Over 8 Million Attend the No Kings March.

We marched in massive numbers -- Again! 

There were protests across the globe -- shouting against fascism and the US president, enriching himself with our tax dollars, who is beholden to dictators, and destroying the gains we've made through the years in science, the environment, privacy, health, and civil rights, and so much more. Most of us know what's happening, and it's dire. The economic boycott (general strike) is on May 1st. May Day May Day! 

 

Thank you, Eteri Chkdua, for several of these photos! 

Short Video from the march passing through Times Square, video by me. 

Photo: Eteri

Photo: Eteri

Photo: Eteri

Singing Resistance to ICE

Me and Eteri

Since I left TikTok, I needed somewhere to post this Singing Resistance march that happened on February 28!  Watch the video for the full effect. The link will take you to YouTube.  

LISTEN TO THESE BEAUTIFUL VOICES:

As we take to the streets of NYC! 

 

No, to the Oligarchy! One Step at a Time.

I don't feel comfortable using the oligarchy's social media sites, the ones that have harmed authors, children, and the planet. 

And I don't have to while Bluesky is available. 

"Bluesky is free for all users. And it is decentralized, which means it is incredibly improbable that anyone can come along and buy it to use as their own propaganda machine. " Steve Tetreault 

Does this hurt my ability to write? No! Sell books -- I don't know? But it's ridiculous to write against them if I'm using their sites.

Imagine if all creators moved to an open-source social media platform? One of our collective powers is our purchasing power. I've been talking about this since 9/11, when we marched against a war we didn't want, begging people to end their addiction to oil. Some things only change in tiny increments, and it sure is frustrating. 

So join me on BlueSky, Love8Rockets (my old Twitter handle), and say adios! to our oligarch-controlled media, one step at a time.

It's Smashwords Read an Ebook Week through March 7

You can grab a copy of my Young Adult Thriller, The Unmoving Sky, or my historical suspense, Visions of Death: The Music Department Murders, at deep discounts! 

Plus many other ebooks! 

But don't delay, the sale ends on March 7th. 

Kobo's Boxing Week Holiday Sale 2025

My YA, Contemporary Thriller, The Unmoving Sky, is $.99 from December 19 through Jan 2 in Kobo's Boxing Week Holiday Sale!  

There's Nothing Darker Than the Woods Until You Meet Your Worst Fear

Jackson Bower has much on his mind lately.

His younger brother hasn't been the same since his mother's death. His father's drinking is out of control. Then there's his girlfriend and the grief that ties them together even as it threatens to drive them apart. He distances himself, hoping for a little perspective at the family lodge. But when his father gets drunk and dangerous, he and his brother Artie escape into the woods.

Night creeps in, and the rains come fast. Artie slips down a ravine. Wounded, Artie and Jackson seek shelter in a cave, only to find someone else already taking refuge there. A desperate man with plans to destroy their town. Jackson and his brother must get out of the cave and make it over the mountain in time to warn everyone--without getting themselves killed first.  

Just click the cover or the link below to take you there.

The Unmoving Sky, 2nd Edition. 

Smashwords End of Year Sale!

I’m excited to announce that my book, Visions of Death: The Music Department Murders, and The Unmoving Sky, will be available as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! 

You can find the promo here: http://smashwords.com/sale 

This is a great way to find new books by other indie authors. Go ahead and share this promo of deeply discounted books with your friends and family. If you want to go directly to my books, the links are in the title names and book covers below.  

Thank you for your help and support! 

Happy reading!

1930s Supernatural Suspense                              Young Adult  Contemporary Thriller

Visions of Death: The Music Department Murders

A Depression-Era Mystery Novel with a Spark of the Supernatural.   

Love Jazz? 

The Swing Era? 

New York City in the 1930s? 

Reluctant jazz-singing detectives?   

A young woman who strives to reach her dreams during the Depression with a family that keeps secrets about her past, their past, and who they are.  

Summer of 1935 Ruby is the Weston Music School's rising star with her swinging jazz quartet. Next stop, the Roseland Ballroom Competition. After taking a break from helping the police find murder suspects with her extra sensory vision, the images of death have returned. Girls from school are disappearing. Ruby has to act fast and find their killer even when all the signs point to her.

Cover by me and Canva 

Available at your favorite digital bookstore

Click the book cover or head to

www.books2read.com/MusicDepartmentMurders