I found the novel Wulf when I was searching for western science fiction novels to read. For reasons I will soon reveal, I’ve been interested in exploring the quite under-served genre. After choosing Wulf to be…
Book Review: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
While it may be breaking a cardinal rule of reviewing books—because it’s been years since I’ve read this book, I have a very good reason for reviewing it. I also don’t plan on reviewing too many…
The Best Language Learning Tools
A few months ago, I wrote an article on why every writer should learn a foreign language. The reality is, it gives writers a perspective they wouldn’t have otherwise. Learning a new language is a way…
Book Review: For Steam and Country
My experience with the new steampunk fantasy For Steam and Country, began when the author Jon Del Arroz approached the Uprising Review about promoting his new book release. I was excited to further one of our…
5 Awesome Tools for Writers
The biggest thing that sucks about being a writer today is all the constant distractions. It’s easy for writers today to have quite the love hate relationship with technology. In the spirit of making life as…
The Farm Conspiracy
The pale bitter imagination of the cows in the yard of the pigs in their pens of the chickens in their koop. Even the horses were not above suspect In truth, even the cats had begun…
Why Every Writer Should Learn a Foreign Language
It’s now been a year since I began my journey with languages. I can see my goal, being fluent in Dutch in sight. I’ve learned a lot about the Dutch language and culture. But what I…
3 Tips to Grow an Epic Garden
As someone who often pretends to be a master gardener, I frequently get asked about how to grow the perfect garden. So I thought it might be nice if I shared my best gardening tips and…
An ABC Story
A day later, it all seemed like a dream. But if only it had been. Clasping the edge of the hospital bed, I reached out a hand to brush his forehead–how brave my love had been. “Daddy’s…
Stalking
Wherever you are, I will find you Whatever you do, I will be watching Into your eyes that stare back at me from this photograph Is where will be gazing Behind you is where I will…