Happy New Year, Kris Maze Readers!

My hope is that this year is full of fun and intrigue as you dive into mysterious worlds of sci-fi and explore the limits of possibility. I have many exciting new updates for you this month and books news to share. Read further to find my latest releases, new books to be published soon, upcoming author talks, and fun nature inspiration.

Nature is Neat

I often walk to destress and reset my mind. It helps to focus on the little things that continuously work, behind the scenes, making a marvel of life and the complexities we can sometimes take for granted. It helps alleviate minor worries and gets my mind racing, like this little guy I happened across. See video below. By the time I return, I’m ready to write.

During one of my latest walks, I noticed a field of disintegrating mushrooms, their floppy tops melty and misshaped. Now there’s a horror-sci-fi story in the making…

These stems were sinewy and the tops, knobby, sticking up from the beneath the earth, giving them an appearance of arm bones of corpses.

Take a look at these photos from that hike. Which do you prefer? Color or black and white? What creepy things do you see?

Blue Foot – available in all major retailers

I’m happy to announce that Blue Boot, A Sci-fi Story is ready for purchase. Click on the links below or buy a paperback from your favorite retailer. Leave a review and share the good vibes!

Wrongly accused and exiled, Ernestina Après faces the destruction of her family and her bucolic life beneath the Dome. The Silver-Waters blessings are not in her favor, despite her warnings to the Counsel that the stream and its resources are running out. Caring for a stowaway, she must find a silver-lining in her dire circumstances.

Genre/Categories:

Science fiction, dystopian, stories about exile, Cli-fi or stories about futuristic societies that live in response to climate change

Author Talks

This spring, I will be speaking with language teachers at the University of Washington, Seattle to discuss how story telling can impact language learning.  This exciting opportunity is one of three that I have presented recently.  Stay tuned for photos and fun from this and past presentations.

Free Books!

Dystopia and Disaster FREE for ’24

Find my book Blue Foot and other new reads here.  Check it out for free.  Read it already? Love it?  Then purchase a copy and leave a review. Send a little love to me and to other new favorite indie authors found on the collection below.

Read new titles and click and download through this time-sensitive list of dystopian and disaster sci-fi novels. Every book click counts and helps an author’s career grow!

Until next time,

Kris

Photo credits: mushroom pictures by Kris Maze and Scott Smith