I've been busy writing and trying to build my proofreading/reviewing/editing side income, so I haven't read too many books lately I considered worthy of a review. So here's a repost from my previous blog page (with some edits and new thoughts). This will be a quick review, then I'll discuss some thoughts I had about…
The Death of Manners Part 2
Photo credit: ShotByJake on Pixabay You've seen the videos. Usually, teenage girls get in some guy's face (whether justified or not, we don't ever see that part), and yell at him followed by a wind-up and a resounding slap. Then they're sitting on their asses, hand to a cheek with their mouths agape in shock.…
The Death of Manners – Thanks to ‘Feminism’
Time was, a man would ask a woman (or whomever) on a date, and the only assumption that he made was he would pay for the date. They came to your door, rang your doorbell, and maybe even gave you a flower. He then walked you to his vehicle, opened the car door, and shut…
Avalon’s End (A teaser)
I've been more than just a little obsessed with King Arthur all my life. In fact, once I hit middle school, one of my favorite books was Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory. (Yes. I'm a nerd. I've already established this.) There's just something about the legend that calls my name. Maybe it's the…
Stronger Together
Growing up, I was an avid reader. I even ventured into writing poetry for a while. I sucked at it, but I enjoyed it. Fast forward more years than I'll ever admit, and I finally sat down to write and publish a book. I'm proud to say I'm the only person in my family to…
Grief in Romance
If you've read my blog before, you may be aware this time of year is hard for me. (If you haven't read my blogs, you may want to start here: About Me, My Months, Moving On VS Moving Forward, and My Months PTSD Edition). This year, on May 1st, will mark 9 years. 9 years…
Nerding Out – Enoch, Satan, and the Bible
And the nerding out continues. In talking about the Bible with regard to Enoch and Fallen Angels, it occurred to me I didn't mention the highest angel who fell. Satan is considered by scholars to have been God's favorite at one time. (When, though? Satan had been going off the rails since God created Adam…
Nerding Out Again – Enoch Edition
One of my favorite paranormal subgenres to read is fallen angels. For some reason, it attracts and keeps my attention, and gets my brain juices flowing. And because of that, I'm also mildly interested in Enoch. If you look up a biblical 'family tree,' you would find that Enoch is Adam and Eve's grandson, Cain's…
Is AI Art?
I'm an author. This means I sit down at my computer day after day, week after week until the book is done. Then I get to go back through it 2 or 3 times to proofread and edit it. Depending on the book, the author, time constraints, etc., it could take months to write, edit,…
Little Killer
Emersyn's hand snaked out from under her comforter, blindly groping for her alarm. She had a daytime job set up for today, and since she had finished a job last night, she'd had to set it. Working on virtually no sleep wasn't ideal, but for this, she'd make an exception. Over the last few years,…