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A War of Banes and Demons Available July 01, 2023!

Posted on June 28, 2023 by admin

At last! The five books of the YA epic fantasy series, A War of Banes and Demons, will be available Saturday, July 01 on Amazon as both paperbacks and ebooks. The first two books, City of Demons and City of … Continue reading →

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Another ‘Bull the Bartender’ Story

Posted on June 21, 2022 by admin

So, I Had a Beef with Some Geezers by Kevin Harkness Is this thing on? What? That little red light? Ok, guess I’ll start then. My name’s Bull. What? I told you I don’t use my real name on account … Continue reading →

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An Old Short Story

Posted on June 4, 2022 by admin

So a Guy Walks into My Bar By Kevin Harkness: First published in On Spec, Volume 27, #102 (You should really read this magazine) So, a guy walks into my bar.  That’s the way all those jokes start, right?  Only, when I … Continue reading →

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Editing Adventures

Posted on September 29, 2020 by admin

I’ve just received the final copies of all five books of the Demon series from Sophie Playle, of Liminal Pages in the UK.  After a long internet search, I chose her to edit the books before I send them out … Continue reading →

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Luck promotion on Kindle

Posted on March 24, 2020 by admin

Luck, my space opera comedy, is free on Kindle at Amazon for a few days.  It might be strange enough to distract you during our separately shared hermitage. Please practice social isolation.  Read a book!

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Finalist in the Baen Fantasy Adventure Short Story Award

Posted on June 17, 2019 by admin

Happy to announce that my short story, The Storm Stone, is among the finalists for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Short Story Award.  If I win, Baen will publish it; if I don’t win, I’ll still try and find a place … Continue reading →

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“Killing Commendatore” by Haruki Murakami: A Review

Posted on February 5, 2019 by admin

Haruki Murakami’s “Killing Commendatore” is, in many ways, a walk down memory lane, visiting many of the themes and devices of his earlier books.  This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, or a good thing, but it is a thing. The … Continue reading →

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New Book on Amazon Kindle

Posted on November 19, 2018 by admin

It’s been a while between published stories, but I have a new novel on Amazon’s Kindle platform.  This is part of my continuing journey through the various aspects of the writing world (and the continuing testing of the limits of … Continue reading →

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Transitions between Character Chapters

Posted on July 21, 2018 by admin

I recently finished reading New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson.  It was ultimately enjoyable and certainly thought-provoking about the results of global climate change, but I did have some problems easing into the book. First, it’s a door stopper. … Continue reading →

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Creative Ink Conference

Posted on May 22, 2018 by admin

Sandra Wickham’s small but marvellous Creative Ink Con is over for another year.  I sat on three panels, the first on adding mystery to your fiction, the second on creating believable characters, and the last with my friend, beta-reader (and … Continue reading →

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