Tag: books
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The “Real” Murph
A walk on the roof with Dragonflyers and Author Scott Tarbet Rather than “walk,” perhaps it is more appropriate to call this a “dragonflight.” Author Scott E. Tarbet told the story, “The Year of No Foals,” in the fantasy anthology, The Toll of Another Bell. This was where he introduced me to his character, Murphy Hargreaves. I begged Scott to…
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Jump inside the book
Announcing: Character Walks What if you could jump into a book, and talk with someone who is there? That’s what I’m doing in my new series, Character Walks. You’ve read the story once, from one perspective. I want to go into the books, and talk to the people in them. These authors are bravely passing…
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Meet Dr. Jessica
A secret walk through the Nest with Thaxson Patterson II Thanks to the generosity of my fellow author, Thaxson Patterson II – and thanks, in no small part, to my security clearance – I was recently able to talk with a scientist at a top-secret research facility. Mr. Patterson tells the story, “Life Under Research Conditions,” in the fantasy anthology, The Toll of Another…
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Jilted River: Just a fairy tale?
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. They ring with warbling birdsong. They swim with hazy gossamer wisps, floating under the sun dappled canopy. A waterfall beckons from the north, and it drops down, down, down to the river in the hollow bowl. See the rock face to the west? That is the other half of what used to be one big mountain.…
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Book Review: The Toll of Another Bell
I am pleased to write to you today about an excellent book of short stories. Pleased because this book has just entertained me so well, and because my own story, Jilted River appears under this same cover. Xchyler Publishing’s new Anthology, The Toll of Another Bell, kept me turning pages all the way to the…
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Jilted River, in the Toll of Another Bell
A Fantasy Anthology What have I been doing lately? What has kept me so quiet? Only one thing has the power to silence me, and I promise, it’s important. Today, I am happy to make a birth announcement. My newest creation, Jilted River is available for sale right now. It appears alongside nine other short…
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Book Review: Love, Imperfectly Known
As book reviews go, I think this one is likely to be a little unfair. Concerning Love, Imperfectly Known by the Christian monk and mystic, Brother Emmanuel of Taizé: it’s hard for me to be objective about a book that I have grown to adore so personally. This disturbs me a little bit. I would…
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China Doll on LibraryThing.com
“China Doll” by Ginger C. Mann – am I allowed to call a tale that includes tragic accidents and death charming? What about one with a kindly mysterious old man who fixes toys with magic, and helps a young girl to realize her own talents in that area? I think that’s ok, right? So a…
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Shades and Shadows is selling!
It’s here! Shades and Shadows, a Paranormal Anthology, is selling on Amazon.com.“China Doll,” my first short story, is now in print. It’s been a long journey for just a few thousand words of prose; but fourteen years after I began it, I have finally brought it home.My sincere thanks to Xchyler Publishing for their interest in my…
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China Doll, Reviewed by Scott Taylor
The first review is in. Scott Taylor, writer and filmmaker, posted his independent review of China Doll on September 13, 2013. The launch of the book that features us, along with eleven other authors, is planned for October 31, 2013. Scott Taylor is one of my sibling authors, appearing with me in Shades and Shadows, a Paranormal…