Writing – B. James Wilson

December 19, 2025

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

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

Independence Square – A Review

“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