Category: Guest Article

My Dorset Heritage – Flora McGowan 

I grew up in Dorset on the English south coast, an area that for many people is synonymous with King Alfred, Wessex and Thomas Hardy (The Mayor of Casterbridge etc). History has always been very important to me – my first love was dinosaurs.… Continue Reading “My Dorset Heritage – Flora McGowan “

Success at Doing the Wrong Thing- From BigLaw to Big Tech by C.C. Max                           

My first foray into creative writing started shortly after my first job as an attorney in a large law firm in New York City. The sequence of discovery was no coincidence. It was the first time in my life I was consistently exposed to… Continue Reading “Success at Doing the Wrong Thing- From BigLaw to Big Tech by C.C. Max                           “

Interview with Stephen C. Pollock

When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I began writing independently of schoolwork when I was nine.  On the one hand, I scribbled rhyming poems in pencil on the cardboard that came with my father’s laundered shirts.  On the other… Continue Reading “Interview with Stephen C. Pollock”

Interview with James T. Hogg

1-When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?  [I remember the moment.  My mother had told me no TV on weeknights.  This was a terrible injustice.  After railing – whining actually —about it for an hour or so, I embarked on… Continue Reading “Interview with James T. Hogg”

Destiny of Determination – Faith and Family By Cathy Burnham Martin (Book Review #1460)

‘Faith and Family’ is a historical fiction memoir about Hrant Gulumian escaping Armenia and moving to America. This is the second book of its series. It is about having faith and the love you have for your family. Survival is important, and you understand… Continue Reading “Destiny of Determination – Faith and Family By Cathy Burnham Martin (Book Review #1460)”

What’s in Your Armory? by MK Stangeland, Jr.

Suffering from writer’s block? Have you written yourself into a corner and don’t know how to get out of it?             Perhaps you’ve already written the solution but haven’t realized it yet.

“Poetry Unleashed: Demystifying the Book Publishing Process” by LindaAnn LoSchiavo

Visit sites where readers congregate, such as Review Tales, and it’s obvious that novels dominate.  There’s a belief that poetry is more difficult to get published.  If you are a poet struggling to place a chapbook or a full-length collection, then this article will… Continue Reading ““Poetry Unleashed: Demystifying the Book Publishing Process” by LindaAnn LoSchiavo”

WHAT DOES AN ENGINEER KNOW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH? by John Elliott-White

My mother often told me how, shortly before my fourth birthday, she found me hitting my older brother while he was reading – because I couldn’t.  She set about teaching me, and I haven’t stopped since; books and learning have always been an important… Continue Reading “WHAT DOES AN ENGINEER KNOW ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH? by John Elliott-White”

Communication – Two Tales, Miles & Months Apart By Ann Göth

Tale 1 is from my book “Volcanic Adventures in Tonga” (website). Imagine yourself stuck on a remote South Pacific island, without the comforts of Western civilisation but surrounded by friendly Polynesians. One telephone on the island, the social hub. When walking the short distance… Continue Reading “Communication – Two Tales, Miles & Months Apart By Ann Göth”