July 2022

Why Do Clocks Stop When People Die?

Timepieces are amazing things. They cease to function at the exact moment when their owners expire. Yesteryear’s thriller stories depended on a stopped watch or a clock to determine the time of a victim’s death. It became a standard part of many police investigations. There is one problem with that premise: Clocks don’t quit when …

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Trangressive Fiction: What The Hell Is It?

What an apt word to use at the start of this post. Many weak-stomached folks would think the text written for this genre came by way of the damned. The transgressive style challenges readers by taking storytelling into places where regular commercial fiction doesn’t normally go. Topics of self-harm, abuse, sexual deviancy, etc — are …

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This Affair Is My Secret. Please Don’t Tell Anyone What I’m About To Tell You.

I can’t say it to anyone in my circle of friends but I can tell my secret to a stranger like you. Yes, for all you know, I could be your closest friend or a work colleague or neither of them — the name I’m using here could be totally different from the one I …

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Sexless Marriage ─ New Content Inspiration For A Different Book by Michael Forman

You’re a photojournalist and a writer Michael. What’s the common link between photography and the kind of fiction you’re writing? My novel’s protagonist is a photographer. “Write what you know,” they say ─ and I know much about photography. I’ve travelled, photographed, and written about the places I visited. I grew tired of writing fluffy …

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Sex? Not This Year, Darling.

Is your sexless marriage getting you down? Can’t remember the last time you two did the wild thing? Are you one of the silent-but-angry majority who curses each frustratingly difficult day that passes by without a little horizontal tango? You need to hang around here for a while. You’re my audience. If this nasty routine …

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Brisbane River Yachts

Missing That Blue-Sky Brisbane Vibe… and Now I’m Featuring It In A Book!

Her river meanders around the suburbs of Brisbane City a thousand times before the water reaches the open waters of Moreton Bay. Geologists say this is the reason Brisbane may be presiding over the oldest river in the world. I don’t care how old her river is. I love my hometown girl, Brisbane, despite her …

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Books About Sexless Marriages. Where Are They?

A sexless marriage can feel extra lonely for a second reason. If you’re not the type to whine about not getting laid, you’re probably keeping the emotion from it to yourself and it’s been building. That means the frustration you feel is multiplied. And now, you’re doing research on books about sexless marriages to find …

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Body Found In Bushland Near Beach – Fine Adult Fiction

Another woman’s naked body was discovered by bird watchers in the early hours of this morning. The body belongs to that of Verna Julenthorpe, 37, of Eagle Farm. She was last seen by friends yesterday afternoon. Her body was found on a naturalist’s boardwalk at Nudgee Beach at approximately 5.00am after a night of torrential thunderstorms.  Police won’t speculate …

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Blue water ocean

Dark Fiction Author Hides Somewhere In Picturesque Mandurah

Surf, sun, sand — a stark contrast to the moody world of Michael Forman’s stories and mind, whose flesh-and-bone side is reported to be residing in this popular beachside suburb. The question needs to be asked: If he’s in Mandurah, where is he? Mysteries are part of Forman’s writing repertoire. It’s not unusual for one …

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