A Big Shout-Out to the Philippines

During the spring of 1980, I graduated from college on a Thursday afternoon and landed in Manila three days later. I spent the summer working for a bank, where I made great friends and developed a lasting affection for the Philippines. The country is comprised of...

End Game

My name is Jack Legare. I live in a small, weather-beaten cape near the end of Dock Street in Hale Harbor, Rhode Island. The roof is new. But the weather shingles date back to the 1950s, and I bet half of them blow away the next time a hurricane comes storming up the...

MR. PRESIDENT

MR. PRESIDENT Norb’s new eBook short. $1.99 Amazon |  Barnes & Noble What happens when greed collides with blind ambition? In this short story, available exclusively as an eBook, Grove O’Rourke discovers how far powerful adversaries will go to push their...

Author Identity Theft

I have a confession to make. I monitor the Internet for mentions of my name and reviews of my books. Google is fine. But I prefer Addictomatic because it pulls from a broader range of websites with a single click. At one time, I was indulging my new-author ego. Now, I...

What’s a Doppelnamer?

I had never heard the word "doppelnamer" until I read Carrie Kirby's terrific article in today's SF Chronicle. Google's not only changing the way we live. It's changing the way we speak. Hint: "doppelnamer" is a condition, sort of,...