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I can smell smoke.  And it reminds me too much of this time last year. In 2012, the Colorado Springs area was devastated by the Waldo Canyon Fire, which started in a canyon far south of here, but raced along the ridge top in high winds, causing major evacuations and incredible destruction.  It was the […]

I used Grammarly to grammar check this post, because I wanted to see how well they would do.  Grammar checkers are always problematic, because they are often so rule-obsessed they ignore what a writer is trying to do.  I found Grammarly to be unintrusive, however, and a good way to teach a writer not to […]

You can get your own zombie PI for under two bucks.  Kensington Books is running a special through June 25—DEATH WARMED OVER, the first Dan Shamble Novel for $1.99 at Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and other major eBook retailers. Click here for Kindle Kobo Nook Try this undead detective—he’s cheap!

Five new military SF novellas by five high-profile military SF writers.  FIVE BY FIVE. WordFire Press released this volume as an eBook last year.  Now, for those of you who prefer to read in hardcopy or listen to an unabridged audiobook, FIVE BY FIVE is also available. It’s a war out there. In these pulse-pounding tales, […]