … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Adventure, Africa, Book Review, books, Charles Saunders, Conan, dark forces, Fantasy, fiction, hero, Imaro, magic, Sword & Sorcery, Warrior
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Flash Fiction: The Rotund Giant
The grimy steel gates are sealed, but he remembers the arcade windows through which a miniature city of lights and frivolity once beckoned him inside. His gaze follows an empty soda bottle as it tumbles down the vacant alley. At the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Fiction
Tagged Adulthood, Amusement Park, Arcade, childhood, Days gone by, fiction, Flash Fiction Friday, memories, short story, Transition, Wonder Wheel
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My Leap Day gift to you!
Hi Friends! In honor of Leap Day, the Kindle edition of my sci-fi/fantasy novel, CAMILEON: Beyond The Veil, is now available FREE on Amazon through midnight tomorrow, March 1st! Click here to snag your copy. Here’s a brief description: “Follow your heart, … Continue reading
Posted in CAMILEON: Beyond The Veil, Uncategorized
Tagged Adventure, battle, betrayal, Denmark, destiny, download, entertainment, evil, Fantasy, fiction, France, free, Free kindle ebook, good, Heart, humanity, lies, mind, morals, multicultural, paranormal, psychological thriller, Sci-fi, seduction, Spain, spirit, truth, UK, US
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There’s No Telling When You’ll Fall
The heart isn’t sentient. It’s merely an organ that works 24/7, fueling the body with plasma, unaware that the mind superimposes idealistic fantasies of a thing called love upon it. Love. Some revel in its intoxicating delusion, forsaking all logic … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Falling, Fantasies, fiction, Happiness, Heart, Joy, Love, Poetry, Puzzle, Unexpected, Valentine's Day
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CAMILEON: BTV – FREE 5-chapter Sample!
Hey Friends! I hope your week has been awesome. As you may already know, I’ve been hard at work on the print edition of CAMILEON: Beyond The Veil. Today, I signed off on the minor revisions and the files are … Continue reading
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Tagged Camileon: Beyond The Veil, download, Fantasy, fiction, free sample, PDF, scifi
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Chapter Eight Excerpt: Breaking the Surface
BREAKING THE SURFACE The fresh scent of the lush grass and caress of the gentle wind was equally as therapeutic as the basic routine Camile was performing. She found that the organic scenery of the meadow worked wonders in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond the Veil, books, Breaking, Camileon, chapter, dimensions, Fantasy, fiction, sample, Surface
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Chapter Two Excerpt: Intrusion
INTRUSION She and her parents were less than twenty feet from the entrance when the ground began vibrating slightly beneath her feet. It was an unbroken disruption that led Camile to wonder if it was a sign of an … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond the Veil, Camileon, dimensions, discovery, Fantasy, fiction, future, scar, Sci-fi
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