Torture Man

“Torture Man is drama on every page, with suspenseful and gripping scenes. The characters chosen for this novel are shown realistically and blend easily with the plot. It is an imaginative and terrifying story, a thriller from the first page to the last, and also an exciting drama. With many interwoven snippets of personal tragedies and […]

VENTURE GALLERIES Features “On Rejection and Renewal: A Note to Aspiring Novelists”

“YOU’VE SPENT MONTHS, perhaps years, composing your novel. You’ve read and reread it hundreds of times. You’ve rethought it, rewritten it, and revised it, changed characters, dialogue and plot lines. Writing your novel is the most important thing in your life. It has absorbed your attention, almost exclusively. Both your conscious and your subconscious mind have […]

Lying About My Age: A Reflection on Ageism

I am seriously thinking about lying about my age. Of course it’s impossible. The internet has my age engraved in perpetuity. I notice the difference immediately after my most casual face-to-face social revelation of the “number” – even if it is merely a reminder to my friends and my children. The change in expression is […]