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In case you haven't heard me shouting from the rooftops announcing that my short story Paradise One is out now in Science Fiction Freedom then maybe I need to shout a little louder. I'd like to take a moment to give people a tast of the atmosphere of my stories. Yes, stories, there is a Paradise Two. What inspires me? Well, things I like of course. This isn't true all the time, sometimes there are things that I would have liked if they were done differently but those are few and far inbetween. Let's look at where my inspiration is from. 1. Neon Genesis Evangelion Yes, the dark and eerie science fiction anime, NGE. I had no idea of what I was getting into when I picked up that box at the video store. Yes, kids, the video store. I thought it was going to be like an anime version of the Power Rangers. It was 1996, cut me some slack. I am creeped out by this anime. I will always love it, but other times it makes my stomach churn. But what I absolutely admire i...

My short story Paradise One is out in Science Fiction Freedom right now.  I was already excited to be in the e-zine and then I became more excited when I was told that an artist was assigned to my story.  Then I was through the roof when I found out that there was more artwork attached to the story when it came out today. I chose the name Paradise One because I like Neon Genesis Evangelion.  And the names in the show like First Impact or Second Impact are mentioned a lot.  So as I was looking for a name of the city in where this tragedy would take place I found out that there's a Paradise, Texas.  Which is a perfect misleading name. A lot of people are into vampires now and after I submitted Paradise One which is connected to a larger idea.  I went to a panel at PhilCon where L.A Banks said that she thinks that vampires will live on and that she thinks that a battle of which vampire is the best vampire will ensue.  Rest assured my vampires do not g...

I may not call, but I do write. If you haven't hear already things are going great! It started off when I became one of the finalists for The Science Fiction Almanac.  It got even better when my story 'Rain of the Slimax' became one of the selected stories.  Exciting right!  It's under a new name, The Swim of a Lifetime, but it's an adaptation of Rain of the Slimax.  Read them both, let me know what you think. SYNOPSIS: In 1943, a stranger visits an African-American girl offering her a college scholarship in exchange for something special. The question is, what if the mysterious woman is a Nazi German spy? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1456301497/timeship That's wonderful news isn't it?  But wait...there's more. My science fiction story, another unrelated Escape 2 Earth story, Paradise One will be released in Science Fiction Freedom's e-zine in December.  I just finished the final edits. Guess what?  There's artwork to go alo...

I'm getting published in December's Science Fiction Freedom's E-zine. Yay!  Exciting right?  Whoo! But - calm down.  I can't draw for nuthin' so I need an artist.  Anyone who's interested in drawing a greek vampire with an Atlantean who's trapped in a futuristic liquid prision is welcome to twitter me @lovelylj for more info. Poorly drawn sketches of my idea later.  Join http://scififreedom.socialgo.com/ for more info. The name of the short story is Paradise One. Synopsis Tina was going to resume her normal day of work until a black light filled her small town known as Paradise, Texas. Memories that were locked away from her teen years will resurface as she discovers the origin of the universe's most devastating war as well as the secret behind Earth's most dangerous myths. Outer dimensional agent, Nicklar, Tobias and Lo arrive to question her, but it's too late the dimensional drift has already started. How will the three agent...

Not only is my father's short story Planet of Doom in this month's issue of Science Fiction Freedom Our e-book sales are increasing: The top stories? Anthologies of the Spiral Galaxy The Thirteenth Floor Easy Come, Easy Go Thank you everyone! Stay tuned for my interview with Susan Whitfield near the end of next month - I'm excited.