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Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Conclusion

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
Well, last week I failed to conclude this story. This week, the ending emerged. This story was enjoyable to write and took some unexpected twists and turns for me. I’m looking forward to tacking something new starting next week. It will be great to introduce a new story with…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 11 – NOT the conclusion

By The Owl Lady May 14, 2018 2 Comments

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
Okay, so I lied. I got deep into writing what I thought was going to be the conclusion of the Memories of Rachel serial and realized that I was at 1,800 words and the conclusion was still not arriving. The setup for the conclusion needed more meat before I…

Don’t throw out the baby! Why #Amazon doesn’t want your #BookReviews

By The Owl Lady May 7, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Barb Taub:
An open letter to Amazon: Dear Amazon, I should be your Holy Grail. I’m the real deal, an actual reader who goes through books carefully, thinks about what they mean and how they’re written, and then writes a considered, thoughtful, and hopefully helpful analysis—in other words, I’m a book reviewer.…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 10

By The Owl Lady May 7, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
Well, this is the second to last installment of this serial. I’ve decided that I am going to compile this, my story No Pain, No Gain and another unpublished story into a Kongo-themed book. Kongo is a fictitious company that I created. It started as mail order but has branched…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 9

By The Owl Lady April 30, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
I feel an ending coming to this story. It might be next week or the week after. This simulation of Ben’s wife began to remind me of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. If you remember that movie, made in 1968, the computer, HAL 9000, took on an evil…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 5

By The Owl Lady April 3, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
More twists and turns this week. Ben’s work on the simulation of his wife’s personality is successful beyond what he anticipated. This is great news. Or is it? Follow the adventure this week as Ben and Rachel meet this new presence in their house. It will be interesting to…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 4

By The Owl Lady March 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
When things went purple last week, Ben was shocked. His sophisticated software had encountered something new. This week we will find out what it was. We will also find out how the “head hopping” point of view during Rachel’s dream was possible. (I had some comments about that…it was…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 3

By The Owl Lady March 20, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
I know there was a bit of an info dump in part 2 of this story. The technology at play (some real, some fictional) is complex and it took a bit of explaining. I also wanted to explain Ben’s motivation to develop it. This week, we start going through…

Short Story/Serial Monday – Memories of Rachel – Part 2

By The Owl Lady March 12, 2018 3 Comments

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
This story is just getting started. As I mentioned last week, it is based on a personal experience that my family witnessed. It was likely the supreme sacrifice that any parent could make for their child. This story takes that situation and imagines, “what if…”. It takes things in…

Short Story/Serial Monday – No Pain, No Gain – Part 17

By The Owl Lady January 26, 2018 Leave a comment

Originally posted on Author Don Massenzio:
This week’s installment finds Blaylock forming some suspicions about Dr. Haybrook. Can he and Gini win the race against the clock and against the evil forces at Kongo Fit to find a solution to the problem that has affected so many? Read this week’s installment and you’ll find out…

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