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An essay by James J. Caterino, the author of Girl Pop, Dreams, True Stories, To Meghan, I Want to Believe, Ghost Stories, The Geek Girl and the Quarterback, The Last Neanderthal, Pop Star, The Girl from the Stars, and Watch the Skies.

Caitlin Star was once a beaten down but fiery thirteen year-old orphan trained by Gunner Star in the ways of the Bull Mongoni—a mythic species of ancient hominids. Caitlin fought in the Stadium Games and became the leader of a revolution that defeated fascism in the culture civil wars of North America in the days before the apocalypse. But those days of training, Stadium Games with fights to the death, and revolutions, were a long time ago. Now the Bull Mongoni are not mythic. They are real and living in the Congo rain forest with Caitlin and her human, chimpanzee and gorilla friends. And...

Daydreams: Laura and Laurie Update is a sequel, of sorts, to the true story of Laura and Laurie, and a story about the power of daydreaming and hope by James J. Caterino, the author of Escape to Nowhere, Cool Stuff, Night Skies, True Stories, To Meghan, Pop Star, The Promise, and much more.

My Year as a Rookie: How I almost became a cop, is the entertaining, insightful, true, real-life story of how writer James J. Caterino, well, almost became a cop. James J. Caterino is the author of True Stories, My Encounter with The Partridge Family, Cool Stuff, Laura and Laurie, and much more.

Laura and Laurie: The Story of an Epic Friendship and a Tragic Tale of Lost Love is a real-world true story from the life of James J. Caterino, the author of True Stories, Cool Stuff, Reviews and Essays, What If, My Encounter with The Partridge Family, Why I Don’t Drink, The Girl Out of Time, and much more.

Named after the iconic Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Fordcast delves into tough topic discussions, featuring in-depth conversations and occasional commentary from a diverse range of guest experts. Each episode navigates complex issues with sensitivity and insight, creating a space for honest dialogue and varied perspectives. "The Man in the Arena", stroke survivor, and native Charlottean, host James Giavonni (J.G.) Lockhart (formerly known as Jim Rico) delivers raw and unedited views and narratives that are rarely heard in mainstream formats. #Charlotte #Number1Podcast ...

The Story Behind "The Man in the Window" is a special inside revelation about the real-life spooky events that inspired the supernatural action horror short story The Man in the Window. James J. Caterino is the author of Night Skies, The Anti-Matter Girl, Cool Stuff, Escape to Nowhere, True Stories, Time Travel Stories, The Girl Out of Time, Ghost Stories, and much more.

Inspired by a real-life encounter, Believe It or Not: My Hollywood Pitch Meeting is a short story about possibilities, from James J. Caterino, the author of True Stories, My Encounter with the Partridge Family, sort of, California Dreaming: How Not to Become a Hollywood Screenwriter, What If, Why I Don’t Drink, and much more.

Most learn about martial arts through movies and print publications, primarily fictional. “Fiction is drama, the blood of drama is conflict, and martial arts are rooted in conflict,” writes James Grady in chapter one. Good fiction uses martial arts well, while poor writing skills can be plain boring! This anthology is a collection of fifteen articles that cover the richness and depth of Asian martial arts in both movies and literature. After looking over the array of topics, I decided to utilize writings by James Grady for the two introductory chapters. Grady is an internationally ...

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Castro is walking her dog one night when she sees a mysterious light descend from the sky above. She experiences missing time and uses her artwork as therapy to deal with the aftermath of her encounter as she searches for answers. Dr. Revok is one of the original Operation Paperclip Nazi scientists recruited at the end of WWII. Since 1947 he has been privy to a hidden UFO history and now, he must answer to a billionaire brat determined to use those secrets for his own enrichment. Lieutenant Catherine Cahill is a Naval Academy graduate on her way to becoming a ...

Neighbors and Allies: Because sometimes who lives next door is the most important thing in the world, is a true story, a slice of life short work by James J. Caterino, the author of Cool Stuff, Escape to Nowhere, Reviews and Essays, Night Skies, True Stories, and much more.

Most of the things you hear about paleo is from people who are selling paleo products, and have money to make from you. In Paleo Lifestyle, we interviewed 50 REAL people to see the types of results they're getting. Their answers are raw, unedited, and completely honest. Grab your copy now to see what's really going on for people when they eat paleo.

"അങ്ങനെ ആശിച്ചാശിച്ച് കള്ളന് നോട്ടംകൊണ്ട് പൂട്ടു തുറക്കുന്ന വിദ്യ സ്വായത്തമായി. ഗൂഢവിദ്യ പ്രാപ്തമായതോടെ...

ബഹിരാകാശം എല്ലാത്തിന്റെയും കേന്ദ്ര ബിന്ദുവാണ്. ബഹിരാകാശത്തെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു അന്വേഷണമാണ് ലൈക്ക. ശാസ്ത്ര...

Barry Baton dies in a car accident and is cryogenically frozen in suspended animation. When the technology to bring him back arrives in ten years, he is revived. He awakens into a Trumpian, fascist nightmare—a dark, dystopian, oppressive world, more terrifying than anything he could have imagined. Written in 2017, first published in 2018, and again in 2019 as part of the Fantastic Stories anthology, Barry’s Run is a tragically prophetic, riveting, cautionary, action-packed science fiction short story from the lurid imagination of James J. Caterino, author Escape to Nowhere, Battle of ...

Fueled by the ugly rhetoric of a new leader, the cold civil war in America escalates until it splits the nation into two separate countries. Champion sprinter and Olympic hopeful Jasmine Pulp is trapped on the wrong side of the dividing line. She must now utilize all of her physical skills and mental toughness to survive behind enemy lines, in hope of escaping this dystopian fascist nightmare, and reuniting with her family on the other side. “The Pledge” is a harrowing piece of relentless action noir by James J. Caterino, the author of “Starfighter”, “Fireflies”, and “...

Riverboat Steam is a short story about an intense and mysterious romantic encounter aboard a riverboat cruise ship, by James J. Caterino, the author of The Girl Out of Time, My Encounter with The Partridge Family, The Green Girl, The Anti-Matter Girl, True Stories, To Meghan, and much more.

Barry McGriff is an illustrator at an ad agency. He is disrespected at work, bullied by local punks, and secretly in love with a girl at work he longs to be with. One day, he comes into possession of a mythic artifact called the Stone of Grok, and everything changes. The stone gives him physical strength and supreme confidence, allowing him to at long last pursue his dreams. But he soon learns this new power comes at a price, putting himself, and the people he cares about, in more danger than he could have ever imagined. 90s Comic Book Hero is a rousing, romantic, comedy adventure from ...

Because sometimes, we just need to cry. Make Me Cry, Please is an essay by James J. Caterino, the author of Reviews and Essays, 50 Films, My Encounter with the Partridge Family, sort of, The Girl Out of Time, What If, The Address Book, and much more.

Gina Torres is an elite senior college basketball player and a national star on the verge of becoming the number one pick in WNBA draft. Everything is happening just as she had dreamed and planned. Until one day, she finds herself in 1963, in the same town as a twenty-five-year-old version of her grandfather, and a beautiful young woman who she falls in love with. The Girl Out of Time is a rousing, romantic time travel adventure by James J. Caterino, the author of The Address Book, Time Travel Stories, Ghost Stories, Pop Star, The Promise, The Anti-Matter Girl, and much more.