Shadrach Moongrasp was having a good day until he had to set himself on fire. Thus begins the impressive second volume, The Widows’ Wrath, in Noble Brown’s The Elder Pact series (Click here for my review of Vol. 1, The White Arrow). And a fitting beginning it is. Like the first book, Brown’s narrative style wastes no time in enveloping the reader into his fantastical … Continue reading “The Widows’ Wrath” – Book Review
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They met through a friend. A work buddy of his. Terrance had never been great around girls. Being honest he hadn’t ever had a girlfriend before Claire, so ‘never been great’ was a complete lie. He was a dumpster fire around the female sex. Me Too hadn’t helped; he had gotten promoted around that time and was doing well for himself, gaining a little confidence. … Continue reading All-American Girl
“The Masculine Geek Pulp Anthology, Book One” is not just a collection of four great short stories, it’s a mandate for both a return to the Pulp Stories of yesteryear, as well as revival of such stories for modern times, for the modern reader. As such, in my opinion, this first volume is a resounding success. The introduction to this anthology laments the gap in … Continue reading An Anthology on a Mission
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Phil Barr was scared. Scared shitless. And with good reason. He kept thinking that this wasn’t how his life was supposed to turn out. It wasn’t fair. For one, he hated being scared, felt it was beneath him, but at the moment he couldn’t help it. And he wasn’t supposed to be curled up, a huddled mass of sweaty fear, in a bedroom closet just … Continue reading Hollywood Ending
