Author Archives: J. C. Conway

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NaNoWriMo 2016 begins today. I find it a fun challenge. I surprise myself with my own story. The event gives me an excuse to set aside my internal editor. If NaNoWriMo is new to you, it is National Novel Writing … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Away, away, giveaway!

by Bob Rich https://bobrich18.wordpress.com My best novel to date was published by Loving Healing Press in 2013. It’s got heaps of 5 star reviews, but understandably, sales are not what they used to be, so Victor, the publisher, has organized … Continue reading

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Lunch Menu Sample from More Tales from the Blue Gonk Café

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Here is another of my tales on the menu of More Tales from the Blue Gonk Café—a collection of 170 flash fiction stories told throughout a story telling day at the café. Stories range from science fiction through gentle humor to … Continue reading

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Beyond Earth: The Future is Bright

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The future of space exploration seems brighter now than it has for some time. This isn’t to say that it hasn’t always been bright. It has. Granted, manned missions have not gone far since Apollo 17. Many of us envisioned, … Continue reading

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Daily chess puzzle: Check Mate #127

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Originally posted on allanbeardsworth:
Another puzzle from Dragoslav Andric’s 1981 book “Matni Udar”. Black to play and mate White Gerasimov v Smyslov, Moscow 1935 Solution This has shades of the famous Rubinstein ending vs Rotlewi : 1….Rd3! 2 Qb6 Rh3!…

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California Crime Writers Conference

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When: June 10-11, 2017 Where: DoubleTree by Hilton—Westside 6161 West Centinela Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230 The California Crime Writers Conference is presented by the Los Angeles Chapter of Sisters in Crime and the Southern California Chapter of Mystery Writers of … Continue reading

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A Tea Time Menu Sample from More Tales from the Blue Gonk Café

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More Tales from the Blue Gonk Café is a collection of 170 flash fiction stories–the result of a story telling day at the Blue Gonk Café where 34 authors committed to telling one story each during each of the Blue Gonk’s five … Continue reading

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New Release in the Chroniker City Story by Brooke Johnson: The Guild Conspiracy

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In the face of impossible odds, can one girl stem the tides of war? It has been six months since clockwork engineer Petra Wade destroyed an automaton designed for battle, narrowly escaping with her life. But her troubles are far … Continue reading

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The Truth She Knew by J.A. Owenby–a Powerful New Glimpse into Mental Illness, Love and Abuse

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Mama didn’t want me. In fact, she would’ve traded my soul back for someone different if God would’ve let her, but he didn’t, so she was stuck with me. For eighteen-year-old Lacey, life at home is a rollercoaster. She doesn’t … Continue reading

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Philae Lander Found on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Just in time, the Rosetta mission’s Philae lander has been found by Rosetta’s high-resolution camera wedged in a dark crack on the comet. Philae found. Credit: Main image and lander inset: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA; context: ESA/Rosetta/ NavCam – … Continue reading

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