On Precognitive Dreams

The Kiss of the Muse, Paul Cézanne, after Felix Frillié, Museé Granet

In the YA supernatural fantasy series, Super Human— think The Karate Kid meets Escape to Witch Mountain— teen Will Freeman learns about his super powers of the mind, and, in the process, has hard-to-explain experiences, like dreams that accurately predict future events, or dream-like experiences that helpers are watching over him, or any number of… Continue reading On Precognitive Dreams

New Cover Drop

Super Human

I’m so proud to announce Super Human has a new cover! The hardcover gets bonus dust jacket art:

The Superior Cynic

This story came across my socials feed, attributed to John Perricone. Several years ago I invited a Buddhist monk to speak to my Senior elective class, and quite interestingly, as he entered the room, he didn’t say a word (that caught everyone’s attention). He just walked to the board and wrote this: “EVERYONE WANTS TO… Continue reading The Superior Cynic

The Writers’ Den with Dan Pouliot, James Patrick Kelly, & John Herman

This episode of The Writers’ Den dives into the space-time continuum with Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning science fiction author James Patrick Kelly, a master storyteller whose work explores the boundaries of imagination and reality. In this mind-expanding conversation, Kelly shares how time travel can be used as a narrative device to illuminate character, deepen plot, and… Continue reading The Writers’ Den with Dan Pouliot, James Patrick Kelly, & John Herman

“Both Sides”

Both Sides of the Rainbow by Anne Worner

The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism Imagine a child,… Continue reading “Both Sides”