About
Alan Cash is a literacy teacher, teaching English as a foreign language.
He traces his love of telling stories to his mother, who used to invent wondrous tales of Pink Chicken and The Marmalade Cat.
He has been writing ever since he could hold a pencil, and when he discovered science fiction there was no holding him.
He has been a member of the Birmingham SF and Fantasy Writer's Group since its inception over 27 years ago.
He has written loads of short stories, one of which was broadcast on the BBC.
He is now looking for a publisher for his latest novel "The Xandra Function", an SF techno-thriller, set in the world of computer gaming.
For further information just type in The Janus Effect Alan Cash into any search engine, which will take you to his website.
Not writing would be unthinkable!
A Dime Is a Sign: Poems of Love and Loss (Feelings Into Words)
Description
<p>A psychic medium once said that if you find a random dime, it is a sign that someone that you have loved and lost is thinking of you.</p><p><strong>A Dime is a Sign Through Time</strong></p><p><em>If you find a dime, </em></p><p><em>You will know that I'm</em></p><p><em>Sending thoughts of love</em></p><p><em>Through the veil of time.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Ten cents with a silver shine, </em></p><p><em>A sense sent you to help remind</em></p><p><em>That someone who left you behind</em></p><p><em>Is always living in your mind.</em></p><p> </p><p><em>Sending love and vibes, </em></p><p><em>Felt as psychic sighs ...</em></p><p><em>The ones that you miss, </em></p><p><em>Send you a kiss ...</em></p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon's second book of poetry contains messages written through the years in poetic form that put feelings into words. As a teacher, many of her poems helped counsel troubled teens and friends.</p><p>There are three sections in the book: Heads, Spinning, and Tails ... (Love & Loss: Coin Toss?). The variety of lyrical poetry forms include free verse, blank verse, haiku, and sonnets, while some are just playing with words!</p><p>Hopefully, this is also a book of healing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sherrill S. Cannon, a former teacher and grandmother of ten, is the author of nine acclaimed rhymed children's books, plus a recent award-winning book of poetry <em>(A Penny for Your Thoughts), </em>which together have received 63 national and international book awards since 2011. She also wrote seven published plays for elementary school children that have been performed in over 25 countries. Most of her children's books emphasize consideration for others. Married for 58 years, she and her spouse are now retired, live in Pennsylvania, and travel in their RV from coast to coast, spending time with their children and grandchildren, and sharing her books along the way!</p><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
The background to "The Xandra Function" is the ever increasingly competitive computer games industry, and what may happen when a computer programme absorbs enough human input from the next generation of totally immersive game playing involving complete human brain and computer memory interface. What will happen then? Can a computer differerentiate between what is "real" and what it thinks is "real"?
Reviews
Fran McCallister is an intriguing creation- part geek, part female James Bond.The novel rattles along at an ever accelerating pace.<br />Recommended for anyone who enjoys intelligent imaginative thought provoking science fiction.<br />High level of suspense.<br />Less Sci-Fi- more a Romance
