To read the full article click The Story Shelf in the top bar, then scroll down, or click here. An observation on the collision of machinery and perceptions. "I don’t think it’s fair that a machine is allowed to make such a mockery of my worldly gain..." To read the full article click The Story Shelf in the top bar, then scroll down, or click here. … [Read more...]
Report : The Kindle Story Giveaway Campaign
I don't have the words to express my sincere appreciation to you and everyone else who took part in my recent Kindle Story Giveaway. But, I'll try. THANK YOU. The response was staggering. 1000 downloads of my books and stories. Comments? Thousands, all wonderful - I could hardly keep up. I can't count all the 'shares' and 'likes' of posts and links. At several points throughout the campaign, each of my stories briefly reached #1 in ALL their categories at the same time, several … [Read more...]
Upcoming Titles
Just to tease you mercilessly, here are the working titles of some of my stories in progress. Subscribe on the AndyBWrites home page, and be notified, as they are added. Working - Free Reads The Integrity Oath Anne Two Point Oh The Little Black Card The Bushhog Fly By The 50/50 Health Plan Roberta's Pyramid - Part ll The Motherbird Encounter The Raspberries of Hispania The Sheik's Night Before Christmas The Backyard Bear - soon an addition to the book LIVING STILL WORKING - Kindle … [Read more...]
Stupid Auto-Correct
I'm writing a new story called SEX & DRUGS. It's about a Hindu pharmacist from India who gets into trouble when.......wait a minute....... Stupid voice dictation auto-correct.... The title is SECTS & DRUGS. A Hindu pharmacist from India..... Oh, forget it. The moment's gone. … [Read more...]
Roberta’s Pyramid
I have been cursed by a client! Really!! It was a curse placed upon me by a white-magic-practicing witch. It was 1977, my first year in business. I was contacted by a local owner of one of those trendy “enlightened” book stores. More than a book store owner, she was a self-proclaimed doctor of parapsychology, a psychic, a fortune teller, a mystic, a seer, a spirit-channeling guide, a link to (mentally add mysterious music and echos) the other side….. side…. side…. side. She wanted me to … [Read more...]
My Dad, His Church, and College Football
In case you’re reading this far in the future, this is Saturday January 3, 2015. It’s the end of the main week of college football bowl games. Auburn lost their bowl game. It’s also after the first game of the first playoff for college football – Alabama lost. I realize this is a sore subject and a moment of great pain for fans of either team, but it would’ve been a moment of delight for my father, the Methodist minister. He wouldn’t like it because any team lost, but because if the … [Read more...]