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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... 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 tour, he meets and falls in love with Kaylie while enduring attacks... 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. Lottery PresidentWanted to st... read more
THELAZYPUGCAFE.COM( 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 amazon.com/dp/B085XM6QW8The Lazy Pug Cafe was a dilapidated old two-story farmhouse abandoned years ago, lately serving as a sad b... read more
BEST FICTION OF 2019( culture / writing / books / novels )
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood... wins this year's Best Fiction a... read more
ALL OF MY BOOKS( culture / writing / books / novels )
See Novels/NovellasFeatured book deals on SmashwordsAno... 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 decides to go out with a bang, she's afraid she'... 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 Venelia and the Dynamos. The what?... read more
BEST THRILLERS OF ALL-TIME( culture / writing / books / novels )
According to the Telegraph, anyway. An interesting list. Several if not most of these were that author's first published novel. I've actually read half of these, though it's been years.... 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 save the world. His old boss, Colonel Charonne, wants to stop him. On his truth tour, Dobie meets and... 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 thought she was. Not even close.... read more
MY NOVELS( culture / writing / books / novels )
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Go to Another peek at my booksAnother Way: Beyond the Status Quo... 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 started cleaning. Did a load of dishes. Vacuumed and cleaned the office... 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.
New book out! Here's my... read more
LOTTERY PRESIDENT( culture / writing / books / novels )
For most people, winning $300 million in the lottery would be enough. They would buy a big house, travel... read more
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 entertaining. Tell a friend!Here... 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 "Operation Detour" is a darkly comedic adventu... read more