Adele Gardner’s short story, “Bonnie Parker Sings the Blues” starts the Mystery Weekly Magazine: November 2018 issue off. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are headed home due to the death of her mom. After nineteen years on the road the duo have little to show for their music careers. She missed out on so much […]

Originally published in 2009, New Orleans Mysteries is an interesting collection of tales featuring signature characters from the mind of O’Neil De Noux. The stories move back and forth in time while showcasing the city the author loves—New Orleans. A city of complexity built on a violent past and a swamp that never should have […]

Death of A Rainmaker: A Dust Bowl Mystery by Laurie Loewenstein begins in early August in the 1930s. The Dust Bowl is centered in Oklahoma where farmers are literally losing their land in every breath and gust of wind. The soil is being stripped away as is the livelihoods of the farmers and everyone who […]

City Of Saviors is the fourth book in the Detective Elouise Norton Series by Rachel Howzell Hall and has the hoarder problem as a key part of the case. As such there are graphic descriptions of the house where a hoarder has died. If, like me, you quickly flip the channel when the ad for […]

After a short introduction to the issue, Black Cat Mystery Magazine: Issue 4 opens with “Something Fishy” by Michael Bracken. If you have read Mr. Bracken’s fiction before you know he always weaves an interesting story where everything is not as it seems. Such is the case here where readers are taken to the mermaid […]

Well known for his Bill Travis Mystery Series, Texas author George Wier has made quite a name for himself in the realm of short stories as well. Many of them are stand alone tales with a hint of the paranormal in some aspect. Such is the case here with The Feast Of All Souls: A […]

“Anderson looked concerned, but not panicked.  This was a man who took a lot of things in stride. Including the safety of his children. Wherever they thought Kayla was, it was apparently inconceivable to them that her well-being was the issue. Or any of the rest of her siblings. There looked to be several in […]

Former Vice-President Joe Biden is having a tough time in his friendship with President Obama. The change in administration in Washington has seen much of what was accomplished undone. It has also meant that Biden has not heard from Obama since while Obama has been busy living the high life doing one fun thing after […]

Mystery Weekly Magazine: March 2019 opens with “K. O’Connor” by Mike McHone. Detectives Molly Fetterly and Jim Biggins were still in route to the hospital when the man died. Hospital staff has no idea who he was or who dumped his broken body outside their building so that he would be found. Fortunately, Detective Biggins […]

Over 80,000 fans packed MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey to witness the WWE’s annual mega-event, Wrestlemania. In previous years, the show was filled with excitement, a couple of surprises, and hard-hitting action. This year, the company included a history making main event. The first bout of the night was for a championship. The […]

Lets start with flags. Flying a flag is a symbol of pride. It may be pride in a country or a cause, but it is always pride. Flags are a way to show honor and respect. But it is possible for flags and symbols to be hijacked for nefarious purposes. Probably the best example is […]

You might be tempted to think I am an idiot, I am not. New music, and lots of it gets published every single day. I know, because a very small sliver of it arrives at my doorstep. The problem is that much of it has that ‘sameness’ about it. I like a wide range of […]

Over the years I have heard many references to the New York club known as CBGB. It wasn’t until reading this book and talking to Binky Philips that I discovered the actual original name of the club was Country Bluegrass Blues , which, interestingly enough was exactly the type of music NOT played in the […]

At the end of 2017, the mobile gaming industry was said to be worth $100bn. This is quite interesting and makes us want to know how the gambling industry has grown as well as the part that technology has played in the development of the betting industry. In gambling, people play games for real money. […]

A number of years ago I bumped into an author, Joel Moore. He had released a series of Civil War novels aimed at the Young Adult audience. Joel it turned out was a retired School Teacher who had a great interest in the Civil War. At the center of his books were the young boys […]

Most people realize that Trump has an uneasy relationship with the truth, to use the great comment from Kellyanne Conway he uses ‘Alternative facts’. A good example of this was, twice twice this week he claimed that his father Fred Trump was born in Germany, This is complete rubbish, Fred Trump was born in New […]

Yes these two documentaries put Trump in a poor light, but it is not the Democrats that are kicking up a fuss, it is the Scottish folk of Aberdeenshire that took umbrage at some foreign rich guy destroying pristine coastal sand dunes to build a Golf Course. From IMDB: In this David and Goliath story […]

With the new technologies available in today’s market place you can quite easily transform your latest smart phone into a portable and pocket sized gaming console with many of the interesting games available on the android format. One of the key factors for this is the ability to use the touch screen and various sensors […]

“A shadow passed behind a tree, bigger than any animal. He propped himself up against a rock, too exhausted to move any farther, closing his eyes and waiting to die. He could see tomorrow’s headlines declaring his death as a mugging gone wrong.” –From The Desire Card by Lee Matthew Goldberg Lee Matthew Goldberg is […]

I don’t often watch Al Jazeera, I tend to put them in the same category as Fox News and RT, there always seems to be an agenda. However this two part documentary is well worth the effort. The official site says: Al Jazeera’s three-year investigation into the US’s gun lobby uncovers how officials from a […]

Detective Davie Richards has a nasty case to deal with as Pacific Homicide: A Mystery by Patricia Smiley begins. A women’s body has caused a shutdown at the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant. Naked and with no jewelry, Detective Davie Richards and her partner, Jason Vaughn, have to figure out who she was and how she […]

As we roll into spring, thoughts here in North Texas turn to planting as well as worries over baseball sized hail, tornadoes, and all matter of insect and bug many of which sting. Though the rains have been plentiful these last several months, drought is always a fear lurking just over the horizon. Cacti are […]

Pacific Homicide Detective Davie Richards is battling PTSD and for good reason. She also has a new case in Outside the Wire: A Pacific Homicide Novel. It is early one very warm morning when her and her partner, Detective Jason Vaughn are called out to the second floor of a parking garage at LAX. Members […]

“Glory sat up sharply. A full minute passed before she stopped gasping and coughing. She had made some progress in controlling the duration of her illusions. Standing, she dusted herself off and picked up her cellphone. From what she could tell, she was underground in a place that resembled a dungeon carved from the rock […]

How to write a quality press release is one of the important topics that every marketer and PR professional must know. If you’re using a newswire to distribute it, you need to understand how you’ll make the most out of your campaign. Most newswires have a team of editors who check if your content passed […]

“Meridian couldn’t help but keep looking at the ghost.  John took her by the hand and helped her walk to the back where the bathrooms were.  John was kissing Meridian all over, and it was obvious that he wanted more.  Relic and the rest of the guides, along with Luna, walked to the bathrooms and […]

I like the stuff, the deli at the local supermarket sells it. It;s pretty bland and tasteless, but so is almost everything else, Ham, Turkey, Beef. Etc. There seemed no choice so I went along with getting a few slices, well at least I can dream of the real thing! Recently I found a small […]

It is great to see that this venerable Reggae Band is still going strong, 40 years is an achievement. The Wiki entry for the band begins: UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and […]

I love documentaries, subject is almost irrelevant. But here is a documentary about a 50’s, 60’s and 70’s staple in the US, the glorious Drive-in. This I had to see! Technology has done great things, but it is also a very disruptive force, that is very true in the case of the Drive-in. The multiplex […]

The first time I was old enough to vote it was in the referendum ‘Should Great Britain join the EU’? Of course I voted Yes. The EEC (European Economic Community) offered a real way forward, trade, travel and economic security were reason enough to join. The UK was crumbling. There was no might left. Gone […]