Interesting Authors Blog

Review: Marsh Island – Blind Marsh

I recently finished reading these two books from Ollie (Yes! I occasionally get around to reading the work of my fellow authors on this site!) and I have to say, dude, you can write. That was quite a storyline and I certainly didn’t see that left hook coming at the…

Roland HughesDecember 19, 2016September 29, 2017

Experience Technology

The Orchestra Behind Your McJob

The sad reality today is that the vast majority of people living in cities and other urban environments have absolutely no idea where their food comes from. They have even less of an idea when it comes to how many businesses and jobs are not only involved, but must be…

Roland HughesDecember 18, 2016September 29, 2017

Experience Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Was Closing Your PayPal Account on Your Year End List?

It made it onto mine. Closed my eBay account quite some time ago. When eBay was America’s garage sale it was cool, now that it is nothing but store fronts it is shit. I had one person creating/resizing covers for the geek books I was releasing on the Espresso Book…

Roland HughesDecember 14, 2016September 29, 2017

Experience

DaBurger

DaBears, day suck, but at DaTailgate you have DaBurger and all is right with the world. Sports fans have been snatching up a delicious tasting pork burger at both the United Center and Soldier’s Field for some time now. That’s right, pork. Brought to them by the Illinois Pork Producers…

Roland HughesDecember 11, 2016September 29, 2017

Reviews

Review: Relic and Relic II

Sometimes I actually get around to catching up on my personal to-do list. Back when we started this blog I ordered my fellow authors books from Barnes & Noble with every intention of reading and providing feedback. You can scroll back to the very first post on this blog if…

Roland HughesDecember 10, 2016September 29, 2017

Publishing Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Writers Tend to Forget the Lore

Some time ago I was working at a client site which used one of those popular time wasters for communicating. You know, one of those slack/snap/whatever chat things where millenials while away hours “discussing work” getting absolutely nothing done. Out of the blue one of my coworkers posted what at…

Roland HughesDecember 4, 2016February 19, 2021

Experience Technology Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Will Verizon Wireless Survive 2017?

Yesterday, like soooo many others, I finally hit my limit with Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ). I mean with rampant dropped calls, wretched customer service and way above market prices, what’s not to love? I spent several hours on the phone being bounced from one number to another number trying to unlock…

Roland HughesDecember 1, 2016September 28, 2017