THE LAZY PUG CAFE( culture / writing / books / novels )
The Lazy Pug CafeThe Lazy Pug Café was a dilapidated old farmhouse abandoned years ago. A massive, ancient oak tree, Ol' Lightnin', lurked out back... read more
ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO( culture / writing / books / novels )
Anti-corporate crusader Dobie Pokorny wants to save the world from corporate titans like Colonel Charonne. The latter and his henchmen are determined to stop him. On Dobie's "speaking truth to power" to... read more
INSPIRATION FOR MY NOVELS AND NOVELLAS( culture / writing / books / novels )
I just put this together and thought I'd share it on this blog in addition to my writing platform. ... read more
IN THE MONEY?( culture / writing / books / novels )
Wonderful
On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 12:19 PMwrote:
I'm waiting for them to buy the movie rights from me?
On Monday, February 21, 2022, 11:32:45 AM PST
Great!
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2022 12:29 PM
Wow... read more
THE FADED PAGE( culture / writing / books )
Books in the public domain. Free eBooks forever. FP now includes 6312 eBooks in its collection. : fadedpage.com/fadedpage.com ... read more
RANDOM BOOK REVIEWS( culture / writing / books / reviews )
From Lionel, January 2013: I just finished reading amazon.com/gp/product/1984817884/refasliqfasiniltl?ieUTF8&taghepyacom-20&creative9325&linkCodeas2&creativeASIN1984817884&linkId4fc8f8cb658bee5dbd1097f488629d75 titleaffiliate linkThe Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour, a histo... read more
SEMMY QUOTES (FROM ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"Don't be scared when you feel you are about to die. You're not frightened when you wake up in the morning, are you? Pretty much the same thing. 'Life is but a dream!'"... read more
COLONEL CHARONNE QUOTES (FROM ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"You're that Commie, Pokorny! I should shoot you where you stand!""Pokorny's still out there selling that tripe and it needs to stop. Now! I want him gone! You know what I'm saying?" -- Colonel Charonn... read more
DOBIE POKORNY QUOTES (FROM ANOTHER WAY: BEYOND THE STATUS QUO)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"If you're not a conspiracy theorist these days, you're just not paying attention. Sure, some scoff at the mere thought of conspiracy, but ask any detective, lawyer or judge -- if you can find an... read more
ALEX PANNAS QUOTES (FROM OPERATION DETOUR)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"If I seem flippant, that's just how I cope. You either laugh or you cry. You apparently start referring to yourself in the second person, too.""I'm a tru... read more
RIVA PETKOVIC QUOTES (FROM OPERATION DETOUR)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"You might be smart with computers, but in real life you are a complete idiot.""Programmer, data entry clerk, whatever. How have you not gone insane already!?""Put... read more
BENNY REED QUOTES (FROM LOTTERY PRESIDENT)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"You really think the President is in charge of anything? He's a figurehead, a spokesman... he's the country's Vanna White.""Instead of voting for the... read more
OL' LIGHTNIN' QUOTES (FROM THE LAZY PUG CAFE)( culture / quotes / books / novels )
"It's not a tree's purpose in life to stand around being picturesque. Not this tree, at least. Maybe that weeping willow up front, or my old friends ruthlessly cut down in their prime when this place was built, ... read more
MY MOST RECENT EBOOKS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Two of my ebooks are available free of charge all month (July) at Smashwords. The links are at the bottom of that page. I've already "sold" five c... read more
THE LAZY PUG CAFE, A NOVEL( culture / writing / books / novels )
My latest short story, based on our real life pugs Daisy, Chandler and Joey, the latter of whom is the only one still alive and barking. See www.amazon.com/dp/B085XM6QW... read more
REVIEW MY BOOKS( culture / writing / books / reviews )
If you've read any of my novels, please give them a review on Amazon (click the book's image, below or on the right, then click the Write a Customer Review button on its Amazon page, to the left), on books.apple.com/us/author/william-arthur-holmes/id1030403584Apple Books , ... read more
BEST FICTION OF 2019( culture / writing / books / novels )
ALL OF MY BOOKS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Read, listen or watch the rest here: Novels/Novellas... read more
OPERATION DETOUR( culture / writing / books / novels )
Riva, a beautiful young "black ops" agent on her first assignment, tries to turn Alex into her own "asset" just to prove she can. When he loses both his job and his girlfriend, she thinks he's putty in her hands. When he decide... read more
TEMPORARY INSANITY( culture / writing / books / novels )
Long before winning the lottery and running for president, Benny was living in L.A. working as a temporary word processor (typist). For his latest assignment, he thought he was taking just another temp job. He didn't anticipate... read more
RECENTLY-DISCOVERED BOOK REPOSITORY( culture / writing / books )
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. hathitrust.org/Hathi Trust Digital ... read more
HOW TO MOVE A BOOK STORE( culture / writing / books )
A rent increase forced the owners of October Books to move locations in Southampton. They used a crowd funding campaign and loans to buy a former bank location about 500 feet down the street for $400,000.Cool! upi.com/Odd-News/2018/10/30/Human-chain-helps-British-book-store-move-down-the-street/37815409350... read more
BEST THRILLERS OF ALL-TIME( culture / writing / books / novels )
According to the Telegraph, anyway. An interesting list. Several if not most of th... read more
NOVELS/NOVELLAS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Did I mention I've written a few novels/novellas?Another Way: Beyond the Status Quo"A politically-incorrect manifesto. Anti-corporate crusader Dobie Pokorny wants to s... read more
NOVELLAS AND NOVELS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Free novellaTemporary Insanity"Long before winning the lottery and running for president, Benny was li... read more
LAST TRAIN OUT( culture / writing / books / novels )
Clay and his adopted daughter, Jenna, look forward to their upcoming "homeland tour" to Russia. His intentions are pure. Hers, not so much. When she goes missing, his worst fears are realized. She is not the innocent little girl he... read more
MY NOVELS( culture / writing / books / novels )
Read, listen or watch the rest here: WilliamArthurHolmes.comGo to ... read more
STARTED A NEW STORY TODAY( culture / writing / books / novels )
I started writing a new story today. Can't say much about it except that it's pretty much sci-fi, though it might wander into religion and politics. So, yeah, it should offend just about everyone. Then I took a break and... read more
CRACKING UP OVER LOTTERY PRESIDENT( culture / writing / books / novels )
Here's one of my brothers reading my book, Lottery President. He seems to be enjoying it. I swear I didn't pay him to do this. ... read more
LOTTERY PRESIDENT( culture / writing / books / novels )
I AM NOW A PUBLISHED AUTHOR( culture / writing / books / novels )
It's SELF-published, but still ... It's called "Lottery President."Hopefully, it's at least slightly entertain... read more
MY WRITER'S PLATFORM( culture / writing / books )
williamarthurholmes.comWilliamArthurHolmes.com is my writer's platform, with a page showing williamarthurholmes.comwhere you can buy, preview and/or review all of my books. Or, just look below... ... read more
A COUPLE OF BOOKS/NOVELLAS ON KINDLE( culture / writing / books / novels )
I've published a couple of books/novellas on Kindle recently: "Lottery President" is a political thriller; and ... read more
BOOKS PAGE( culture / writing / books )
amazon.com/dp/B085XM6QW8/... read more