Flash Fiction Friday: The Dinner Table

"Mom, do you remember my friend, Dane?" I looked across the empty dinner table at my fifteen year-old son, somewhat taken aback by his somber tone and matching expression. The 'somber' was what surprised me. We were in the middle of his younger siblings birthday party and there was a plateful of cake and melting …

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Sneak Peek

My first Science Fiction novel, Inertia: Book 1 of the Threestone Trilogy, will be releasing this October 15th. I'm pasting part of an important scene below! Enjoy . . . Its Back To The Future meets Doctor Who in this this NEW speculative Science Fiction Saga by A.R. Rivera! G, a 30-something slacker, is involved …

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Terrific Tuesday!

The world is full of crappy news and terrible people, so  I say it's high-time we focus on something positive. source Woman Photographing The Homeless Discovers Her Own Father Among Them August 12, 2015 Hawaii-based photographer and law student Diana Kim can trace her love of photography back to her father, who used to own …

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Here’s Some Hardcore Motivation

Probably half of the free world has seen the following video. I know my kids have watched it at least a hundred times and every time I overhear the brief and powerful message of the video below, I am . . . rather oddly inspired and a tad offended. If Shia can't inspire us, I …

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Free Stuff!

Just a quick, reminder that my novel, September Rain, is free this weekend on Amazon. If you haven't read my work yet here's your chance to do it risk free! Follow the link for your free copy: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00U32PP28?qid=1439020260&sr=8-3

Get My Book Free . . .

Starting tomorrow, August 7th, my second novel, SEPTEMBER RAIN . . .  . . . will be free on Amazon. The free promotion goes until August 11th! I'm composing this blog post from my phone, so I'm using screen shots rather than quotes, but below is a little bit of  what some readers have said …

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Total Bragging Rights!

Okay, so remember how I bragged--uhm, I mean blogged a while back about my kids band Forgotten Faces being invited to play at a music festival called Treasure Fest? (Click here to read how it went) Well, while the band was there, they met lots of other musicians and promoters, and all that jazz. They …

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Here’s Some Monday Motivation

Sometimes we just have to remind ourselves: Say 'goodbye' to the meaningless drama and remember that . . . Then we're free to take the next step, which is to . . . Have a great Monday!!