By Victoria Cathey
School is out and children across the world are driving their parents crazy already because they are ‘bored’. Parents have either run out of ideas or run out of money and have resorted to letting their children watch TV or play video games most of the day. If that is the case, this article is perfect for you. Listed below are several activities to keep children of all ages busy without Mommy and Daddy going to the poor house.
1. Educational activities: to help children retain much of what …

Imagine this. We are standing in the kitchen and we are really hungry. We could pull out a loaf of bread and some sliced ham and cheese. It would make for a quick, filling meal. It is not terribly healthy, but it is not unhealthy either. It would get the job done. Now, if we were to take a little bit of extra time and effort, we could cut up some lettuce and tomato and then spread on some mustard. The sandwich would taste much better. It would be healthier, …

Great news! OG’s Speculative Fiction, Issue 19 has been released! In Brian Trent’s “The Theseus Woman” technology allows a man to reconstruct his lost wife. Walter Giersbach’s “Who Dares Call It Murder?” is a murder mystery with several twists. William Todd Rose’s “Day of The Sentient” reveals a robot in lament over its sad state of disrepair. This issue also features an interview with bestselling author Tad Williams and his wife Deborah Beale. Also included is poetry by G.O. Clark. Buy it in print here. Don’t miss our other issues …

I’ve made lots of mistakes when it comes to romance. Romance is, after all, based on feelings and feelings are nefarious things; they come and go at whim it seems (often with just a night’s sleep). I have too often focused on the feelings, rather than on what the sensible side of me was telling me to do.
What is so wrong with that?
Romantic feelings are not always based on truth. Especially at the beginning of a relationship. In the beginning, I always try to put my best foot …

By Kelly Huddleston
Yesterday I had an interesting discussion with a few members on the Amazon Kindle Forum regarding the list price of my book.
It started when I wrote a post inviting Amazon Kindle readers to check out my book. I included the synopsis, the list price, and a link to my book’s page. At best I thought I’d receive a few replies, and MAYBE (but probably not) a few sales. What I wasn’t expecting was a member to write back to tell me that while my book looked interesting, she …