Mario Messina-Azekri
Mario A. Messina-Azekri was born in Argentina and brings a rich, multidisciplinary background to his writing. He is currently authoring a science fiction-fantasy trilogy that reimagines the myth of Atlantis and explores the cosmic forces that shape civilization. A lifelong poet, Mario began writing at the age of fifteen and went on to develop a career as a criminal investigator for the Oregon Board of Parole and the Department of Corrections, where he authored detailed reports on complex cases for over 25 years. His storytelling extends beyond the page—he has written training manuals for soccer coaches, created personalized comic books for children, and hand-crafted intricate wooden castles and pirate ships. His work blends imaginative visi
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Read Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos and laugh out loud. It’s an absurd world, and humor is at hand in this collection of flash fiction short stories. These fast reads introduce some unique characters, including a superhero with a flatulence issue and a man diagnosed as “bland.” The photos provoke laughs as well. How about a “No Fishing” sign on a dock filled with fishermen or a cemetery with a “No Passing” sign in front of it?
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M. von Lindenberg
Writer, producer, musician, cinematographer, director, painter...
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There are a lot of things I have called myself over the years. Many of them still hold true, even though some of those boxes are sitting on shelves waiting to be cracked open again.
I began playing music around age 9 and always enjoyed writing when prompted with an idea. Even as a kid, short stories were something I could whip up and dump onto a page. I'd never thought myself a writer in any official capacity, not any more than I'd thought myself a "professional" musician. Alas, some 25 years after recording my first tracks, I have quite a few works in my discography.
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Joyce Yarrow
A New York City transplant now living in Seattle, Joyce Yarrow began her writing life scribbling poems on the subway and observing human behavior from every walk of life.
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Joyce is the award-winning author of the Zahara Series and, according to Library Journal, her literary novels of suspense “appeal to readers who enjoy unusual mysteries with an international setting.”
ZAHARA AND THE LOST BOOKS OF LIGHT (Book 1 in the Zahara Series), was awarded 5 Stars by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and chosen as a Best Book in the Historical Fiction category by the PenCraft Awards (Spring of 2024). It has also been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. The second book in the series, STOLEN LIVES earned the 2024 Firebird Award for International Suspense -
Mallory M. O'Connor
Mallory O’Connor is a writer, an art historian, and a musician. She is the author of two non-fiction books, Lost Cities of the Ancient Southeast and Florida’s American Heritage River, both published by the University Press of Florida. American River :Tributaries, Book One of the American River Trilogy, is her debut novel.
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Cynthia Ulmer
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Award medal recipient and acclaimed writer Cynthia Ulmer was born in Newport News, Virginia, and raised in Leland, North Carolina. Her wholesome 'Southern Family Fictional' book series, The Cedar Cove Chronicles, is an award-winning series of books.
It is a Christian-themed realistic drama series that follows the Jansan family and their friends and neighbors in the fictional community of Cedar Cove, North Carolina, during the 1940s and 1950s. Books one and four of "The Cedar Cove Chronicles" have won medals from the 'Wishing Shelf Indie Book Awards' and several have received several 5-star book reviews from Readers Favorite.
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Lorin Lee Cary
Quick and Quirky Stories and Photos (2024), Lorin Lee Cary’s latest book, links his interest in flash fiction with his love of photography.
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Darcy Flynn
Darcy Flynn is known for her heartwarming, sweet contemporary romances. Her refreshing storylines, irritatingly handsome heroes and feisty heroines will delight and entertain you from the first page to the last. Miss Flynn’s heroes and heroines have a tangible chemistry that is entertaining, humorous and competitive.
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Lucille Guarino
A bestselling and award-winning author for fiction-drama, Lucille Guarino has enjoyed writing since her youth. Her novel, Elizabeth’s Mountain, has received praise and recognition from Kirkus Reviews, BookViral, The Book Commentary, BookFest and others, and was a 2024 Finalist for the Hawthorne Prize from the American Writing Awards and Kindle Book Award. Also, the recipient of the 2024 Millennium Book Award and the 2025 Independent Press Award. Her novels have garnered reviews such as “compelling,” “captivating,” “enchanting,” and “effortlessly transporting.” Her newest, evocative novel, Lunch Tales: Suellen, embraces powerful issues that snag the lives of contemporary women by addressing Suellen's world of work, love, and a life-changing
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Laurent Grenier
Laurent Grenier: philosopher born in Paris, France, on January 5, 1957, to Quebec parents. His family returned to Canada a few months after his birth.
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Over the last 40 years, he has dedicated himself to meditation, study and writing, in an effort to develop an art of living and a vision of things that make the world understandable and habitable. His latest essay, "Life Revisited," marks the culmination of this effort. -
Phil Riggs
I have been writing books since 2017. When I completed
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2500 km, hiking the Camino De Santiago on 5 different occasions, I wrote a book about my experiences. I called the book Hiking the Spanish, Portuguese and French Caminos - A Soulful Journey. Then I wrote a biography of my father entitled Teacher, Hunter, Fisher, Musician A 101 Years in the Life of Clarence Riggs. My third novel was Our Random Acts of Kindness. It was after this I started writing children's books. My first was Our Heroes of Covid 19. Then I did a humorous story of a young angel who lost her voice just before the big Christmas event. She tried several unique remedies to try and get it back. This book was called The Little Heartbroken Angel. My latest children's book is ent -
Alan R.M. Thrush
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Keen observation of the after-effects of battle on former combatants led to a follow-up novel, 'A Cross for Two Graves', set in present-day Europe and Africa.
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Ross Leondiou
Hi, I'm [Ross Leondiou] — a storyteller with one foot in the past and the other firmly planted in a fish shop. I write about the grit, humour, and heart of growing up in Australia, where steel factories and deep fryers were as much a part of life as family and friendship.
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Wog in a Fish Shop – a true-to-life, nostalgic, and often funny look at my childhood in a family-run fish and chip shop during the 1960s. Framed around some of the era’s biggest world events — from the Cuban Missile Crisis and the moon landing to the demise of the Ford motor car and the wild chaos of cracker night — it's a story for anyone who's balanced two cultures while history unfolded around them. One of the standout characters is Ross Leondiou, nickname Buy books on Amazon -
Demetrius Koubourlis
The author, a Greek native, is an American citizen. He is the embodiment of a self-made man. He achieved the highest academic degree after overcoming hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness. He has known failure and success, rags and riches. Dr. Koubourlis completed his graduate and post-graduate education in the United States; he was a professor at several major US universities and rapidly rose to tenured full professor. He has spent considerable time in several countries and is fluent in several languages. His exposure to different languages and cultures is reflected in his writing. Although he has been writing all his life, only recently has the author started publishing non-scholarly works.
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Topper Jones
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Before devoting himself full-time to writing, Jones worked in public accounting and higher education, where he taught accounting, computer information systems, and business writing. He is the co-author of four textbooks and over fifty professional journal articles. Other -
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Now living in France, she channels her lifelong passion for storytelling and the environment into captivating eco-fiction that empowers young readers to reconnect with the world around them.
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