Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” –Roy Batty (Blade Runner) You may …
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Kickass and Having a Book
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper joins Phylis in announcing that the keeper will no longer be working long hours on “Oh, The Women!” his novel about women saving the world from the ravishes of libido-driven men. It is finished, or “abandoned” in a form the …
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Kickass and Women Winners
Attribution: Illustration by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper and Phyllis in celebrating the recent election results, particularly those in which women emerged victorious. As the keeper has written in his ready-to-be-published novel, the only hope for the planet’s survival is for women to totally take over from the …
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Kickass and Selling Books
Illustration by Michael DiMilo By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, with his limited interest in words–“Eat, nap, fetch, couch,” was not at the recent gathering of writers and readers at a west side retirement venue but got reports from the keeper and Phyllis who were there along with writers Geoff and Jerry. This meant writers, …
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Geoffrey Carter’s New Best Mystery List on Shepherd.com
A great way to find new reads and new authors The Shepherd.com Website: My New Best Mystery List
Join us at the Book Launch for Geoff Carter’s Newest Novel on June 26th
at The Art Bar 722 E. Burleigh St., Milwaukee, WI Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 7:00 pm In Bad Faith A gripping mystery that takes you from elite financial boardrooms of Chicago to the wild jungles of Mexico… Nelson West, a former Chicago homicide detective, is hired by wealthy heir Lionel Bing to discreetly help …
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Announcing the Publication of “In Bad Faith”
Cover art and Animation by Michael DiMilo Coming June 6th to a Bookstore or Online Outlet Near You: In Bad Faith A New Mystery Novel by Geoff Carter Animation by Michael DiMilo In Bad Faith Nelson West, a former Chicago homicide detective, is hired by wealthy heir Lionel Bing to discreetly help “fix” scandals and …
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Kickass and Isabella POWS
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper and Phyllis were honored to host Isabella Lyste and her parents Lacy and Dave from the keeper’s hometown of Barron as part of Isabella’s UW Superior project of researching the history of German POWs in Wisconsin toward the end of …
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Kickass Remembers December 7th
Photo by Phyllis Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that on this day that “will live in infamy” in FDR’s famous words, it lives on in the keeper’s memory as a ride in the family Model A Ford to stop at Riven Clark’s Standard Oil gas station on Highway 8 to hear …
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Kickass and Word Worship
Attribution: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has an answer to the question of “What kind of religion do you get if you put a half dozen writers in a converted church and pass around a mic?” The Black Earth Library set it …
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Kickass and the Author Fair
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper will be joining five others tonight for the Black Earth Public Library “Local Author Fair” 1022 Blue Mounds St., beginning at 6 p.m. and featuring Andy Giesler, Peggy Prilamen Marxen, Patricia McConnell, Kathy Stoltz, Jeff Nania and the keeper, who …
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Kickass and The Wombers
Photo by Bill Stokes By Bill Stokes Kickass, the doorstop dog, notes that there is no stopping the keeper this morning as he and Phyllis celebrate the coincidental occasion of the national political trend toward sensible matriarchy and the keeper completing the first draft of “The Wombers” a 79,000 word novel that does some off …
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