Miranda Moon is a precocious eleven-year-old with an imagination that would be the envy of any novelist. Her popular younger brother, Marcus, is resentful about missing a huge Halloween party just because of his sister’s tall tales. She was suspended from school, so their parents whisked them away. Now they have to spend Halloween in…
Author’s Motivation by Thomas L. Hay I was inspired to write “An Abduction Revelation” after writing and publishing my memoirs “The Comeback Kid”. After our divorce, my first wife claimed that aliens had abducted us during our marriage. I never believed her, thinking she had a few marbles loose. However, publishing my memoirs got me…
All Zara Hardy remembers is being on the planet Toldax. She was an Alliance prisoner being used by the enemy of the Confederation to capture its top agent, Kurt Stryder. Zara is perplexed how she could even be in this sterile hospital room. The Alliance agent, Pavel Norsky, had recently killed her on the planet’s…
It’s that time of year again to think about a gift for a grad and of course dad. The best gift I can think of for anyone who loves to read is a Kindle. And the best place to buy one is at Amazon, Best Buy, or most retailers like Fry’s, Kmart, and even Staples….
About Willem of the Tafel In the year 437 after the Great War, the Tafel lived underground to protect themselves from the harsh surface conditions that would probably kill a human. They barely survived in an old military installation built inside a mountain near Cape Town, South Africa. They were the only known survivors of…
When I was a high school student, I looked forward to June when the cold Long Island weather finally warmed up and freedom from school was just a few weeks away. My brothers and I spent our summer vacations at Monaco Surf Club on Lido Beach. We had amazing experiences swimming, diving, playing in the sand…
It’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s not a man. It’s Supergirl! Supergirl, one of the highest profile new series coming this fall 2015, is slotted to begin in mid-season on Mondays at 8:00 PM. Created by DC Comics as a female counterpart to Superman, Supergirl first appeared in Action Comics in…
About Tidal Surge Kaelyn and her boyfriend have traveled from Australia to visit Kaelyn’s mother, Liliha, in England. The two women have been estranged for many years, ever since Liliha fled Australia to rid herself of an ex-husband with bipolar disorder. Kaelyn felt that her mother had deserted she and her sister. The young couple…
Miss Wickware is a history teacher at Langdon Middle School in Phoenix, Arizona, but the sweet old lady is not exactly what she appears to be. Students with attitude problems and a lack of historical perspective can suddenly find themselves sent back through time to face a famous historical figure they coincidentally need to report about…
Having a hard time finding a bookstore in your neighborhood? Interested in meeting the wordsmiths that put those books together? Look no further than the LA Times Festival of Books to be held on the campus of the University of Southern California on April 18-19. The Festival of Books begins Saturday morning at 10:00 AM-6:00…