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Larry Atchley
(Website)Larry Atchley Jr writes Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Horror, and Poetry. He has had many stories and poems published in anthologies, including two shared-world series, Heroes in Hell, and The Sha'Daa. He performs with the Seadog Slam, reciting pirate, steampunk, and adventure poetry at various events around North Texas. He enjoys tall ship sailing/spotting, reading and collecting books, drinking hot tea, hiking, history, and watching Brit-Coms with his wife Ali.
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Julie Barrett
(Stately Barrett Manor) (Steam Cat) (Facebook)Julie Barrett is a writer, photographer, and maker of interesting things from Plano, TX. She is also a founding member of The Generic Radio Workshop, member of the Dallas Future Society board, and sells photography, fiber art, and hats through SteamCat.net. Julie writes short stories, radio plays, and whatever else helps pay the bills. She hates the bills. Find her at Stately Barrett Manor or on Facebook.
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Paul Black
(Paul Black) (Wikipedia) (Facebook) Paul Black
always wanted to make movies, but a career in advertising sidetracked him. He's
the international award-winning author of The Tels, Soulware, Nexus Point, The Presence, The Samsara Effect, Cool
Brain, and Dark Slide. He has twice won the Independent Publishers Book Award, London and the New York Book
Festival. He has also been on the Barnes & Noble Regional Best Seller list,
has won the Writer’s Digest Book Award for Genre Fiction, and was optioned for television.
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K.B. Bogen
(Facebook) A cat-loving native of Texas, K.B. Bogen is a self-confessed knit-/yarn-aholic. She spends much time knitting (with the help of her three cats), inventorying her stash (also with the help of the cats), or fondling yarn anywhere within driving range (the cats don’t like road trips). She likes to cook and enjoys reading forensic anthropology books. Occasionally simultaneously. For nearly 30 years, she has lurked behind the scenes editing, copy editing and manuscript repairing. Her most recent publication, Everything Works in Theory, is available on Amazon, Baen, and Barnes & Noble. The first two books of the Quest series are also available. Coming soon Surely, You Quest—book three of the Quest.
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Aislinn Burrows
Aislinn Burrows is an old Millennial keeping
busy as a full-time student and creative media projects consultant. Plus, she
helps run SoonerCon in Oklahoma City. She’s passionate about nerd culture,
connecting communities, karaoke, and considers herself a geek Girl Friday-type
and NPR junkie. She and her wife Carmen live with their fur family in a small
house filled with books, oddities, art, warmth, and joy. Fen friends can find
her on Facebook!
(Photo: @SquirrelyJediPhotography)
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David Carrico
David Carrico, like a surprising number of other fans and writers, was a military brat, raised in the Air Force. He writes alternate history, science fiction, and fantasy, and is published by Baen Books and Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Press. His latest publication is The Blood Is the Life, released by Baen Books in September 2022, but there are new books from ROFP in 2022 as well.
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Howard Carter
Howard Carter came to SF through watching Star Trek reruns in the 70s but didn't become a Con goer until the 2000s. He's a major classic film fan who is constantly hoping to see better SF films. For his day job, he has spent the majority of his career working for various NASA contractors. He has worked on projects ranging from EVA tools and Shuttle payloads, to the Orion capsule. Currently he supports the Commercial LEO Development Program.
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Peri Charlifu
(Facebook) Peri Charlifu is an artist from Lakewood, Colorado. He specializes in hand thrown and carved pottery. He is proficient in pencil, charcoal and acrylics, as well as metalwork, sculptural and figurework, and he loves to garden. He's married to the most wonderful man in the world, Lee Moody, without whom he would never have been able to follow his passion. Peri is a teacher and loves to share his vast knowledge on many subjects, including art, marketing, gardening, psychology and anything horror.
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J. Kathleen Cheney
(J. Kathleen Cheney) J.
Kathleen Cheney taught mathematics ranging from 7th grade to Calculus,
but gave it all up for a chance to write stories. Her novella "Iron
Shoes" was a 2010 Nebula Award finalist. Her novel, The Golden City, was a finalist for the 2014 Locus Awards (Best First Novel). Dreaming Death (Feb 2016) is the first in a new world, with The Horn coming out in 2017, and the books of The King’s Daughter and sequels to Dreaming Death in 2018/2019.
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Rosemary Clement
(Rosemary Clement) (Kara Connolly) (Rosemary's Twitter) (Kara's Twitter) Rosemary Clement writes, under various names, supernatural novels for youngish adults. Her bestselling books (Texas Gothic, Spirit and Dust) are full of witty banter, romantic tension, dead bodies, and live ghosts. When parallel universes overlap, you may see debut author and doppelganger Kara Connolly in Rosemary’s spot. While Rosemary enjoys knitting, gardening, and solving crime, Kara likes dinosaurs, medieval weaponry, and promoting her debut novel, No Good Deed. Find either one on their respective Twitter accounts.
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J.L. Curtis
(JL Curtis) (twitter) (Amazon) (Facebook)JL Curtis has novels out in three different series, The Grey Man (urban fiction), Rimworld (military science fiction), and a new series, Showdown on the River (western). He has written a number of novellas and short stories for a number of anthologies. A retired Naval Flight officer, he spent 20+ years in the Navy, then worked as an engineer with a defense contractor for another 20+ years. A long-time shooter and NRA instructor, he now lives in North Texas and writes full time.
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Dominick D'Aunno
Dominick D’Aunno, MD, writer of speculative fiction, is an Internal Medicine physician with a subspecialty in Space Medicine and Physiology. His NASA research includes cardiovascular adaptation to microgravity, immune system alterations in extreme environments, and musculoskeletal alterations to variable gravities. Dr. D’Aunno’s clinical practice focuses on the medical needs of patients with psychiatric illnesses, autism, developmental disabilities, and adolescents in Child Protective Services. He is also Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and conduct clinical research trials. Dominick works with writers to increase the use of medicine and physiology in speculative fiction.
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Chris Donahue
Chris Donahue is an electrical engineer living
in the Dallas area with his wife and fellow-author, Linda. A former member of a
Joe Bob Briggs' Drive In Review committee, he served the public by counting
rolling heads, types of Fu, and exposed breasts in committee films. Outside of
that, he has been a Navy Avionics tech, brewer, and writes sci-fi, military
fiction, horror, humor, and combinations of those themes. His first novel,
Death's Paladin, is now available.
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Linda L. Donahue
Linda has degrees in computer science, Russian studies, Earth science education, and electrical engineering. Additionally, she teaches tai chi and belly dancing, can borrow moon rock samples, and is a certified commercial instrument pilot, advanced ground instructor, and SCUBA diver. Her latest short stories have appeared in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #25 and Chicks and Balances. Her novel, Jaguar Moon, is available from Yard Dog Press. She lives with her husband and pet rabbits, sugar gliders, and cats in Garland, Texas.
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P.N. Elrod
(Wikipedia) P.N. Elrod is best known for her ongoing series, The Vampire Files. Her other series include, Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire, the Richard Dun books co-written with actor Nigel Bennett, and a new steampunk, The Hanged Man,
from Tor. She's edited a number of collections, including five urban
fantasy anthologies for St. Martin Griffin, featuring more than a dozen
NYTimes bestselling authors.
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Dan Erickson
Dan Erickson is a performer
in word, stage, poetry slam, and video. He's dressed women around the world for
the world-renowned fashion business XCENTRICITIES. Author of 8 books and
counting, including the book/performance This Book Smells Like Coffee.
Come see Dan speak with authority on the fashion industry, science, comedy,
unspeakable pictures found on everyone's phone, and American Paganism. Dan's
mid-life crises have included MMA cage fighting and standup comedy. Come sit
next to Dan, you won’t be bored.
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Rhonda Eudaly
(Rhonda Eudaly) Rhonda Eudaly lives in Arlington, Texas where she's ventured into several industries and occupations for a wide variety of experience. She's married with dogs and a rapidly growing Minion© army. Her two passions are writing and music, which is evident in her increasing horde of writing instruments. Rhonda has a well-rounded publication history in fiction, non-fiction, and script writing. Check out her website for her latest publications and downloads.
(Photo by Bobby Hitt)
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Declan Finn
Declan Finn is the author of over 40 published books a slough of short stories. His writing spans the gamut from history to fantasy, to thrillers and romance. He was a Dragon award finalist for two of his Love at First Bite quartet. He is best known for his Urban fantasy series Saint Tommy, NYPD. He is currently publishing Honeymoon from Hell. His next project is On Tiber’s Edge, part of Blaine Lee Pardoe’s Land & Sea series. He can be easily found on social media.
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Mark Finn
(Mark Finn) (The Gentlemen Nerds) (Twitter) Mark Finn is an author, editor, game designer and pop culture critic. His writing can be found in various RPG zines, comics, books, anthologies, and elsewhere online courtesy of his fictitious North Texas Apocalypse Bunker. When he’s not waxing passionate about popular culture or Robert E. Howard, Finn writes stories, publishes cool stuff, and performs community theater. He lives in North Texas over a historic movie theater with his high school sweetheart and an embarrassing excess of books.
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Jan S. Gephardt
Jan S. Gephardt (pronouns: she/her) is a science fiction novelist, fantasy artist, publisher, and sf/f fan from Kansas City. Co-founder and Art Director of Weird Sisters Publishing, her “XK9” books feature a pack of uplifted police dogs in a far-future world. (the dog does not die). She recently finished and published the third novel in her XK9 “Bones” Trilogy. She’s also a former officer and current member of ASFA. Look for her nationally-recognized paper sculpture in the Art Show.
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RJ Hanson
(Website) (Facebook) (Twitter)R.J. Hanson is the author of the epic fantasy saga Bloodlines Reforged as well as the historical fiction play 'Fatherland' set in Texas in 1960 which is scheduled to run at the Addison Theater beginning May 15th, 2025. He is a retired detective with 27 years on the force and now owns and operates a small ranch with his wife, Michelle.
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C. Stuart Hardwick
(C. Stuart Hardwick) (Facebook) (Twitter) (Amazon) (BlueSky) (YouTube) C. Stuart Hardwick is an award-winning science fiction author whose work appears regularly in top anthologies and magazines and has been translated into a dozen languages. Most recently, he edited Tales of the United States Space Force for Baen Books and has a story coming in an upcoming issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. A military brat from South Dakota, he's been known for blending hard science with human drama in compelling, thought-provoking stories. Visit his website for more info and a free story sampler.
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Teddy Harvia
Teddy Harvia
is the well-known pen name of David Thayer. He has drawn scores of wild
beasts, strange BEMs, and big-nosed whiz kids from a world far
from Earth who use short words to make fun of all kinds of things
in scores of toons and fan art for flyers, zines, and con pubs since 1967.
He lives with wife, Diana, and five fat cats in Dallas, Texas. To earn
his keep, he works with words at a high-tech firm.
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Rob Howell
(Rob Howell) ( Amazon) ( BLOG ) ( Twitter ) (Firehall Sagas) (World of Okkorim) Rob is the creator of the Firehall Sagas, a writer and editor in Luke Gygax’s World of Okkorim, and an author in the Four Horsemen Universe. He writes epic fantasy, space opera, military science fiction, alternate history, and whatever else seems fun. He’s a reformed medieval academic, a former IT professional, and a retired soda jerk. His parents discovered quickly, books were the only way to keep Rob quiet. Without books, it’s unlikely all three would have survived.
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Albert Jackson
(History) Dr. Jackson was member of the original Dallas Futurian Society and one of the organizers of the July 1958 "Southwestercon 6", the first science fiction convention in Texas. Al Jackson has a Bachelors in Math and Masers in Physics from North Texas University. He also has a PhD in Physics from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Jackson spend 5 years as an instructor on the Lunar Module Simulator training the Apollo crews. Al Jackson spend 45 years in Manned Space Flight as the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Becky Jones
After 20+ years teaching in different parts of the country, Becky realized that faculty politics had lost their allure and fled academia. She decided to try her hand at telling stories like the ones she loved to read. "Academic Magic" was her first work of fiction, quickly followed by a number of short stories, and the next two books in the "Academic Magic" series. She currently lives in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area with her husband and two cats.
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Bart Kemper
Wandering consultant, licensed Professional Engineer, writer, photographer, and military professional from the Atchafalaya Basin. Enjoys cooking, inventing stuff, breaking stuff, blowing stuff up, computer simulations, pointy objects, and moonlight walks in far away lands. Works in a wide variety of industries and countries, helps develop engineering codes & standards, and tries to make the world a little bit better place. Dislikes include despots, sandstorms, and crap beer. Willing to relocate off-planet. Mostly harmless.
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Dara Kountz
Dara Kountz is a creative with a wide range of interests. In addition to sewing cosplays and plushies, she has been a forever DM for over 20 years, written several books, and conducted panels on everything from being a creative to how to LARP to “Violent Women Of History”. Her latest work is an upcoming LARP in March - The Leprechaun’s Shark Tank. She can be found on Instagram as corvus_manor and facebook at Corvus Manor.
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Keith Lansdale
Keith Lansdale is a versatile writer of comics, film scripts, novels, and short stories. His notable works include films like The Pale Door and The Projectionist (in production). Keith has penned comics such as Red Range and Hoot Goes There (X-Files), and co-wrote the novel Big Lizard with Joe R. Lansdale. His short stories include Elijah’s Elixir, Hoppity White Rabbit Done Broke Down, and many others. Keith also co-edited About That Snowy Evening, as well as Son of Retro Pulp Tales. He co-wrote The Companion (which was picked up for Creepshow) and wrote the children's book In Waders From Mars.
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William Ledbetter
(William Ledbetter) William Ledbetter is a Nebula Award winning author with three novels and more than seventy speculative fiction stories and non-fiction articles published in five languages, in publications such as Asimov's, Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Analog. He's been a space and technology geek since childhood and spent most of his non-writing career in the aerospace industry. His Killday novel series is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Audible and Interstellar Flight Press.
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A. Lee Martinez
(Website) (Facebook) (Twitter) A. Lee Martinez is best known for his sparkling wit, incredible good looks, and his ability to endlessly debate the Superman VS. Batman dilemma (Correct answer: Tarzan). Also, he's written 10 fantasy novels and managed to get paid for it. If you would like to read random thoughts from him, you can go to his website, or check him out on Twitter or Facebook.
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Kip McMurray
Clifford R. (Kip) McMurray is a freelance writer who’s been an sf reader and space activist practically from birth. He has served on the National Space Society Board of Directors, including a term as Executive Vice-President and Policy Committee Co-Chairman. He was a founder of the NSS Space Blitz, an annual citizen lobbyist event. He’s the CEO of an editing and manuscript coaching company for authors and public speakers. He also filks and sings Irish music at the local pub.
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Ian McMurtrie
LawDog was born on the island of Malta to an oil engineer and a teacher -- both Americans. He was raised in Africa and the Middle East, before being dragged kicking and screaming to the United States.He has been a soldier, an EMT, a short order cook, the world's worst rodeo clown, and recently retired from law enforcement in Texas.When not Standing Out Front and Looking Pretty for his publishing house, he can be found in North Texas, usually staring perplexedly at a blinking cursor on a blank screen; in the company of a very patient lady and two fur children.
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Margaret Middleton
Describe Margaret in 80 words or less: voracious reader of not just F&SF, Filk Hall of Fame member, quilter, Civil Air Patrol member, model rocket builder, Gooneybird geek, willing to drive amazing distances to indulge any of these interests. Retired from 25 years of "designing piles of dirt and holes in the ground" for the Arkansas Highway Department; now lives in Eupora, MS. Yeah, that’s a 2-day drive from FenCon.
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Tim Morgan
Tim Morgan is an award-winning professional futurist, past president of the Dallas Future Society, and a former FenCon Con Chair He also occasionally writes essays on strategic foresight and the future on his Substack blog, The Everyday Futurist.
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Tracy S. Morris
(Tracy S. Morris) Tracy S. Morris’s journalism career was inaugurated with the O.J. Simpson Bronco chase and ended the week after 9/11. In between, she photographed presidents and sports legends. Tracy’s first novel, Tranquility, published 2005 by Yard Dog Press, was runner-up for Darrell Award for Best Midsouth Science Fiction in 2006. Bride of Tranquility, published in 2009, was a finalist for the Darrell Award in 2010. Both are in eBook format from Baen Books. Her most recent book, The Grantville Inquisitor, co-written with Brad Sinor, was published in 2021 by Ring of Fire Press.
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Michelle Muenzler (she/her)
(Michelle Muenzler) (Facebook) (Haiku Bakery) Michelle Muenzler (she/her) is an author of the weird and sometimes poet, also known as "The Cookie Lady" at local conventions. She bakes by day in Haiku Bakery, her in-house bakery, and writes dark and terrible things by night, all while trying not to be devoured by her cats. Visit her websites for links to her work...or for cookies if you are in the Dallas area!
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Kathleen O'Brien
(Vintage Fashion Explained) (Victorian Smoking Caps) (Writers' Resources) Kathleen M. O'Brien began sewing at age four, learning traditional techniques from her mother and grandmother. She collects and studies vintage clothing to decipher mysteries of drape and fit found in previous eras. Her costumes include both original designs and reproductions, utilizing many historical techniques. She enjoys sharing both these skills and her collection with others and has published several books including Victorian Smoking Caps and her Writers' Resources series.
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Stephen Patrick
(Facebook) Born in the Kentucky bluegrass, but inspired by the Lone Star
state, Stephen Patrick's storytelling ranges between historical, thriller,
science fiction, and horror. His most recent offerings include The Holocaust Engine trilogy
with David Rike, and stories in Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Authors, Vol
1 and 2 and Crimson Streets. Every
year, he explores new skills/disciplines to find ideas for his work. This year is yoga/breathing as a discipline and 3D design and printing, which have more in common than he cares to admit.
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Teresa Patterson
(Event Horizon EBooks) (Facebook)Teresa Patterson is a writer, artist, musician, and outdoorswoman. Known for the best selling World of the Wheel of Time, based on the Robert Jordan series, she has also partnered with authors such as Terry Brooks, Robert Asprin, and Bill Fawcett. As a fan she organized SF conventions, earned a Master rating in costuming, worked as a movie extra in films, and run a jousting and horseback combat show. She is currently working on a book called Trailer Trash.
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Ted Pennella
(Ted Pennella) (Facebook) (Instagram) Ted is
an Oklahoma-based architect, gamer, pithy observer of the human condition,
and author of the forthcoming sci-fi novel Infinity. As an architect for
twenty years, he's keenly aware of layout, design, and spatial relations,
which benefits him as a storyteller. With short stories published in various
anthologies, Ted writes to not just entertain, but also to show the struggles
of finding meaning in life, family, and love amongst those called friends and
enemies. When not listening to his characters eager to be fleshed out in his
writing, he fills his copious free time with woodworking, gaming, and
endeavoring to create the perfect cheesecake.
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Dusty Rainbolt
(Website) In decades past, Dusty got her thrills investigating haunted locations with her EMF meters and video cameras. Those experiences later fueled her paranormal mystery, Death Under the Crescent Moon, as well as her award-winning books Ghost Cats and Ghost Cats 2 – collections of personal accounts about things that head-bump in the night! Sci-fi fans know Dusty for her hilarious sci-fi adventure, All the Marbles, and the Four Redheads of the Apocalypse series co-authored with three other redheads.
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Ravenar
Ravenar (Amora, Linda Donahue, and Julia Mandala) performs traditional and SF/Fantasy-themed belly dance. They have appeared at several Worldcons and at regional conventions in the Midwest and South.
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David Rike
David Rike is the coauthor of the Holocaust Engine series with Stephen Patrick. Books one and two are out in paperback with book three to release March 24. Book one is also available on audio with the audiobook for book two set to drop later in the spring. The horror novel Born Dead is waiting on the publisher and the dark fantasy series The Strega is in development.
In personal life David lives in the metroplex. His nearly thirty-year career in law enforcement includes stints as an officer, investigator, and supervisor and provides ample fodder for fictional stories.
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Rook Riley
(Rook Riley)(Facebook)(Instagram)(Podcast) Rook Riley (she/they) is a former Army linguist, horror author, game writer, voice actor, and middle school teacher who occasionally participates in the Good Morning Evildoers podcast. Their work on Edge Games' Arkham Horror RPG solidified a lifelong aversion to Lovecraft's particular nomenclature.
An active member of the Horror Writers Association, Red Herring Society, Texas Center for the Missing, and Cold Case Coalition, Rook’s recent stories appear in All the Promises We Cannot Keep (Nov 2024) and the upcoming Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell.
Current hobbies include binge-watching horror and collecting tattoos. Follow Rook on Instagram, FB, or their website for updates. And don't forget to checkout the podcast!
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Rie Sheridan Rose
(Rie Sheridan Rose) (Facebook) (Twitter)Rie Sheridan Rose's work appears in numerous anthologies, including Under Her Skin, Hides the Dark Tower, Dark Divinations, and Startling Stories. In addition, she has authored twelve novels, six poetry chapbooks, and dozens of song lyrics. For the most complete bibliography, check out her Amazon page. Member of the SFPA, HWA, and SFWA, she tweets as @RieSheridanRose. Now the air-conditioning is working for the first time in 5 years, she's on a mission to clean house!
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Amber Royer
(Amber Royer) (Facebook) (Instagram) (Youtube) (Amazon) (Goodreads)Amber Royer writes the Chocoverse comic telenovela-style foodie-inspired space opera series, and the Bean to Bar Mysteries. She also teaches creative writing and is an author coach. Amber and her husband live in the DFW Area. They both love to travel, and Amber records her adventures on Instagram – along with pics of her pair of tuxedo cats. Amber blogs about creative writing technique and all things chocolate on her website.
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Ken Ruffin
(Twitter) (National Space Society of North Texas) Ken Ruffin, a former career environmental engineer and the ongoing president of the National Space Society of North Texas (NSS-NT), is transitioning into a space industry career by leveraging his aerospace engineering undergraduate education and his extensive public speaking experience. Ken has spoken to over 200 audiences in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, Texas, USA, and he has been interviewed dozens of times by DFW-area TV news stations, all regarding the present and future of space travel. Ken has been pursuing contracts to conduct public outreach directly with companies in the commercial spaceflight industry, in order to engage and inform audiences of all ages at museums, planetariums, nonprofit organization meetings, libraries, and more, about the importance of those companies' missions.
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Adrian Simmons
(Facebook) (Heroic Fantasy Quarterly) (Heroic Fantasy Quarterly Facebook) (Best of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly) Adrian Simmons writes and edits from a
well-stocked location in central Oklahoma. When not working on his own writing,
he hammers out Heroic Fantasy Quarterly ezine. There is
backpacking in his life, and taekwondo, too. He’s helmed 49
issues of Heroic Fantasy Quarterly released and three
best-of anthologies. His fiction has appeared in James Gunn's Ad Astra,
Tales From the Magician’s Skull, and Giganotosaurus. His
nonfiction has been published at Strange Horizons, Internet
Review of Science Fiction, and Black Gate.
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Libby A. Smith
Libby A. Smith’s short stories have appeared in “Avast, Ye Airships” and “Haunted Holidays,” online at 4 Star Stories, and in small press comics. Her adaptation of ‘Rainbow Bridge’ was designed for cross stitch by Sue Hillis. A member of the filk pirate group Bad Bards & Beyond, she tends to burst into inappropriate songs at inappropriate times. Libby lives in Central Arkansas with Oscar Wilde, Dolly Parton, and Jolene... her cats.
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Mike Stewart
(Victorious Website) (Facebook) ( Save for Half Podcast ) Mike Stewart is a prolific writer in the tabletop RPG industry for decades, including an award winning Steampunk RPG Victorious. He is also working on the Gygax Castle Zagyg dungeon. His fiction has appeared in several anthologies for various publishers.
Mike is a podcaster, and is a founding host of the Save For Half podcast, a show about Old School games and current inspirations.
In his secret identity, he's a professor of US history, but don't tell anyone!
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Kathryn Sullivan
(Kathryn Sullivan) (Facebook) Kathryn Sullivan writes young adult science fiction and fantasy. Any
place and any object is at risk of appearing in her stories--the river
bluffs surrounding Winona, MN, where she lives, can become the windswept
cliffs of an alien planet
or the deep mysterious woods of a fantasy tale. She is owned by a large
cockatoo, who graciously allows her to write about other animals, as
well as birdlike aliens.
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Alex Wakal
(Alex Wakal) (Facebook)Alex got tired of the military after 25 years and decided to get a real job. He is still looking despite experience in intelligence, munitions, and law enforcement but meanwhile he serves as a museum director, runs a shooting range, and shamelessly spoils longhorns. He understands that “military intelligence” makes as much sense as "honest politician" and that “military grade” is both a baseline and a pejorative. He is still perfecting his Far Side homage "cow phone" project.
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John Yarrow
(J L Yarrow) (Facebook) (TikTok) John and Leanne Yarrow have released their second novel, Future Unfolds, a continuation their award-winning series, the Time Forward Trilogy. Their writing appeals to fans of science fiction and speculative fiction, blending scientific concepts with human emotion to transform their work into a journey through “future” possibilities. They enjoy travel, hiking in the great outdoors, experiencing new places, and relishing a good meal and bottle of wine with family and friends. Book three, Future Impact comes out in February 2026.
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D.L. Young
(Facebook) (Instagram) (TikTok)D.L. Young is a Pushcart Prize nominee and winner of the Independent Press Award. He’s the author of the Dark Republic series, set in a failed Texas secession, the Amazon bestselling Cyberpunk City series, and the space opera trilogy Empire and Ashes.
His intense, fast-paced novels echo his many influences from books and movies, including Star Wars, Dune, Blade Runner, Star Trek, and the novels of William Gibson.
For more on his books, check out his website.
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