“I loved my mother and hated Linda Bishop” Daughter Caitlin Murtagh This is a truly remarkable film it documents the life and death of Linda Bishop. Linda Bishop was Schizophrenic and Bi-Polar. The official summary of the movie says: The body of a homeless woman is found in an abandoned New Hampshire farmhouse. Beside her lies a […]

Actually this is a simple question to answer. Typically in October the price of gas drops as the refiners move to ‘winter blend’, this is a cheaper product to produce as less additives such as Ethanol are used. I saw an overnight leap of 10 cents a gallon. What is causing this? We are in […]

“Dr. David Sanfred, our family practitioner, walked into my room at 6:45 a.m. and stood at the end of my hospital bed. “Maureen, we’re getting ready to send you home soon,” he said. And then, “It’s time to talk.” It was time to face what I’d avoided all week. “I’m sorry to tell you, but […]

Margaret Mizushima is the author of the critically acclaimed Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries. Her books have garnered a Reader’s Favorite gold medal and have been listed as finalists in the RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards, the Colorado Book Awards, and the International Book Awards. Margaret serves on the board for the Rocky Mountain chapter of Mystery […]

To understand the significance of Glastonbury Fayre you need to have some background. These days everyone thinks that ‘Burning Man’ is the event to attend. Back in the early 70’s you did not need a custom built runway for the private jets, large motor homes to sleep in, and personal chefs. My parents ran a […]

If you have read any of author CS DeWildt’s work, you know that there will be dark times and maybe some humor.  No humor is present all in his short story, Corbin’s Dreams Take Flight: A Short Story. There is plenty of darkness and pain. Corbin Rutherford Scaggs broke his wrist when he fell of the […]

As The Menace of the Years: A River City Novel begins it is December 27, 1999. The coming millennium means the threat of the Y2K phenomenon. For the men and women who serve and protect the citizens of River City, they are expected to do more with less. The budgetary climate is not only affecting […]

It is January as Murder On Ice by Ted Wood begins. Murphy Harbor is cold and snowy as befits the area 200 miles north of Toronto. This second book in the series finds police Chief Reid Bennett still dealing with some of the repercussions from events in Dead In The Water. Long known for their […]

TOUGH: Crime Stories opens with “Texas Hot Flash” featuring police Officer Sunshine McCall. A day in the life of the officer who happens to be turning 40 with plenty to do and burdened by far too many memories. Charlie is very much lost as “Night Drive” by JM Taylor begins. A nighttime drive to the […]

In Dark Company: A Kate Burkholder Story is not a novel, but a short story. It is also mighty good. Released last May to boost sales for the planned release of A Gathering Of Secrets last July, it serves as a bridge between books; it is also a superb introduction for readers unfamiliar with this […]

Published in 1983, Dead In The Water begins the series featuring Chief of Police Reid Bennett. Ex-military, ex Toronto officer, this disgraced– in the eyes of some—cop is the Chief of Police for Murphy’s Harbor located in the Muskoka cottage country. Roughly two hundred miles north of Toronto, Murphy’s Harbor is a resort town where […]

“Strolling among the dunes and driftwood, and the mock heather and yarrow of Moonstone Beach on California’s Central Coast, you are likely to come across a humble wooden bench made remarkable by what it declares, by the empathy it stirs, and by the stories it invites us to share. Rough and weatherworn, the bench is […]

In the genre of New Age, or as I prefer to call it Neo Classical there are for me two clearly defined categories, I call the first ‘passive’. This is by far the most common form, the music is soft and soothing, it almost encourages the listener to ‘zone out’ and maybe do something else, […]

“The words spewed from Da’s mouth. A sinister, dark shadow cloaked his face. Muscles twitched in his jaws and his hands clenched in tight fists. I stepped back. He abruptly turned, making his way up the stone steps to the upper story bed chambers, feeling the wall for security. When his foot struck the arisaid […]

I am a huge fan of the late Douglas Adams and his very amusing book The Hitch Hikers Guide to The Universe. Until yesterday I thought it was Sci Fi. Yesterday Won Fang and I met the Mutant Star Goat. What is a Mutant Star Goat? As Douglas Adams explains: The Golgafrinchan Ark Fleet Ship […]

Our physical and mental effort controls the outcome of any work. But there is another player for the result of your deeds too. That is your self-confidence. When you have planned about doing something and have confidence in yourself, that particular work will run smoothly. And, in the end, it will finish with a good […]

If you are passionate about the news and delivering vital information about what’s going on in the world to the public, being a journalist is most likely your dream job. As an aspiring writer, it can be hard to know where to start on this career path and how to get your work in the […]

Marty Ambrose has been a writer most of her life, consumed with the world of literature whether teaching English at Florida Southwestern State College or creating her own fiction.  Her writing career has spanned almost fifteen years, with eight published novels for Avalon Books, Kensington Books, Thomas & Mercer—and, now, Severn House. Two years ago, […]

Social media has a great impact on many aspects of our lives. It has changed the way we look at things, the way we make purchases, the way we communicate with others, the way we travel etc. Nothing is the same as it used to be. Whether for better or for worse, who knows? There […]

“My eyes snap open wide. A shadow faces me from beyond the foot of my bed. I shiver, holding my breath. The tall, bulky intruder seems oblivious. My sleep-hazy mind tells me to lie still. I’ll make myself smaller that way, so the invader won’t see me. I’m making myself small… My brain stirs slowly. […]

“Rick eased toward the open doors of his living room, thinking to disappear into the shadows. He just didn’t feel like an early morning encounter with anyone, certainly not the mermaid with those incredible legs who was ambling slowly in his general direction. He stopped suddenly when something caught the corner of his eye. A […]

Jasper Skaggs came to the isolated place to reinvent himself and settle scores from the past. Grover Shutes said too much once too many times making it clear he did not respect Jasper. Now Grover is bleeding out in the woods somewhere and Jasper Skaggs now has a new issue.   How to deal with […]

The Maine deer hunting season has barely begun as Stay Hidden: A Novel by Paul Doiron begins, and already there are two deaths. The deaths are not are not hunting accidents. The warden service refers to them as what they are— homicides. The reason a person is dead is because the person, the shooter, maybe […]

The Digest Enthusiast: Book Eight distinctively features prolific short story author Michael Bracken on the cover. Edited by Richard Krauss and published by Largue Press, the issue opens with a roundup of current story and feature lineups in the mystery, science fiction/fantasy digests and other news. Starting on page 16, Editor Richard Krauss interviews Michael […]

The title seemed so harmless. What could possibly go wrong? So I agreed to do a review. I don’t generally do horror movies, I think the wicked witch in Snow White is about my limit. It took less than 2 minutes for me to realize that The Song Of Solomon was not a musical with […]

Charles Krauthammer is on the record as describing himself as a “Jewish Shinto” meaning that he worshipped his ancestors. Yet for simply wanting to protect America’s borders against a tidal wave of human debris this columnist was at the forefront of establishmentarians roundly condemning President Trump. The Secretary of Homeland Security has been criticized by […]

Gambling online in the US is shrouded in mystery when it comes to being legal. At a broader level, some may say that gambling online in the US is legal while others say that it’s quite opposite, and the truth is that both of these may be correct. The reason behind this is that there […]

I spent a number of years working with disadvantaged adults, adult literacy was always a concern. From a literacy point of view, Trump does not score high marks. He is repetitive and uses a very limited vocabulary. What about the 36% of voters that form the hard core Trump supporters, the evangelicals that suddenly think […]

“Sophie got into the backseat of the car and didn’t glance back in the direction of the scarecrow until they were driving. When she did turn to look, even though she knew it wasn’t possible, the scarecrow’s head seemed to be cocked in a different direction, slightly upward, as though it was watching them leave. […]

Since its inception in August of 1988, Summerslam has become part of the WWE’s annual “Big 4” events. Over the years, fans have witnessed a few surprise occurrences to go along with the thrilling action. This year was not any different. The Brooklyn crowd observed a multitude of title changes, and a turn which many […]