The Survivalistas

**** Piper glanced back at the house as she pushed the old motorcycle down the drive. She'd done this many times sneaking out on her parents so she knew that no one would hear if she started it down the road a bit. Seeing no one stirring she turned back to the driveway and yanked the bike to a stop. Mica stood blocking her path, arms folded. “What are you doing?” She demanded, stepping toward Piper. “Going to get the few things we don't have. Medicine, mostly, before people get smart and start taking things other than narcotics and pain killers.” Mica chewed on her bottom lip with her teeth for a moment then said, “I'll go with you.” “No. I need you here. I don't trust the newbies. If it was just Topher and Shanna, I'd say yes, but those other guys not so much.” Mica nodded, her gaze drifting to the still house behind them. “You're right. What about taking Topher?” Piper shook her head. “I'll be faster alone.” Mica snorted, “I'm sure those were the fa...

Chapter 4 Piper sat on the porch wrapped in her coat and a fleece blanket. She felt a hundred percent better after a shower. Staring down the pitch black driveway she didn't bother turning when the door behind her opened. “Jesus it's cold out here. What the hell are you doing?” Topher asked, stepping toward her. “Nothing.” She murmured, picking up the tumbler from the table next to her and draining it. “What's that?” Topher asked, sitting down in the other chair beside the table. “Dad's special brew.” She picked up a mason jar on the table and poured some of the clear liquid into her glass, then handed the jar to him. He sniffed then took a small sip. Instantly he began coughing. “Oh my God! That's awful and strong.” “It's got multiple uses. Fire starter, fuel for alcohol stoves, sterilizing wounds or whatever, Molotov cocktails, and knocking you on your ass.” Lifting her glass she took a healthy swig. “No wonder you can drink abstinent like water.” He took anot...

The Art of Eating through the Zombie Apocalypse: A Cookbook and Culinary Survival Guide by Lauren Wilson, Kristian Bauthus Publisher: Smart Pop Released: October 28th 2014 Genre: Non-fiction: Adult- Survival, zombies How I got it: Received a copy from the publisher Just because the undead’s taste buds are atrophying doesn’t mean yours have to! You duck into the safest-looking abandoned house you can find and hold your breath as you listen for the approaching zombie horde you’ve been running from all day. You hear a gurgling sound. Is it the undead? No—it’s your stomach. When the zombie apocalypse tears down life and society as we know it, it will mean no more take out, no more brightly lit, immaculately organized aisles of food just waiting to be plucked effortlessly off the shelves. No more trips down to the local farmers’ market. No more microwaved meals in front of the TV or intimate dinner parties. No, when the undead rise, eating will be hard, and doing it successfully will...

So yesterday I did some searching and found two posts about Mica. The cover made it on Lousy Book Covers a website devoted to well the title kind of says it all. Now I have to admit Mica's cover wasn't my best creation, and to be completely honest I agree with all the comments . Could I have done better? Maybe, but money and time were a factor. They still are when trying to create covers for my books. I work ten hours days four days a week, have two kids, a husband and lots of other responsibilities. This is a hobby, while I enjoy it, I'm not making money off it. So I'm not going to put a ton of money into it, especially when I don't have it. This goes for editing as well. I received a review from The Black Spot on the Gray Hand according to the blog "The black spot is an author's worst nightmare..." . Truthfully I've had harder reviews. The author of the blog gave me a three, and really the worst thing that was said, " This is a 10 page sho...