Book Essentials   Genre: Thriller Length: Novel Title: Painted Black Author: Debra R. Borys Price on Amazon Kindle: $7.45   The Synopsis   Painted Black takes place on the gritty streets of Chicago. Midst the pervading misery that often defines the homeless community, something even darker is stirring. Chris, known by his tagger name Cry, was just trying more »

  Aside from last week’s interview which was supposed to post this week, I have been on hiatus. If you missed it, check out the interview of everyone’s favorite Ukranian-in-America Zhenia Viatchaninova I know you missed me! Why did I go on hiatus? Lots of reasons, all of which can be summed up as because more »

It is my pleasure to introduce the incomparable and unique Zhenia Viatchaninova, who has graciously volunteered to talk a bit about life in the US for a Ukrainian graduate student.     In the American terms, I must be a well-rounded and good-looking Eastern European woman who is lucky enough to get her education for free at more »

You may have noticed the lack of a post yesterday, or thus far today. Yesterday, I was driving from Las Vegas, after a wonderful Easter/quadruple-birthday weekend. Today I’ve been hanging out with my awesome girlfriend. Oh, speaking of said girlfriend, I did have a bit of a surprise when I got back into town yesterday, which more »

  The mirror behind the bar would have been lonely, if mirrors could be such; no one ever looked in it. As it was, the mirror was busy reflecting an empty seat. Or it would have been, were it possible for mirrors to busy, or if the seat were empty, which it was, but it more »

Book Essentials   Genre: Fantasy Length: Novel Title: Protector Author: Vanna Smythe Series: Anniversary of the Veil (Book 1) Price on Amazon Kindle: $0.99   The Synopsis   Vanna Smythe’s novel, Protector, Book One of the The Anniversary of the Veil is a fantasy book set in a world riven by the Veil, a magical barrier demarcated  by a more »