Guest Post: Feeling Nostalgic: Stephen King’s Night Shift to the Rescue
Guest Posts , Latest Posts / June 10, 2014

Although there are many great authors today, and the technology of the Internet allows more and more to publish works every day, sometimes I feel nostalgic for books I haven’t read in more than a decade. Such is the case with Stephen King’s Night Shift. I remember reading this novel when I was much younger as my father had a copy from 1979. Currently, its worn pages and creased spine and cover demonstrate the passage of time. Acquiring the Book – During a recent yard sale, my father was trying to sell his collection of Stephen King books. When I saw that a piece of my childhood was on the table, I snatched the book immediately. Since he knew how important it was to me, he let me have the aged novel. As soon as I had a moment to myself that night, I opened the book and began to relive moments of my childhood through reading its pages. Timeless Content – Many of the stories within Night Shift had been published in a variety of magazines in the 1970s. Although the stories were more than 20 years old by the time I first laid eyes on them, the style seemed timeless….

Book Review: Look Who’s Back by Timur Vermes
5 Stars , Fiction , Latest Posts / June 9, 2014

Hitler, the megalomaniac, sees the world as if he is the only sane man left. Mad women pick up dog poop, the youth has not respect and the airwaves are filled with garbage. At some point he even justifies how Chaplin’s “cheap and shoddy” film, The Great Dictator, got less hits then him on U-Tube because it’s been on for 75 years.

Kiva Loan to Edmundo
Latest Posts / June 7, 2014

We made one new Kiva loan this week, using a $25 bonus we got from the company. While we don’t make loans very often, we do whenever we get the chance and are happy to help our fellow men and women. Click here to donate yourself Edmundo from Peru Edmundo continues to dedicate himself to his rotisserie chicken business. He sells rotisserie chickens with french fries. He works from 8am to 7pm. He has been in this business for many years and it has gone very well for him. His dream is to expand his business. He is seeking a loan to purchase chickens and potatoes. He is grateful for the loan and he is committed to complying with the payment schedule. Click here to donate yourself

Fun Facts Friday: Alexander Pushkin
Fun Facts Friday , Latest Posts / June 6, 2014

Pushkin’s great-grandfather, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, was born in Northern Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in the 1690s. Abram was kidnapped from Ethiopia when he was eight years old by a “Frenchman collecting animals and other curiosities for Louis XIV” of France. Shipped to Istanbul, he was placed in the Sultan’s seraglio where the Russian ambassador found him and sent him back to Russia as a present to Peter the Great.
Peter was so taken by Abram that he baptized the child and became his godfather.

Spotlight: Valcoria by Jason King
Latest Posts / June 3, 2014

“Jason King weaves powerful stories that grip the reader to the last word with a perfect blend of amazement, fear, love, and destiny…” ~James Wymore, author of Theocracide and The Actuator ABOUT THE BOOK History repeats itself like a song. The verses may vary, but the melody is always the same. The eastern empire of Aukasia has a new leader, a man who means to bring war to all the land. Yet, even in all his bloody ambition, he does not realize that he is but the puppet of a greater evil. Only the Kalyra – The Children of the Crystal Star – can stand against what’s coming. Only they can protect the world of Valcoria from the mad hatred of the fallen god, Aedar. A new verse of the song has begun. The last verse… PURCHASE Amazon – Kindle Amazon – Paperback B&N Nook Kobo ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jason’s Website / Twitter / Facebook / Goodreads *Jason King is the author of Valcoria, Lure of Fools, and Thomas Destiny. Other books attributed to him are an error. Jason King wishes he was raised on a desert planet by his aunt and uncle and watched over by a mysterious old recluse, but his life is much duller…

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