PODBRAM Review of STEALING WISHES

Floyd M. Orr’s review of STEALING WISHES went live today at the PODBRAM site.  Here’s a taste…

The author has genuinely captured the essence of many of those living in the gay community of a large city. Young adults of all sexual persuasions live through much of the same angst as Shannon’s gay and straight characters. He has presented them all blended together, just as in real life. Stealing Wishes may not strike with the powerful punch of the sort of nonfiction tome that a reader might say changed his or her life, but the flow of the characters’ conversations displays the depth of thought that went into this relatively short book of fiction. The heartfelt poignancy drips from its pages of light comedy.

This review site began in July 2006, solely reviewing books published through iUniverse.  This year it branched out to include other POD facets (and more).  The site was also my own inspiration for starting the Lulu Book Review blog.

Though I consider Floyd to be an internet friend and review colleage, I know that his review of my own book is honest and forthright.  After all, he is a heterosexual married man and since my book is classified as gay fiction, I doubt it is a book he’d pick up from the local bookstore of his own accord for reading pleasure.

Thanks again, Floyd.

New Paintings

I spent most of my 3 day Labor Day weekend working on a painting project which a coworker had asked for me to do for them.  She presented me with a magazine clipping of 3 paintings which she wanted me to try to mimic and paint for her.  Using a mix of acrylic paints, scrap booking paper, stencils, and several glues and varnishes, I think my paintings are actually better than the ones from the magazine.  Needless to say, she loved them!

Here is the magazine clipping…

Here’s my version of the top painting…

And the middle one…

And my favorite…