The Imperator Team Formally Welcomes Artist Taylor Wagner Aboard!

On June 6, 2011, in Guest Writers, Philip Katz, by Philip Katz

IMPERATOR’s Author Finds a Young Artist to Help Express Katz’s Vision of Roman Epic Taylor, 25, is an art student at Westchester Community College. Between going to college and creating beautiful art she brightens the lives of the patrons and her coworkers at MacArthur’s Pub room in Pleasantville, NY where she slings drinks with that [...]

Never Again: An Irulan Short Story, Available Now!!

On March 10, 2011, in Guest Writers, Ronnie Massey, by Ronnie Massey

For almost two hundred years Irulan has lived in the mortal realm. But what drove her to leave the FaeLands and everything she knew behind, for life among humans? Delve into the past of faerie princess Irulan Nightingale, with this short prequel to Ronnie Massey’s debut novel, Crimson Dawn.

A Glimpse of All That Is – An episode of Ravi Wells’ passage through India

On January 18, 2011, in Guest Writers, Lifestyle, Misc. Contributions, by Misc. Contributions

We threaded our way though Rajistan, village after village, viewing and being viewed. I’m 6’1″ and wear my very blond hair long and in a pony tail. At every encounter, from every native we met, I was first watched with unabashed shock until Sandhya would come into view on her camel. The attention would then turn to her. Back and forth, we were followed in every circumstance, never being able to converse with the locals but only to stare back. Sign language did nothing. Further charades did nothing. We found sudden comradery with animals in a zoo – watched without comment or expression. It was weird.

Ronnie Massey: Getting my first review

On January 17, 2011, in Amazon Kindle, Book Reviews, Guest Writers, Ronnie Massey, Writing & Publishing, by Ronnie Massey

A writer has to be able to sell not only their work, but themselves as well and beginner that I am, I need all the help that I can get. Lucky for me, my last writers meeting was all about promotion. One of the wonderful ideas that the talented Dahlia Rose, author and publisher of some of last years best selling erotic eboks, gave me was to start releasing a short story here and there to build interest in Crimson Dawn.

The Occupation of Rome; Strange Justice

On December 28, 2010, in Philip Katz, by Philip Katz

Lucius Cornelius Sulla was the first Roman general to lead an army against his home land and make war on his countrymen for possession of the city of Rome. And he had taken Rome. He made his intentions clear to the Senate. He was now undisputed master of Rome, by force of arms.

Sulla’s political rival, Gaius Marius, the third founder of Rome and six times consul, was declared enemy of the state, along with those associates named by Sulla, numbering about twelve.

Kindle Edition: And Thereby Hangs a Tale Free Short Story by Jeffrey Archer

On August 26, 2010, in Amazon Kindle, by Editor

Bestseller Archer assembles 15 more of the clever stories for which he is known. They are split between tales of trickery, as with “Stuck on You,” where an eager young man is played by a diamond thief, and decidedly sentimental stories, such as “Members Only,” about a man who wants nothing more than to join a private country club.

The Christmas Gift

On January 24, 2010, in Short Stories, by Editor

The following is my entry in the WritersWeekly.com 24 Hour Short Story Contest – Winter 2010. I just received an e-mail from Angela Hoy that the time line has expired (my entry is already in for several hours), ergo I feel free to post my entry here.

Scenes From A Marriage – The Boiled Egg

On January 4, 2010, in Short Stories, by Editor

A married couple sits at the table for breakfast. The man had checked his boiled egg and, after a long thought, starts complaining that the egg is overcooked.

Peace Comes Over Me

On December 31, 2009, in Short Stories, by Editor

Even though this is an excerpt from my novel, this short story is complete in itself. The scene is a pub near the town Cahersiveen in Ireland, and the story leads to the lyrics of The Boys of Barr Na Sraide as written by the Irish poet and playwright Sigerson Clifford.

The Place I Grew A Man

On December 31, 2009, in Short Stories, by Editor

Even though this is an excerpt from my novel, this short story is complete in itself. The story describes a scene in an Irish pub in a Boston neighborhood where a young man with an Uilleann pipe plays a session of three songs. These songs remind the main character of The Bleeding Hills, Finnean Whelan, of his upbringing in Ireland, and my story describes three stages of his life.