Second Wind Publishing invites you to submit an entry to our holiday short story contest. Entries are to be holiday stories of any genre that mention a food of some kind. (The food item can be a focus of the story or simply a prop.) The winner will be included in Second Helpings, a short [...]
Rebecca Han stood in front of Judge Myron Koslowski and received an oral reprimand in front of an entire courtroom. Preparing her case against a man noted for drug trafficking she hoped to be able to present evidence to lock him away for along time. What she did not expect is getting you might say [...]
Like an enormous number of writers out there, I spent years looking for someone who may prove to be vaguely interested in what I had to say when it came to story writing. Then a few years back I met an individual on line who was part of a small press publishing company. Fine – [...]
Memoirs are really quite unique as they reflect the inner most thoughts of the person writing them as they create a world for the reader comprised of their most memorable moments, important events and their passions shared. Anna Goldsworthy’s world at an early age was her love of the piano, music and pleasing her family. [...]
My Thoughts: To be honest, I requested a free copy from Samantha Towle on Facebook in exchange for an honest review because I LOVE free books, and based on the cover, I was expecting to read another Twilight-esque vampire novel. Boy, was I surprised! Samantha creates a unique world of vampires, werewolves, and shape shifters that [...]
When well-known California artist, Lang Garret, takes a trip to Phoenix, he has more than his gallery appearance in mind. His plans include a little surprise for his fiancée’, Amanda, who is traveling with him. Unfortunately, a twist of fate, a chance meeting, and a chain of unforeseen obstacles throw all of Lang’s intentions out [...]
If you are the kind of reader who desperately needs to have every nuance, ever action and reaction explained to you like a small child, then my style of science fiction writing is clearly not for you. I write in such a way as to make you ask yourself questions all the way through the [...]
The men who serve our country deserve the honor and respect of the America people and those they serve. When they come home after their tour they should receive all the support, help and financial assistance to assimilate back into their community and support their families. Some never make it home and others come home [...]
With the exception of a handful of personal friends who I’ve known for years, most of my current circles of friends on the internet are all writers. What’s wrong with that, I hear you cry? The short answer from a book sales point of view is – simply everything. Put yourself in my shoes and [...]
I dare say many of us have read Stephen King at some time. The book that caused the biggest controversy was The Colorado kid, mainly because from the master of ‘Carrie,’ ‘Christine,’ ‘Kujo,’ came what turned more into an Ellery Queen story. This to many is a marmite story. ‘ You love it or [...]
