Susan and I have been sitting here in front of old number 7 for over three hours now. She has her head on my shoulder, lightly sleeping to the drone of the machines. She wanted to come here, Andy’s Laundromat, one last time before she left. When the cab dropped …
Still wiping tears away behind my funeral veil, I walked into George’s study quietly. I could still hear the other mourners through the heavy wooden door, but only in low tones. Many people showed up to pay respects to my poor George. The house was full of scientific colleagues, neighbors, …
Circular Run! is being offered free for Amazon Kindle as an Independence Day promotion. It goes on discount from 2 July 2014 through 6 July 2014. After burying his father, John Kelley deals with his regret for not paying more attention to his father’s war experiences. An unexplained incident sends it …
Once again I am participating in a writing exercise on G+ as part of the Writer’s Discussion Group. Everyone submits stories in the comments of the post at the link and anyone can +1 their favorites. In the end the story with the most +1 votes gets a little recognition. …
A short bit I wrote for a writing exercise for the G+ Community “Writer’s Discussion Group.” If you’re on Google + you can go check out the other stories as well and +1 the ones you like. The prompt was an animated gif of a heart monitor that is pinging and …
It is finally here, “The Komar Incident,” is live on Amazon.com for the Kindle with an introductory price of $1.99. Here’s the link. The introductory price is good for two weeks, after which, it will sell regularly for $3.50. The Komar Incident is approximately 6,000 words long. That makes it my …
On April 22, 2014 my newest submarine adventure, “The Komar Incident,” dives into the Kindle platform at Amazon.com! Introductory pricing for this 6,000+ word story is $1.99 for its first 15 days. “The Komar Incident” will place the crew of the USS Whitefish (SS-432) between a rock and a hard …
I’m 3K plus words into “The Komar Incident” which puts me about halfway through my planned 6K word story. I may well end up with more as the story progresses. I am following the 12 Part Structure I discovered on Marshall Ryan Maresca’s blog. Here’s the link http://blog.mrmaresca.com/2013/04/twelve-part-structure-and-pacing.html I found it …
I am well into writing The Komar Incident and have decided to post the initial opening to this story placed within the context of the Cuban Missile Crisis aboard a GUPPY III modified US Navy diesel submarine, the USS Whitefish (SS-432). Would you want to read more? The Komar …
“The Komar Incident” progresses this weekend! I’ve completed my working notes and outline and have started the meta-data in Amazon’s KDP. Using their book cover creator I’ve come up with this cover, keeping in the same theme as my other two stories: All goes well and writing starts this evening! …
