Zachry Wheeler, Larada Horner-Miller, Dr. Rinita Mazumdar, Mike Gerrard, and Mark Fleisher are just a few examples of the genre-diverse membership of SouthWest Writers (SWW). Their releases couldn’t fit in the 2024 interview schedule, but look for 2025 interviews or updates for some of these authors.
A list of interviewed SWW authors with 2024 releases is included at the end of this post.
Zachry Wheeler published four short stories in 2024 as part of his Twisted Simulations horror series. In Hitchens Manor: A Haunted House Parody (October 2024), two centuries of hauntings have given Hitchens Manor a ghastly reputation. Resident ghosts have maintained a cycle of death, sale, rinse, repeat. The new owner is expected to suffer the same fate…until they meet him. The Asteroid Cafe: A Sci-Fi Horror Short (October 2024) brings us Kevin, who has a front row seat to the end of all things. It’s the off-season in lower orbit and the satellite hotels are mostly empty. For Kevin, it’s the perfect time to enjoy a long vacation at The Asteroid Cafe, but then Armageddon ruins it all.
Calum’s Descent: A Sci-Fi Horror Short (October 2024) takes us to a prison where the only way to escape is to first escape reality. Calum has been locked in a moon prison for thirteen years. The days are long, the future is bleak, and his mind has reached a breaking point. It’s time to escape. But to do so, he must confront a living nightmare. In Bandolier (November 13), betrayal is the deadliest of games. Burke is a member of the Mako Brotherhood, one of the most notorious criminal gangs in the galaxy. He is summoned to a secret haven for an important mission, but the sect is unaware his loyalty has been brutally compromised.
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Was It a Dream?: Navigating Life’s Journey Through Poetry (November 2024) by Larada Horner-Miller. Looking for connection during life’s struggles? Discover a poetic path through pain and loss to the other side of hope and perseverance. With reflections on times of real vulnerability and authentic readability, this moving collection covers tragedy, fun, travel, a spirit coyote, the love of nature, and living. And through whimsical moments and unlimited dreaming, shared lessons can turn any challenge into triumph.
You’ll find Larada on her website LaradasBooks, her Etsy shop LaradasReadingLoft, and her Amazon author page. Connect with her on Facebook.
Unspoken Hindu Genocides and Ethnic Cleansing (Community Publishing, October 2024) by Dr. Rinita Mazumdar. The media is filled with stories about global conflict with extraordinary violence and disdain for life. Society indeed seems like its on the brink of collapse with everything that makes us human being threatened by war, genocide, disease and famine. From Rinita Mazumdar, PhD comes a translation, with additional commentary and analysis, of Sandip Mukherji’s Noakhali 1946.
Unspoken Hindu Genocides and Ethnic Cleansing is available on Amazon.
Behind Bars: True Crime Stories of Whiskey Heists, Beer Bandits, and Fake Million-Dollar Wines (Prometheus, October 2024) by Mike Gerrard. Award-winning travel and drinks writer Mike Gerrard takes readers on a centuries-long journey highlighting the most bizarre — and expensive — alcohol-related crimes all while revealing the inside world of spirits, how they have been distilled, legislated, imbibed, and infused into our culture for hundreds of years. Featuring colorful tangents and detailed appendices, Behind Bars will whet the whistle of any curious reader.
Look for Mike on MikeGerrard.com, Facebook, and TwitterX. His books are available on all major retailers including Amazon.
Persons of Interest: Poetry & Prose (Mercury HeartLink, October 2024) by Mark Fleisher. “Persons of Interest” is a law enforcement term to describe someone who is involved in an incident, not yet a suspect but may become one. In Mark Fleisher’s work entitled Persons of Interest, he investigates, follows up clues and names names. Fleisher, who enjoys dabbling in the kitchen of his Albuquerque home, cooks up a Baker’s Dozen each of poems and stories, fiction and nonfiction alike. The menu ranges from tales of his childhood, through college days and Air Force experiences to more contemporary times.
You’ll find Mark on Facebook and his Amazon author page.
SWW Author Interviews: 2024 Releases
Tim Amsden
Love Letter to Ramah
Michael Backus
The Heart is Meat
Rachel Bate
Hatch Chile Willie
Irene Blea
Dragonfly
E. Joe Brown
A Cowboy’s Fortune (Kelly Can Saga Book 2)
Gency Brown
A Right Fine Life
Mary Lou Dobbs
Badass Old White Woman: How to Flip the Script on Aging
Lynn Ellen Doxon
The Moonlight Cavalry
Robert D. Kidera
Burn Scars
Kendra Loring
The Saga of Henri Standing Bear
William Murray
Worn Out Saddles and Boot Leather
Jeff Otis
Raptor Lands: The Story of the Harrowing Return of the Dinosaurs
Léonie Rosenstiel
Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp
KL Wagoner loves creating worlds of fantasy and science fiction. Her current work in progress is The Last Bonekeeper fantasy trilogy and short stories in the same universe. A member of SouthWest Writers since 2006, Kat has worked as the organization’s secretary, newsletter editor, website manager, and author interview coordinator. Kat is also a veteran, a martial art student, and a grandmother. Visit her at klwagoner.com.
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