Five stories of futuristic women, from an artist who makes a first contact in “Sky Hair,” to the private who finds herself in hot water after aliens eat her officer in “Rejected by Aliens.” In “New Robot Smell,” a female soldier has to choose between the military and her life. In “The Scientist’s Widow,” a …
Thirty years ago, Lily Chun saw a UFO in the desert and the memory disappeared into a child’s fantasies. But after a dream called to her, she’s back out to the same place, drawn by the emptiness of the life she’s abandoned. A chance meeting with a stranger convinces her that maybe there’s a reason …
This weekend, I made an attempt to see Wonder Woman. But when I showed up an hour in advance at the movie theater, it was sold out except for a few seats in the front. So I’ll try again next weekend. But it’s a good sign … especially for a movie the studio gave up …
Hope Delgado has only one goal: to be an old woman. But the ghosts have other ideas. When Galactic Command comes calling with an offer–a bracelet to block the ghosts–she realizes that it might save her life. But GALCOM wants her to travel in space to another planet to fix a ghost problem that is …
In 2016, I published 22 ebooks (might have a couple more before the end of the year). That’s an astounding number, and I want it to be higher next year. The only way to make money as a writer is produce a lot of writing (as opposed to writing one book and have it become …
Actress Catherine Mason is old enough that Hollywood no longer wants her, so she performs theater in space for the soldiers. But it’s dangerous duty for the actors. As they land on a military post, Catherine discovers the aliens are watching. She’s about to give the performance of her life, if not her life. Available …
First contact missions with new alien races are always dangerous. But Private Gaynelle never thought that the aliens would eat her officer, and she’d be the one in charge. Now she has to figure out how to communicate with the aliens. But why they rejected her as a meal will terrify her. Available on Smashwords …
I decided to do Nano this year, for the first time, though informally. I’m not registering on any of the sites or participating in the social parts of it. Rather, I’m just using it as a goal to write a completed book in 30 days. The tool I’m using to write is Scrivener for Windows. …
Ana Santiago has one of those murder cases that she can’t let go. A neuroscientist with promising research. Did his wife do it? Why does she tow around a cooler every day? Is his remains in the cooler? Ana wants answers, but learning the truth may be more than she wants. Available from your favorite …
Following the death of her wife, Pitarra is hoping time at an artist’s colony on another world will help restore her creativity so she can start painting again. But it’s harder than she expects. The other artists are jealous of her, and her only friend is one of the resident scientists. As she struggles to …
