by Terrance V. Mc Arthur
As we continue our Edgar Allan Poe month, what could be better fitting than the review of a book by a current mystery author who is actually related to Poe! Also at the end of this review is a video interview with Christopher & a chance to win a copy of the book!
by Lorie Lewis Ham
This week we have an interview with mystery/vampire author Sarah Zettle, a review of her latest book Let Them Eat Stake, A Vampire Chef Mystery, & a chance to win a copy of the book–details at the end of this post.
by Christine Autrand Mitchell
That’s how a screenplay begins, and it ends with FADE OUT. As a writer of screenplays, novels, short stories and non-fiction articles, I’m going to take you on a journey through a landscape of writing to point out familiar landmarks, for those strangers to screenwriting.
by Zachariah Zendejas
It has been said that a thing, whatever the thing, is more than the sum of its parts; still, looking at those parts does help. Nightwolf is the summation of great talent and a great connection between the members which helps propel the sound and lyrics into the hearts and minds of their audience.
by Lorie Lewis Ham
On May 29, 2010 Kings River Life Magazine was born and it’s been full steam ahead ever since. We’ve gone from a strictly local focus to nationwide, with readers and writers from all over the country, and even one from Australia. So as we set off to see what adventures await us in our third year, as we continue to grow and evolve, we are sharing this birthday with you with two contests!
by Lorie Lewis Ham
Are you ready to take a trip to the craziest town in the 1970s, Collinsport, Maine? A town filled with vampires, witches, werewolves, and ghosts? Then head out to the movie theater and check out Dark Shadows.
by Terrance V. Mc Arthur
Late at night, do you ever sit on the couch like an Idaho Russet potato, watching Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, or any of the other talk shows, and you wonder, “What would it be like to have my own talk show?”
by Larry Ham
Author Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel titled You Can’t Go Home Again. And for many people, that’s true. But for former Clovis High/Fresno City College/Fresno State baseball star Garrett Weber, Wolfe’s sentiment doesn’t hold true. Garrett Weber has come home, and he couldn’t be happier.
by Marilyn Meredith
Victoria Winters comes to Collinwood, an isolated mansion in coastal Maine, to work as a governess, but soon finds herself drawn into a strange, Gothic world of vampires, ghosts and a family curse that dates back centuries. This is the official beginning to the immensely popular black and white soap opera soap opera. It opened in June of 1966, no doubt part of the reason so many kids got hooked on the story.
by Sandra Murphy
& Lorie Lewis Ham
This week we have an interview with mystery author Elizabeth Zelvin, a review of her latest book Death Will Extend Your Vacation & a chance to win a copy of the book–details at the end of this post.
by Terrance V. Mc Arthur
Brent Walton took up barbecuing as a hobby ten years ago to help him recover from his first heart attack. In April, another attack ended his life, but his legacy lives on at the QN4U BBQ House in Clovis.
by Tom Sims
Fourteen years ago, Gail Harder’s son announced to his mother that her help was needed for a fund raiser at church for Community Youth Ministries in Reedley. It involved the annual sale of the sweet treats.
Her son came home from church and said, “Mom, they need babysitting.” Gail answered the call and one thing led to another. Before she knew it, she was mentoring a young mother who later grew up to be a CYM volunteer herself.
by Lorie Lewis Ham
This past weekend Cat On A Hot Tin Roof opened in Hanford at the Temple Theater, presented by the Kings Players. If you’re looking for a night of serious theatre that takes you to another time and place, this is the play for you.
by Jesus Ibarra
Wow just wow. Those were the first words that I could utter after watching the midnight premiere of Marvel’s The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon. After two and a half hours of just being blown away with constant amazing scenes I was literally spent. The amount of comic book fanboy moments in this film was insane and they were all so amazingly well done.