John Watson
Review - In the Land of the Pigs by Caesar Ruell
SYNOPSIS - Levi Harlen is a butcher in Crow’s River, struggling to get by, running his shop and taking care of his wife, Adeline, who has...
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John Watson
Oct 172 min read
Writer Life - Say YES To Discomfort
My entire life has been a battle against feeling out of sorts and a failure to fully fit in. Quiet, shy, and lacking in self-confidence...
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John Watson
Oct 22 min read
Writing Life - No Negativity Zone
It's pretty tough to admit, but the fact of the matter is that I have always had a pretty negative outlook on life. Anxiety and...
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John Watson
Sep 301 min read
Review - Borderline by Royal Poff
SYNOPSIS - What would you do if you had the chance to change destiny? In the wake of a devastating breakup, Atari is consumed by lost...
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John Watson
Sep 252 min read
Writing Life - The Creativity Crossroads
When I was a kid, I discovered reading through my mum, who had a great collection of Agatha Christie books. When those ran out, she took...
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John Watson
Sep 191 min read
Writing Life - An Idea Is Born
On any given day, I will have three of four story ideas pop into my head. Sometimes they come from dreams, while other come from things...
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John Watson
Sep 122 min read
Writing Life - The Joy Thief
There is an old saying out there that contends "Comparison is the Thief of Joy." It's a concept that I never really understood until I...
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John Watson
Sep 42 min read
Review - The Artifact by Brian Hill
SYNOPSIS - The year is 1984, and Rev Parata is a hard-nosed, nearly destitute PI stuck in the orbit of New Orleans, fending off racists...
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John Watson
Aug 181 min read
Review - Nobody's Savior by Wesley Winters
SYNOPSIS - Darkness can be found all around us and inside us. It surrounds those we call friends and family. Some of it is obvious, like...
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John Watson
Aug 142 min read
Review - The Visitor by Kevin Bachar
SYNOPSIS - Sally and her dog, Maureen Bojangles, MoBo for short, make the slog from Brooklyn to the family cabin upstate. It’s a 2-hour...
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John Watson
Aug 91 min read
Review - Silence in the Basement by Alex Mura
SYNOPSIS - Amid a series of disappearances along Highway 50, lonely middle-aged truck driver Hank's pitstop at a remote and rundown motel...
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John Watson
Aug 22 min read
Review - Dead Children's Playground by James Kaine
Synopsis - A cemetery filled with innocents. A ghostly chill in the air. Will a short walk through the woods awaken a dark power? Kylie...
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John Watson
Jul 111 min read
Review - Empty Cargo by Ashley Grant
Synopsis - Renfield is an experienced sailor - he has held his own against the worst the seas have to offer, but all of the sea sickness...
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John Watson
Jun 141 min read
Review - Five by David Sullivan
Synopsis - After finding an abandoned cottage, Devin Holloway and his boyfriend come to learn that the camp they're working at has a more...
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John Watson
Jun 122 min read
Review - A Battle Against Demons by Kjell-Vidar Ahman Teig
SYNOPSIS - Robert I find myself on a raft on Lake Mørkved, pursued by both the living and the dead. The muzzle of a gun pressed against...
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John Watson
Jun 21 min read
Review - Ink Vine by Elizabeth Broadbent
Synopsis - Sometimes, you just pick your poison and pray Stay the hell out of the swamp — the backwater town of Lower Congaree recites it...
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John Watson
May 292 min read
Review - The Count by David-Jack Fletcher
Synopsis - When Sam’s ex, Danny, winds up gutted beyond recognition, Sam has no memory of where he was at the time. He can only remember...
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John Watson
May 152 min read
Review - There's Something Here From Somewhere Else by Jonathon Cross
Synopsis - When 10-year-old Lydia received a mysterious doll on her stoop, she never dreamed it would become the catalyst for a perilous...
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John Watson
May 142 min read
Review - Moonrise by MJ Claiborne
Synopsis - Anthony is a reserved young man with a beautiful girlfriend and a steady corporate job that he despises. Everything changes...
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John Watson
May 12 min read
Review - A Misfortune of Lake Monsters by Nicole M. Wolverton
Synopsis - Lemon Ziegler wants to escape rural Devil’s Elbow, Pennsylvania to attend college―but that’s impossible now that she’s...
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