In the 1940s, Appalachia had its fair share of snake handlers, faith healers, and gypsies. World War II was being fought, and Drema Hall Berkheimer was being raised by her grandparents. In Running on Red Dog Road, she shares what life was like during that time. Drema’s childhood in 1940’s Appalachia was anything but dull. Her father…
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Time’s Adversary – a Review
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How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse – Guest Post by Daniel Greene
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• •My name is Daniel Greene, and I am the author of End Time, a zombie apocalypse thriller. End Time is a multiple-point-of-view novel, primarily following elite counterterrorism agent, Mark Steele, and CDC virologist, Dr. Joseph Jackowski, as a zombie virus with a wicked bite is unleashed across the globe. Many people have asked me: How…
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End Time – a Review
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• •The fall of mankind begins in the jungles around the Congo River Basin. Amidst conditions that are ripe for war in Africa, a doctor is sent there to combat the threat of monkeypox. The disease he encounters is far deadlier though. Counterterrorist agents sent to rescue the doctor arrive in the Congo, but getting the…
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Magruder’s Curiosity Cabinet – a Review
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• •Prepare to meet a bizarre assortment of people. History blends with science fiction and fantasy in this story that will keep you engrossed. Once you start this book, you won’t be able to put it down until you reach the last page. Kelly Hayward and her mom have traveled to Coney Island, New York from…
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Writing Literary Fiction – Guest Post by Christopher Meeks
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The Middle-Aged Man & the Sea – a Review
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• •Relationships are at the center of each of these stories. They will make you think about your own life, the people that you know, and what each of them might encounter in their day-to-day lives. Each of these stories is an extremely real slice of life. They are very well-written, and the characters are so genuine…
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Die This Hour – a Review
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Waterkill – a Review
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• •From the beginning of the book, you know the death and destruction the terrorists are planning. The tension builds chapter by chapter until it finally explodes. Lives are at risk, and the action never slows down. Taking you to locations in the United States, Yemen, Germany, Iran, Austria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Mexico, this fast-paced…
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Bad Luck – a Review
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• •Books that have a mind of their own, mysterious cave drawings, footprints that look like they belong to a dragon, bees that are spies and messengers, magic, a dragon, and those hunting for the dragon are all part of this book full of adventure, fantasy, and mystery. Brett loves to eat, and his favorite thing…