Review: A Death Lived by Martha Calihan, MD
Recalling the final months leading up to her husband’s death, author Martha Calihan explores the spiritual meaning of death – its sorrows and blessings – in the moving A Death Lived.
The author’s husband Charles, who had survived cancer and a major heart attack, was rushed to the ER one fateful morning with pain in his right foot. Calihan, a physician, knew his condition could lead to an amputation, but after many complications, Charles returned home, seemingly recovered. The couple, who had known each other for most of their lives and been married more than thirty years, went back […]
Marti Ward is an award-winning teacher, researcher and entrepreneur known for his serial startups and his interdisciplinary work from the behavioral, health and information sciences to environmental and robotic engineering – but he writes under several variants of his name. Marti hasn’t been into space yet, but has traveled extensively on this planet – living in half a dozen countries and speaking and reading a variety of languages with varying degrees of fluency. He hasn’t yet built an AI as sophisticated as Al – but is working on it, and has around 300 publications relating to AI. 
If you’re a self-published author, or plan to become one soon, you’ve probably read plenty of great advice about building your online platform. And I’m betting that a common theme is that you should blog regularly.
Growing up loving horror and mystery tales, JC Bratton’s Freshman effort in the world of fiction pays homage to the Point Horror novels she would read as a kid: stories such as Slumber Party by Christopher Pike and Twisted by RL Stine. Some of her biggest influences are Alfred Hitchcock, Lois Duncan, Stephen King and Richard Matheson. JC does have a day job but would really be excited if Netflix would make a movie based on her first short story. JC resides in the heart of Silicon Valley: San Jose, California.