LAURA MONTGOMERY

I read a lot of genres:  history, mystery, fantasy, and science fiction.  Science fiction is really my first love, but I’m no fan of nasty, whiny, possibly evil main characters.  Or general hopelessness.  There was a spell where if you read science fiction that’s what you got.  So when I try a new author, I…

It’s that time of year, the time to check out free dystopian fiction!  Book Funnel allows authors to provide free stories, and I’ve included Working Loose, the prequel novelette to Martha’s Sons in the offerings.  Working Loose tells part of Edward’s origins story, and if you haven’t read it yet, you might want to check…

I attended Liberty Con in Chattanooga Tennessee again at the end of June.  I seem to go there a lot.  I like the people, the programming, and the general air of good cheer. I was on a panel called A Writer Walks into a Dojo, which was about how writers incorporate their martial arts into…

LUNA LACUNA I have a story in TALES OF THE UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE, which just came out this week! The anthology is exactly what it sounds like, near future stories and essays about the newest service branch in the U.S. military. I wish I could say something thrilling like LUNA LACUNA is ripped from…

THE WHEELS RUN TRULY has been out in the wild for a few days now, roaming freely across the plains, stopping at watering holes, and trying to make friends with other free-range books. Thank you to everyone who’s picked up a copy!  If you enjoy the book, please consider leaving a rating or review. As…

It’s almost here!  The final book in my Martha’s Sons series goes live on March 7.  I want to share the cover first. I have to say, I’m pretty bittersweet about it finishing.  I’ve been living with these people for years, and now everything’s wrapped up.  How did that happen? Anyway, maudlin mooning aside, here’s…

I was raking leaves and uncovered the little dudes in the picture. More raking showed they came up in a circle, like a fairy ring. My plant ID app says it’s called shaggy mane.  It’s also known as lawyer’s wig, but I will not be putting it on.  In a fit of optimistic ignorance, I…

I was on one of the Beyond Earth’s Institute’s webinars regarding lunar and cislunar development.  I, of course, discussed property rights because they’re important.  More inspiring, however, were John Reed, ULA’s chief rocket scientist, Andrew Rothgaber and Dallas Beinhoff.  Andrew is with the start-up, ICON, which is working on how to do lunar construction.  Dallas…

The wacky crew at Raconteur Press just published Your Honor, I Can Explain, a court room drama anthology. The stories aren’t all science fiction, but I’m looking forward to reading them even so. I’m open-minded about such things. Also, they promise to be whimsical. One of those stories is mine! I’m feeling pretty honored to…

LibertyCon last weekend was super fun.  The travel wasn’t, but the con was. You know when you get to the airport for your 8 a.m. flight and they tell you at the gate that your plane’s “been downgraded”–which is not a sentence you ever want to hear about an aircraft in the first place–that things…