Last week on our scheduled sojourn through Oncology land, we were blindsided by an abnormally low mature white blood cell count, thwarting treatment. After a week of carefully hydrating, eating immunity boosting foods, and getting ample rest, Gretel knocked the test out of the park, more than doubling the count. Sadly, her greatest motivation was…
Shit! (Yelled loudly enough to shake the window glass). Ever have one of those days? I thought I was doing something witty, cool, exciting, killing time between appointments making new covers and planning a re-release on the series once they were all done. So mid week last week, I unpublished the entire Scott Wolfe Series…
I knew it was being missed after the first 24 hours. At first I was worried no one would even notice that all the Kindle versions of the Scott Wolfe Series were missing. But then I started getting messages, then tweets, and then the print books started selling in higher numbers. So yeah, I was…
In the lead up to the final chapter of the Scott Wolfe Series, I’ll be building a few side projects, visiting several of the main characters in the series. With a selfie culture in tow, I’d like to introduce the A Team from the first book in the series, my debut novel and the first…
I’ve seen the phenomena before without realizing what it was. It never occurred to me that I could dig past the obvious and find a hidden well of emotion–or, perhaps it did and I just avoided doing it. A lone tear sliding down someone’s cheek can be written off as so many things, particularly when…
Cue Trumpets [Dah, da, da, DAHHHHH!] Okay, so it’s been almost a month since I released Hedged, my very first crime novel. It’s plugging away nicely on the Financial Crime Thriller List, yo yoing between #14 and the 60s. I hadn’t been able to do a lot in the way of promotion prior to release…
Do you have a blog? Would you like a guest post from me, or an interview? Drop me a note here or on Facebook and I’ll be happy to chat with you about it. Now on with the show! This is an exclusive scene linked to the upcoming finale of the Scott Wolfe Series. This…
Is it the end? I can’t say; not because I’m trying to build suspense, but because I don’t know. Over the past three years, I’ve come to know Scott Wolfe better than I know most people in my life. In some ways, I know him better than I know myself. He’s headstrong, opinionated, idealistic, and…
I can only imagine how impossible it must feel for someone who has to face clients when in this situation. The reality of dealing with the daily agony of a sick, possibly terminal loved one, then having to go to work, facing clients, buyers, even workmates with a smile on your face has to…
Yeah…there’s no silver lining. Anyone who’s ever flown through a cloud bank knows it’s just water vapor. Hope has shown up, weaker each day as reality kicks its ass and my silver linings have proven to be just that–vapor, shadow, smoke and mirrors. The Dalai Lama says “I find hope in the darkest of days,…
This was first published at the end of Hedged, July 2016 The Garden… Once upon a time, there was a teacher. He was old and weary, but his wit, seasoned by the years, was the perfect platform upon which to pass lessons to the next generations. He loved teaching, and he was quite good at…
Life is funny sometimes. In fact, most events in life are hilarious given enough time, distance and perspective. Sex? Imagine the faces you make and the awkward noises. If we weren’t so predisposed to being turned on by it, we’d laugh our asses off every time we watch a porno (not that I’ve ever, EVER…
Behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey was shot by police while lying on his back on the pavement, hands in the air, saying, “Please officer, don’t shoot. I’m not armed. I’m complying.” Kinsey is black. Kinsey was working with an autistic white man who had run from his group home with a toy truck in his hand.…
It’s been a while since I’ve been excited about a book release. Not least of all due to the fact that I haven’t released a new novel since before my amazing wife Diane (my Gretel) was diagnosed with cancer. But here we are on the precipice…ready to launch Hedged. And I am excited. An author…
Gretel walked to the edge of the course and squinted down range, holding her hand above her knockoff, Ferragamo sunglasses to see past the noonday glare. “I can’t even see the target,” she said without turning as a gentle breeze lifted the golden curls from her shoulder. She closed her eyes and delighted in…
rare: rer/ adjective (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often. As far as the English language goes, it’s a simple word. Four letters, one syllable–an innocuous word when not applied to a noun. But, throw a noun into the mix and you have something either really good or really bad. Example: Rare…
Dear Amazon, Hi. It’s me…S.L. Shelton. I don’t know if you remember me but I was one of your Bestselling Political Thriller authors recently (In fact, last year all of my books were Kindle Top 10 Political, Conspiracy, Espionage, Techno and/or Military Bestsellers). I don’t blame you if you’ve forgotten about me. I know you’re…
I have a headache. Not your run of the mill stress headache, or springtime sinus pressure. This is an ice pick to the base of the skull that radiates up and around, caressing the ear and jaw, producing guitar feedback grade tinnitus, then burrows under the eye, making me feel like leaning forward might make…
