A Little Bit Coup- Coup: POWER PLAY (1978)
With coup in the news these days I felt it was a good time to revisit this old film.
Victor In The Rubble by Alex Finley
Victor in the Rubble by Alex Finley (2016, Smiling Hippo Press) Victor In The Rubble is the first novel by veteran government intelligence worker Alex Finley. I heard her interviewed about the book on the Spycast…
Starship Invasions: THE THREE BODY PROBLEM by Liu Cixin
The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin was originally published as a serial in 2006 in China. It was later released as a stand-alone novel in 2008.
Violet’s Princess: DAUGHTER OF THE AMAZON by John Russel Fern (Golden Amazon 11-5)
Golden Amazon #5: Daughter of the Amazon by John Russel Fern (2013, Wildside Press) Originally published in 1951, Daughter of the Amazon is the fifth in the Wildside Press editions of John Russel Fern’s Golden…
Meetings With Remarkable Writers: MY FATHER THE PORNOGRAPHER by Chris Offutt
My Father the Pornographer: A Memoir by Chris Offutt (2016, Atria Books) In the fall of 1976, I attended a lecture at Ohio State University. It was my first year as a student and, as…
Warbrides Of The Empire: Angels Of Eternity Story (Angels of Eternity Series Book 1)
This is the latest series I am writing. Book one is available from Amazon Kindle and can be downloaded free until 2/12/16. Shakti was five standard days in Harmony when the watch busted her for…
A Trip to the International Spy Museum
The day after Christmas I took a trip down to Washington D.C. with Mrs. Z7 to have a look at the International Spy Museum. It was only a three-hour tour down from the secret lair…
The Yellowed Pages Our Dreams Are Made of: HAUNTED BY BOOKS by Mark Valentine
Haunted by Books by Mark Valentine (2015, Tartarus Press) Haunted by Books is an excellent collection of essays by weird literature expert Mark Valentine. I can’t recommend this collection enough if you have an interest…
She’s Going to Escape: THE AMETHYST CITY by John Russel Fearn (Golden Amazon 10-4)
The Amethyst City by John Russel Fearn (Wild Side Press, 1951, reprint 2013) The Amethyst City is the fourth book in the Golden Amazon series by John Russel Fearn. I would like to say the…
Long Bond: SPECTRE (film review) 2015
Spectre Spectre, the latest James Bond movie rolled into town this month, just in time for the holidays. I caught it yesterday afternoon at the local movie tavern, a nice place to watch a digital…