With so many stories on site, it can be next to impossible to decide what to read next. The Author Showcase can help you do that with it's reviews of both Promising Author's and Authors. Today, our guest reviewer Fozzie Bear returns with a review of Promising Author: WrathofMagneto's story "Three Hundred Years." We also have a review by Zombie of Author: podga's story "All That Matters." If the stories sound like something you might like to read, check them out and then leave the authors a review! Now, onto the reviews!

Reviewer: Fozzie Bear
Status: Complete
Word Count: 7,529

Wocka, Wocka, Wocka. Fozzie Bear is here to do a review of yet another author on the site. Ahh, it being October it is time to find a nice scary tale. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Bear enjoys being scared. Back in 2008 Wrathofmagneto wrote this tale for the Anthology with the theme Anniversary.

Wowzers. This little tale starts off right in the middle of some action. Tommy is a seasoned professional who is at the top of his game. The work he does isn’t something you find being done at the corner office, for Tommy is a hunter. The game he goes after isn’t deer, bears, or anything so mundane because the creatures he hunts are Vampires, Werewolves, and Demons. Oh My.

Tommy’s tale begins right in the middle of a fight as a werewolf is attempting to get in and kill him. Between rapid fire action, bits and pieces of Tommy’s life is given out. When the first battle is over the werewolf is killed and Tommy heads out to go home.

However, Tommy soon takes a new job. He has been hired by Father Donald Jackson, a rather well connected priest, who wants Tommy to stop a demon who is prophesied to end the world after he has lived on it for three hundred years. Father Jackson has found that the demon is expected to be here in their little corner of the world. Oh, and Tommy has just four days to stop it before the anniversary of its arrival on Earth arrives. Wocka, Wocka.

What is the world to do? Will Tommy be able to stop the demon? Will he go it alone or take along his hunter in training, Jonathan, who is also his boyfriend? Wocka, Wocka. Real end of the world stuff here gentle readers. Naturally if you want to know how it ends … read it. Also, if you enjoyed it remember to leave Wrathofmagneto a little love in the way of a review. Fozzie Bear signing off. Wocka, Wocka.

Reviewer: Zombie
Status: Complete
Word Count: 8,000

If you're looking for a thrill ride with evil villains closing on the muscular hero as he desperately attempts to escape their clutches with his wounded lover in a damaged helicopter running low on fuel .... well, pick another story

But if you're looking for a well written romance then I recommend this short story from podga, as well as his longer stories. The plot is very simple - gay guy fancies apparently "straight" married family guy, they get together, but the relationship seems destined to go nowhere. Not much there really, but by using a non-linear narrative and with his "ear" for dialogue podga has produced another very enjoyable read. I suspect he's one of those sneaky writers who, when he hears a good line in conversation, slyly scribbles it down for later use. Or maybe he just gets into the characters and let's them speak.

Refreshingly, the two lovers are both adult, one mid 40s the other late 30s. The first person narrator opens up to his emotions, fears and insecurities and with self-deprecating humour adds to the reading pleasure. The story flows so well that I could almost hear the narrator reading it "out loud" in my head.

Maybe you're getting the message that I like podga's writing I think you will too.

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