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6 Great Items Scoured From the Internet

6 Great Items I found on the internet. You’ll find fantastic photos, some funny videos, some amazing news stories. Tell me your favorite and win a free ebooks.

My first item is a supernatural photo. Or is it? In any event, it’s great inspiration for a story. What story would you expect to read from this photo? Let me know and get a free short story!

Your next fun item is a YouTube video. Have you seen this before?

Does the Coyote get the Roadrunner?

Reply with your best suggestion on how the Coyote can catch the Roadrunner. Then I’ll send each response a free short story from my upcoming anthology.

6 Great Items – Your Third Delight

Then you have this a news story about bacteriophages. What are those? A virus that attacks bacteria. I only know because I researched them for my third novel, Paranormal Privateers. Here we have news catching up with my novel.

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Back cover section of Paranormal Privateers.Click to get


Zombies charge first, ask questions later.

Middle-aged, overweight, and undead, Diane Newby leads the paranormal privateers against criminals and corruption. Sailing to trouble spots too sensitive for the US government, with zombie strength and regeneration they beat bullies into submission. Aided by zombie turkeys, corgis, and bulls, vicious criminal geniuses fall before them. If Diane gets overwhelmed her lovely zombie bodyguards and romantic zombie husband come to the rescue.

Out of the blue, new foes appear. Or are they friends? Or both? The frenemies neutralize zombies and orchestrate world peace. They disrupt the economy and produce fabulous wealth. Even the greatest criminals and governments can’t stop them from dominating the world.

Can humanity afford the price of peace? All must surrender freedom to a not-so-benign dictatorship. Diane and the paranormal privateers must do the unthinkable to save humanity. But is it enough?

In an explosive and unconventional ending to Andy Zach’s Life After Life Chronicles, you will learn what happens when the paranormal privateers meet the world’s greatest fear. And you will laugh all the way.

Paranormal Privateers description

6 Great Items – Your Amazing Fourth

This next item will amaze you twice. First, it shows a murmuration, a flock of birds moving together in an unbelievable fashion. Second, I give you a copy of my short story ‘In A Pickle’ were I describe a very unusual murmuration.

The Fifth Item – A Mystery

Why? Why after 50 years did a dead satellite start working again? Give me a correct answer and I’ll give you ALL my books! It’s a real news story.

The Last and Hottest Thing on Internet

Just so you don’t think I’m too predictable, here’s something different.

Bonus Link! Pure Inspiration!

My most recent novel tells the tale of four disabled seventh graders who become superheroes. I found this video of professional violinists stunned by the amazing talent of disabled violinists.

And here you can read Secret Supers. Follow the link below.

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My Best 3 Science Fiction News Stories and 3 Fun Links

3 Science Fiction New Stories and 3 Fun Links is the kind of blog post I love to write. I don’t have to follow any rules. I just pick the most interesting stories and funniest and most delightful links of the week.

I’ll add some commentary. You can too! I’ll send you a free copy of Zombie Turkeys to anyone who comments.

Or, you can just click the next book cover to get one:

My Best 3 Science Fiction News Stories
Get a free copy! Click the pic!

My Best 3 Science Fiction Stories – The First

Practical nuclear fusion! It’s been a dream since I was in Junior High School. I have this snippet from Paranormal Privateers about alien technology:

Paranormal Privateers Snippet

Talana turned her briefcase sideways. Legs descended and the briefcase unfolded, revealing a cube and two glass vials, one golden, one scummy green. Disturbingly, the cube and vials were larger than the briefcase.


“Our first gift”—Talana picked up the cube, the size of a breadbox—”is a universal power source. Simply pour in water and out comes electricity. The unit produces electricity in the voltage and frequency you wish, controlled by these dials.”

“Hey, Talana!” shouted Lashon Miller from the press box. The camera panned to her.

“Yes?”

“What’s the catch? This is like those infinite energy scams you read on the internet.”

“There’s no scam! The unit works by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen and fusing the hydrogen. Out comes oxygen and helium, which you may capture and use.” She gestured to two tubes exiting the box. “Let me show you. My cell phone needs charging.” She plugged the charger into an ordinary socket, and it began to charge.

“How long does it work on water? How much water? And how much power comes out?” Lashon asked.

“A cup is good for a year of phone charging. But you’re not limited to that. See this power transmitter on this socket?” She plugged a black box into what appeared to be a two-hundred-and-twenty-volt socket. “This introduces our second gift.” She called into the air, “Come here, Super Car!”

Zooming down the street came a sleek, bubble-roofed car. It stopped in front of the saucer and hovered.

“It’s voice activated and powered wirelessly from this transmitter.


Read more of Paranormal Privateers here. Or listen on Audible:

My Best 3 Science Fiction Stories
Listen to a free sample–click on the book above

Your First Fun Link

Who wouldn’t want to win a Grand Admiral Thrawn Imperial Assault Bundle? I certainly entered this contest! Click here.

My Second Science Fiction Story

Yup, it’s another black hole story! I love reading the black hole news stories, because science fiction writers have a real challenge keeping their fictional black hole stories up to date with the latest discoveries.

Do you like black hole stories? Or nuclear fusion stories? Or neither? Let me know and I’ll send you a book!

Your Next Fun Link –
Try Not to Laugh Challenge.

Weird Al Yankovic Conducts an Orchestra.

My Best Science Fiction Story – The Last One

Robots have come a long way since I was a kid. Which robot did you like best? Let me know. Yet robots don’t have sentience–yet. But my robot in Paranormal Privateers does. Check out this excerpt:


“We’re in trouble,” General Figeroa said to the assembled team—paranormal patriots, John Smith’s capuchin ambassador, and the alien AI, Wilhelmina “Minnie” Wallace.


She’d whipped up a portable droid, a golden metallic humanoid, obviously female. She made her robot an exact copy of Marilyn Monroe. She slouched in a chair at the table in a white dress. Her glowing blue diamond eyes captured everything for three hundred and sixty degrees around her. Her third eye, located where the occipital bone was, peered through shiny blond hair.

On the off chance you may not know Marilyn Monroe, here she is in her favorite movie, Some Like It Hot.

Your Last Fun Link

Who knew being dead could be so much fun?

A meme from the 60s
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7 Cool Things for you I found on the internet

Look at 7 Cool Things I found on the internet this week! Let’s start with the first one.

I like this video because it’s funny and it pushes the edge. How about you? Do you like it? Let me know!

Then we have this second cool thing:

If you don’t know about my book, Paranormal Privateers, here’s the back cover:

7 Cool Things
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The Third Cool Thing of 7 Cool Things

Nancy Drew has been around so long she’s cool! Here you can find out more about her.

On to the next cool thing!

I have a love hate relationship with graphic novels. I worked hard with my illustrator to convert Zombie Turkeys to a graphic novel, but we were rejected by a comic publisher. Here’s part of our application:

7 Cool Things
The opening of Zombie Turkeys, the graphic novel

I really liked Zombie Zurkeys in graphic novel format. How about you?

The Fifth Cool Thing

Of course, my selection of ‘cool things ‘ is always subject to criticism. If you have something cooler, send it to me and I’ll publish it in my blog.

Now for the sixth cool thing we have this fantasy map. Fantasy fans should love it!

7 Cool Things I found on the internet – the seventh

This is actually five things in one, all science and technology.

Bonus – Get Andy’s books for free

Yes, it’s the time of month for my two free book drawings. Join here before April 7th to get your name in the drawing!

My first three books are the Life After Life Chronicles:

7 Cool Things
Get The Life After Life Chronicles here.

My newest book is Secret Supers. It’s available in the drawing as well.

7 Cool Things
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And here’s the latest review of Zombie Turkeys:

5.0 out of 5 stars

Love it

February 24, 2019

This book was really good. It kept me wondering what would happen next. Can’t wait to read the next one.