THE RETAIL is a comedic everyman satire of the depersonalizing big-box retail grind. Aspiring writer Penn Reynard has just joined the ranks of America’s fifteen million retail workers: fresh out of college with an English degree, he can’t find a job anywhere except at the local big-box hardware store. Working returns, Penn experiences firsthand the often comical absurdity, chaos, and shenanigans of the retail world. At least he has a new romance with a coworker going for him—if he doesn’t … [Read more...] about The Retail by Joshua Danker-Dake
Interview with Author – Joshua Danker-Dake @JoshDankerDake
Author Bio: Born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, Joshua Danker-Dake now lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife and two children. A writer and editor by trade, he also serves as the Strategy and Tactics Editor for Diplomacy World, the flagship publication of the Diplomacy hobby. Other things he gets rather excited about include He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, bombastic European power metal, and St. Louis Cardinals baseball. What inspires you to write? I am *compelled* to write. … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Joshua Danker-Dake @JoshDankerDake
Interview with Author – Bill Kirton @carver22
Author Bio: Bill Kirton has been a university lecturer, a Writing Fellow at three Scottish universities, presented TV programmes, written and performed songs and sketches at the Edinburgh Festival, and had many radio plays broadcast by the BBC and the Australian BC. He’s written five books on study, writing and workplace skills in Pearson’s ‘Brilliant’ series, five modern crime novels, a historical novel, a spy satire and a satirical fantasy novella. Two of the novels won Forward National … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Bill Kirton @carver22
Necessary Evil and the Greater Good by Adam Ingle @meesterbob
For best friends Mestoph and Leviticus the end of the world can’t come fast enough. Mestoph is a demon and troublemaker for Hell Industries, while Leviticus is an angel and cubicle jockey for Heaven, Inc. They might be unlikely friends, but they have something in common – they both hate their jobs. Unfortunately for them The End is nowhere in sight. The two take matters into their own hands when they come up with a scheme to get themselves kicked out of the Afterlife without spending an eternity … [Read more...] about Necessary Evil and the Greater Good by Adam Ingle @meesterbob
Essays by a Man with Too Much Free Time by Kim A. Smith @kimsmith313
This book is bargain priced from 07/24/2014 until 07/10/2020 This book was originally published as Triathlon Workout Thoughts. I retired from Iowa State University in 2009, after a 30-year career as a journalism professor at four universities. My immediate plan was to spend my extra time swimming, biking, and running with the goal of completing an ironman-distance triathlon. Inspired by several triathletes’ blogs, I decided to have a go at blogging about my training experiences. It turned … [Read more...] about Essays by a Man with Too Much Free Time by Kim A. Smith @kimsmith313
Quarter Life Crisis: A Novel by Patrick Anderson Jr.
Set in Miami, 'Quarter Life Crisis' takes the reader into the lives of two troubled individuals: Sean is a recent college grad turned burgeoning alcoholic who’s forced to take a job bartending when he can’t find one pertaining to his psychology degree, struggling to pay his student loans and get over a privileged past to find meaning in life after academia; Lauren is in a similar situation, battling her personal shortcomings after having dropped out of college to have a baby and get married to … [Read more...] about Quarter Life Crisis: A Novel by Patrick Anderson Jr.
Fame Whores and Old Monsters by Lucius Devereux
After Greg Foolery, the middle-aged, alcoholic movie star vows not to drink any more, he is obliged to confront the fact that not at all simple to observe anything in the hectic world of the show business, where everybody takes advantage of everybody, and prostitutes and parasites swarm wishing to clamber up on the stars' success, but the most difficult to overcome himself. Targeted Age Group:: 18+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? My aim would be to open people's eyes, acquaint them … [Read more...] about Fame Whores and Old Monsters by Lucius Devereux
Interview with Author – Linda Cousine @LindaCousine
Author Bio: Linda Cousine is a writer who tells people she holds a Master's degree in menopause and a B.S. in BS. When she isn't standing in front of the freezer or taking ice baths, she can be found at her computer writing something with the word "Hot." She lives in Orange County, CA with her husband, and a dog named Dude. For more information on her upcoming books visit her website at www.LindaCousine.com What inspires you to write? Interestingly, (and somewhat disturbingly) chaos … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Linda Cousine @LindaCousine
Interview with Author – Alan Hardy @AlanWilliamHard
Author Bio: I'm UK-based, and a director of an English language school for foreign students. Married, with one daughter. I have now written five novels. I would describe them as surreal novels with plenty of comedy, satire, humor, romance, sex and adventure. They're shocking, original and respectful of nothing and nobody. You have been warned. I'm also a poet (poetry pamphlets: Wasted Leaves, 1996; I Went With Her, 2007). The two published so far are GOOD QUEEN BETH, and GABRIELLA. What … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Alan Hardy @AlanWilliamHard
Interview with Author – Ryan Parmenter @RyanCParmenter
Author Bio: Ryan Parmenter began writing in elementary school, to begrudgingly fulfill the required daily journal quotas. A typical conclusion to an entry read: “There, 3/4 of a page. Are you happy?” In high school Ryan began recording music using MIDI sequencing, as well as performing in his high school's annual Pop Concerts. He released his first solo album, “Helvetica” under his initials RCP, at age 17. As he graduated from the University of Michigan with an English degree (which … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ryan Parmenter @RyanCParmenter
One Nation Under God by Trevor Kroger
The first female presidency hits America with such force that no one could ignore it even if they tried. Madame President is determined to protect the freedoms of all Real Americans - as she defines them. Follow a confused young man, a desperate girl, a paranoid reporter, and a superstar pastor with a terrible secret as they try to survive an all too possible world where homosexuality is a disease, abortion is a crime, and Jewish citizens find "emigration notices" in the mail. For anyone … [Read more...] about One Nation Under God by Trevor Kroger
