Long Time Expat In Japan
Robert B. Parker and Elmore Leonard books used to decorate my family's night stands back in the day. They bring back memories of my Dad. They were his indulgence. The covers were unique, maybe a product of the times, like Mary Tyler Moore fonts they scream seventies. A couple of years back, I rediscovered an interest … Continue reading More Nostalgia – 52 Pickup
I usually post about a single book I read, why I liked it, why I didn't. This time, however, I read 3 Spenser novels in rapid succession. They are in order of publishing #s 4, 5, and 6. I could wax on about each, but what I can and want to say about them kind … Continue reading Robert B. Parker Week
Not seeing progress these days. It's been months since I ranked up. Below is my kanji formDecember. While the powers that be didn't delist me, I was at the lowest position among the 6th kyu rank. I actually kind of thought this one was okay. My kana was not at the bottom, but not near … Continue reading December Shodo
If you want to be a beta-reader, please send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll share the rest of the story. — Steve pokes his head into his wife's bedroom and looks at her leg protruding from under the covers. Her varicose veins look worse that he remembers, an artifact of … Continue reading Story Excerpt – Red Rimmed
I just checked out the kickstarter page for the anthology where my first published story will appear. And it looks like we made our target. As of this writing, the kickstarter was at $7,630. The goal was $7,500. So that does it! I made a joke the other day in an earlier post, saying that … Continue reading Thank You !
There are less than three days left ! If you could see your way to backing the kickstarter for my first published story, I will be your best friend forever. Really. For ever and ever ! Check the link here. We're only $705 dollars away (at the time of this writing) from meeting the goal. … Continue reading Please Support !
If you want to be a beta-reader, please send me an email or leave me a comment and I’ll share the rest of the story. — "I heard that their religion is based on pure contiguity," the captain said. "Admirable, to be sure, but hardly practical." "We have our own believers in contiguity, captain, using … Continue reading Story Excerpt – Enemy Within
Book Review Armada By Ernest Cline I should start by saying I really enjoyed Ready Player One, Mr. Cline's previous and perhaps more famous novel. That was the reason I picked up Armada. So let me bottom line you here: If you liked Ready Player One, you'll like Armada too. If you didn't then you'll … Continue reading Book Review – Armada
My first short story is going to be published! "Volunteered" -- in which a volunteer lawman transports a murderer to the spaceport on a backwater planet. To get off planet, he will have to run the gauntlet-- has been accepted by Lawless Lands, a short story anthology from Fallstaff Publishing. It is one of twenty … Continue reading Lawless Lands
Book Review Best American Mystery Stories - 2015 Edited by James Patterson I'm in short story mode. Been that way for a year or so. I love to read novels, of course. The short story is arguably harder. You have only a few thousand words, while a novel ten times that. You have to be … Continue reading Book Review – Best American Mystery Stories – 2015
B.S. Donovan 