Ernie Cline: From Spoken Word to Armada
I first discovered Ernie Cline several years ago on a podcast called IndieFeed Performance Poetry. His spoken word piece “Dance Monkeys Dance” was witty, thought-provoking, and humorous. But it was another piece called “When I Was a Kid” that really caught my attention. Packed with pop culture references that any 80s kid would appreciate, this…Read More
Last Chance to Get Engineered Underground for Free on Amazon
Special Offer! This Friday and Saturday (June 12-13), the Kindle edition of Engineered Underground will be FREE on Amazon one last time. Engineered Underground is the first book in my Metamorphosis series, a science-fiction story packed with action, mystery, and military intrigue. It’s also a real-world superhero origin story! I hope you’ll head over to…Read More
Slippery Fish (A Poem)
Slippery Fish That slippery fish you see Dancing in poetry She is a lie. I say She is a fantasy A pretty mermaid beckoning you Casting shadows across your sea Certainty, She is the golden coin Inside the fishbowl We all want a piece Consider instead the chameleon Shifting her colors, rolling with the moon…Read More
Engineered Underground Will Be Free on Amazon This Sunday!
Special Offer! This Sunday (May 17, 2015), the Kindle edition of Engineered Underground will be available for FREE at Amazon. Synopsis: Wendy Watson is an engineer who has dedicated her life to building a machine that will revolutionize medicine, but her world is thrown into upheaval when she comes into possession of extraordinary technology and…Read More
The Star Wars Generation Awakens
In 1980, my family took a vacation in Lake Tahoe with some of our relatives. We rented a cozy cabin and spent the week listening to the only decent eight-track tape anybody had bothered to bring; I heard Blondie’s “Call Me” a thousand times while playing Risk that week. 1980 was a special year, because…Read More
Blackbird (A Poem)
Blackbird She’s a blackbird, chipped and dry Marble lines: gray, black, white Face weathered, wings tethered Beaded eyes, all-seeing outside the light In gritty squawks She talks to the night Laugh lines and rusty bells Secrets she tells in whispers and sighs You can fly She’s war-striped and spangled Her mangled nest left behind A…Read More
The Kindle Edition of Engineered Underground is Free This Friday and Saturday
Special Offer! This Friday and Saturday (April 17-18, 2015), the Kindle edition of Engineered Underground will be available for FREE at Amazon. Engineered Underground is the first book in my Metamorphosis series, a science-fiction story packed with action, mystery, and military intrigue. It’s also a real-world superhero origin story! I hope you’ll check it out….Read More
Thoughts on Transcending Genre
I’m a huge fan of science fiction. When I go shopping for new books or when I’m surfing for new movies and TV shows to watch, I almost always hit the sci-fi section first. But I don’t limit myself to this one genre. On any given day, you can find me reading historical fiction, children’s…Read More
Engineered Underground is Now Available on Amazon
If someone had the means, motive, and opportunity to become a superhero — in the real world — what would that look like? Engineered Underground is the first book in the Metamorphosis series, which explores how and why people might someday enter the realm of super-heroism. The story melds various sub-categories of science fiction, including…Read More
Engineered Underground: Cover Reveal
Today I’m excited to reveal the cover for my forthcoming science-fiction novel, Engineered Underground. The book is the first in a series that incorporates various sub-categories of science fiction, including military, superheroes, and mystery. Here’s the synopsis: Engineered Underground There hasn’t been an international armed conflict on Earth in decades. After years of peace, militaries…Read More
