I examined my supplies. They were sufficient.
I began to shuttle them to the front, without alerting the enemy.
Like Thermopylae, fighting was soon confined to a narrow pass, easier to defend.
At last, victory was in sight.
I fought my way to my assigned seat and placed my carry-on bag in the last available overhead bin.
I sat. I buckled. I conquered.
His name is Dennard Dayle.
Some of you may already know him.
He’s a Jamaican American who is just releasing his second novel with the fantastic title, “How To Dodge A Cannonball”.
I found him because his new book is in the same LibraryThing Early Reviewer batch as mine.
I can’t comment on his book as it is unreleased and I haven’t seen any samples. But I looked at the reviews he’s managed to accumulate from advance readers, then headed over to his website.
It is full of well written satire.
I’m a fan.
Continue reading “I found an interesting writer”
The Fenwick Press™
April 10
For Circulation as Required
We are advised that Stanton Fenwick’s forthcoming novella, The Peril Of Making Progress, has been nominated for a Fenwick Award. The nomination was extended late Wednesday, following a review of the manuscript’s publicly available chapters and a collection of the author’s hastily scribbled notes.
This marks Mr. Fenwick’s fourth nomination overall and first for a work still under revision. The committee noted Stanton’s growth as an author, citing “early evidence of a plot” and “an almost human display of talent.”
Mr. Fenwick has acknowledged the nomination but has issued no statement.
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