• Star of Wonder

    Star of Wonder by: B. James Wilson The City of Ekbatana, in the Kingdom of Persia, 7 BC (AUC 747) Each ascent to the high rocks above the ancient inscriptions of Xerxes and Darius had become an ordeal for Larvandad. His joints protested with every hand-hold, every footfall on the weathered stone. The muscles in

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  • Thankful in All Things

    THANKFUL IN ALL THINGS: A THANKSGIVING STORY by B. James Wilson Paul was exhausted. He drifted off to involuntary sleep and, as he did, the reed stylus slipped from his fingers. It rattled softly across the low, wooden table in front of him, and the sound of it hitting the floor woke him suddenly. His

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  • Route 666

    Route 666: A Halloween Tale By, B. James Wilson Keith’s quiet groan drew Carol’s attention even before she heard the warning chime. She turned to him just as the amber check-engine light glowed to life on the dashboard. “What’s that?” “Check-engine light.” Keith’s answer carried the weight of someone whose good day had just taken

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  • “Independence Square,” Matin Cruz-Smith’s tenth in the Arkady Renko Russian crime series, is no less a masterful work than the first in the series, “Gorky Park.” It continues to baffle me, following the success of “Gorky Park,” in both print and film, that more of Cruz-Smiths work has not been adapted for T.V. or a

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  • I just finished reading Tosca Lee’s “Demon: A Memoir” and I am blown away, again. This is a great story that grabs you from the very beginning and holds on to you until the very surprising end. Unfortunately I was not familiar with Tosca Lee’s work at the time of the books original release back

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