Review Tales

A short conversation with Aria Ligi

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Jeyran Main

Hammer of God was first conceived as I was writing a screenplay for a character whose personal angst was a kind of mirror to my own. Charlotte, who is the protagonist of the titular poem on page one and is referred to on page seven in the entitled poem Charlotte Dreaming, was raised in the backwoods of West Virginia by evangelical fundamentalist Christians. Charlotte though is different from all of them because she has psychic abilities which they construe to be gifts from the devil. It was from this premise, that I began a series of poems for her which then morphed and expanded from her personal pain to my own.

Is Love the answer? by Kurt Brindley

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Is Love the answer? by Kurt Brindley

There’s a rather talkative pigheaded brute of a character in my latest release, a dark, violent thriller called THE GOOD KILL, whose name is Rick, Happy, Henderson.

Happy is an unscrupulous thug of a security guard for an unscrupulous thug of a billionaire mogul and he is quite the talker. He especially loves to philosophize and pontificate to… at?… his work partner Sean, Big Mac, McKnight as if he’s now a subject matter expert about whatever the latest topic is that he’s studying during night school. Read More

Evolving as a Writer by Dennis Scheel

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Evolving as a Writer by Dennis Scheel

As a writer, we all learn a good deal by reading other people’s work, but we must not forget the old rule of experience. The more that we write, the more used to it, we can get. I, for one, have a lot to learn. If I look at just my work from a few years ago, I can see how, even in that short time, I have evolved over time. Read More

The Body Nirvana by Garima Gupta (Book Review #635)

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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The body nirvana is a self-help book written by a mind-body wellness coach. She believes that our mind is the missing piece of the weight loss puzzle. Her approach in this book is to alert the reader about their mind and teach them that their appearance and what their mind tells them about it can have a drastic effect on their weight.

Rules of Health By Behzad Azargoshasb (Book Review #634)

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Rules of health is a self-help book written by a naturopathic doctor designed to effectively provide you with regulations and ways to manage your health. The focus is on making small changes in order to break bad habits and to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Personalized Murder by Jeff Holt (Book Review #633)

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Personalized murder is a crime story about a man that kills based on their victim’s personal weaknesses. Two of the victims happen to be the Democratic President and his VP.

Quote of the Day

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Trail of the Hana K’ilo by Channing Whitaker (Book Review #632)

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Jeyran Main

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Trail of the Hana K’ilo is a mystery crime story about Harlan, a professor who plans to go on a vacation with his girlfriend, however, changes it when a student gives him a letter, telling him that his colleague is missing.