A.K. Meek wrote a new post, The Old Man and the Wasteland, on the site A.K. Meek
Review: Who says only twenty-somethings survive in the apocalypse? Author Nick Cole’s story centers on the Old Man, one who lives through the end of the world. He is old and struggling to survive in...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, The Savage Boy, on the site A.K. Meek
Review: The Savage Boy tells the story of one man’s struggle to survive in a fallen world, forty years after a nuclear war left America in ruins. Through the story, the Boy, a nomadic ‘savage,’ recalls...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Author Nick Cole Interview, on the site A.K. Meek
Me: First I would like to thank you for taking the time for this interview. I know you have a book release soon, and I’m sure you have many things going on. I hope this will not be too painful. I’ve...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, The Spiral Arm, on the site A.K. Meek
My review: First, let me say I don’t read Young Adult (YA) fiction. Typically. I found myself with a copy of The Spiral Arm in my hand (so to speak, on my kindle) and decided to read it, more out of...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Linear Shift: Part One, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: I’ll be the first to admit it: I have trouble with time-shift stories. I have a hard time keeping it all straight in my head. The first time I watched Back to the Future I had to make a map...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Pennsylvania, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: Hmm, science fiction plus Amish. Future speculation versus anachronism. At first when I found out about Pennsylvania by Michael Bunker, I naturally assumed it had to be a satire; a poor...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, A Rumor of Angels: A Tor.Com Original, on the...
My Review: I found this short story in Some of the Best From Tor.com, 2013 Edition: A Tor.Com Original. As of this posting, it’s still free. A Rumor is the first story in the book, so naturally I read...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Pennsylvania 2: Non-Electric Boogaloo, on the...
My Review: Pennsylvania: Episode 2 – Return of the Jedediah I think my subtitle (based on a successful 80’s movie) for the second Michael Bunker short story I’ve read is cool, but not as cool as...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Futurity, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: By now I have read several Michael Bunker stories. So when I saw Futurity on sale, I jumped at the opportunity. I’m glad I did. The story is about Malcolm, a college-age man with a burning...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Against the Rising Force, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: For the sake of transparency, I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review. I have been on a binge of dystopia lately, but decided to take a brief interlude and read Endi Webb’s...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, No. 38, on the site A.K. Meek
Review: I downloaded this on a recommendation from Michael Bunker. I figured since I’ve enjoyed Michael’s writing, I might enjoy this. This is the first work I’ve read of Kevin G. Summers. It won’t be...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, From the Indie Side, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: I enjoy a good story. To help alleviate my ongoing dilemma of finding good stories, Michael Bunker, one of the featured authors in this anthology, provided me an Advance Review Copy of From...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Pennsylvania Omnibus, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: I’ve posted reviews of Pennsylvania, Parts one and two, and now this review is of the five installment omnibus, the novel. I will gloss over many of the finer plot points because I don’t...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, The Wasteland Saga, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: This review covers the third novel in the Wasteland Saga, The Road is a River. You can find my reviews for the first two parts Old Man Review and Savage Boy. So if you read the two reviews...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Synchronic, on the site A.K. Meek
My Review: The collection is a treat if you are into time travel or just looking for some great speculative fiction short stories. I’m going to limit myself and use only a couple of sentences to sum up...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, A Labor of Love: Eleanor, on the site A.K. Meek
I took a couple of years to write Generation Neon. That included outlining, writing, and editing. It felt like a lifetime, and I was happy to be done with it. Jason Gurley, an author acquaintance, has...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Continued Work on New Site, on the site A.K. Meek
I’ve been working on this site as moments have been available. It’s difficult when I’m learning Wordpress with its billion of options and finding interesting content to post. This post isn’t that...
View ArticleA.K. Meek wrote a new post, Soda Pop Soldier, on the site A.K. Meek
My take on it all: A recipe for success: Take one-third future time dystopia, where the haves and have-nots are a world apart, one-third imaginary techno-Vietnam where the prize is marketing, and...
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