Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
A Red Dotted Line by Simon Gervais (2016) - Mike Walton, his wife Lisa and the rest of the International Market Stabilization Institute are once again on the trail of the international terrorist known only as "The Sheik". It's a very personal pursuit this time, since "The Sheik" kidnapped Mike father and nearly killed Lisa... Continue Reading →
The Judas Game by Ethan Cross (2016) - An anonymous killer known as the Judas Killer will bring together veteran investigator Marcus Williams and serial killer Francis Ackerman once again. Working with the team from the Shepherd Organization, these two will try to understand what begins at a federal prison but is intended to spread... Continue Reading →
A World Between - Robert M. Herzog (2016 - The Story Plant) - Pieces of the world are disappearing, leaving only blank places that seem to call to people's minds. Through some governmental manipulation, the United Nations Science Missions gets handed the problem. The small team that is assembled to initially take on the question... Continue Reading →
Perfectly Broken by Robert Burke Warren (2016) - A rock star whose headliner days are behind him moves to the country to raise his four year old son with his PR expert wife. They will face their past and future, their expectations and mistakes, and all the challenges of friendship. In the end it will... Continue Reading →
You will see with some regularity reviews for books published by the folks at The Story Plant. They are an independent publisher of fiction, based in New York City. Founded in 2008, they have a respect for their authors that I appreciate. I'm happy to be associated with them. A couple years ago I was... Continue Reading →
Trust Me by Earl Javorsky (Story Plant, 2015) Jeff Fenner needs to face his demons. The cops are after him and so is a drug dealer. When his sister commits suicide Jeff refuses to believe. As he tries to dig himself out of the hole his life has become he will begin digging into his... Continue Reading →
What It Was Like - Peter Seth (2014) - In the summer of 1968 a young man takes a job at a summer camp in Upstate New York. He will enter Columbia University that fall on a scholarship and needs to make some pocket money. It is at camp that he meets Rachel Prince. She's... Continue Reading →
Shaking Out The Dead by K. M. Cholewa - The story of three adults struggling with what it means to love and be loved. Tatum is positive that she is unlovable, Paris wants to love her but spends too much time being "invisible" to believe it could happen. Geneva is an older woman struggling with... Continue Reading →
The Prophet by Ethan Cross (The Story Plant) - Why do we love serial killers? We have TV shows that are dedicated to tracking them down or even making them the hero. None of us would ever want to meet one in person but we are fascinated by what kind of person would do such... Continue Reading →
Twelve Months by Steven Manchester (The Story Plant - 2012) - I honestly had no idea what I was getting into when I opened this book. When I realized it was the story of a man just my age facing the sudden end of his life long before he was prepared I almost put the... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 