It’s that time of year again: when you agonize over what to get that writer you know. Surely not another book, right? But what? Here are 25 great ideas you […]
JES Hays
JES Hays is the author of the Devon Day and the Sweetwater Kid stories: Down the Owlhoot Trail and the upcoming Outlaw Security.
It’s Been That Long?
Has it really been this long since I updated this website? Well, it’s Thanksgiving again – what are you grateful for? I’ve been trying to be more grateful for the […]
Coming Up: Thanksgiving
Time to count your blessings–what are you thankful for this year? Many of us feel we have little to be thankful for, especially with the looming tax increases and prices. […]
What I’m Reading: Sullivan’s Island Supper Club
This is Book 3 in a series by Susan M. Boyer, a local author. In the series, several eccentric Sullivan’s Island citizens meet for supper on a regular basis, sharing […]
What I’m Reading: Death Warmed Over
This is a humorous mystery series by Kevin J. Anderson, who writes Dune and Star Wars stories as well. The hero’s name is actually Chambeaux, not Shamble, but since he […]
Holidays
Good Lord, how did it get to be November already? You know what that means…the holidays are upon us! I’m going to have to schedule some overtime so I can […]
What I’m Looking Forward to: The Gray Wolf
This will be published in only a few days (October 29) so I don’t have to wait very much longer. This is another Inspector Gamache novel by Louise Penny, about […]
What I’m Reading: No Hallowed Ground
This is one of Steve Hockensmith’s “Holmes on the Range” spin-off series about the AA Western Detective Agency’s other agents. In this novel, Diehl, Hoop, and Eskaminzim, plus Hoop’s wife […]
You’ve Got to be Kidding, Part 2
As Han Solo would say, “I have a bad feeling about this.” Not about this roadblock–they resolved that after a few days. No, it’s StoryFest, the South Carolina Writer’s Association […]
You’ve Got to be Kidding!
So I was all set to go on my mini-vacation to Columbia, for the South Carolina Writer’s Association StoryFest Conference. Had my bags packed and everything. Sure, we were supposed […]