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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Chapter 4 of my third fantasy novella “Where Home Still Wounds” is live on my Substack. martinmaenza.substack.com/p/where-home...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Book Review: The Cottager by Jay Wilcox (self-published September 25, 2026). A time-travel tale about family and heart. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/09/book... #fiction #scifi #timetravel #bookreview

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chapter 3 of my third fantasy novella “Where Home Still Wounds” is upon my Substack. martinmaenza.substack.com/p/where-home...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Chapter 2 of my fantasy novella “Where Home Still Wounds” is up on my Substack today. martinmaenza.substack.com/p/where-home...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The first chapter of my third fantasy novella "Where Home Still Wounds" is up on my Substack. Enjoy. martinmaenza.substack.com/p/where-home...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Book Review: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel (published 1989). The classic Mexican tale of love vs tradition. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/08/book... #LikeWaterForChocolate

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Book Review: Love Machine by James Muldoon (coming Sept 8, 2026, from @faberUS ). How artificial intelligence is transforming our relationships. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/08/book... #LoveMachine #Netgalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The latest chapter of my fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is live on Substack. Final two chapters next week. martinmaenza.substack.com/p/the-judgme...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The latest chapter of my fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is live on my Substack. martinmaenza.substack.com/p/the-judgme... #fiction #fantasy

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Book Review: The Block Party by Jamie Day (published July 2023 by @StMartinsPress ). more soap opera than murder mystery. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/07/book...

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Book Review: The Block Party

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The latest chapter of my current fantasy novella is live on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Book Review: The Big Bang Theory Popular Culture Reference Guide by Matt Browning @mattbrowning.bsky.social (coming Jan 19, 2027, from Globe Pequot ). All the references across the sitcom's ten seasons. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/07/book... #TheBigBangTheory #NetGalley #BookReview

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Book Review: The Big Gang Theory Pop Culture Reference Guide

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The latest chapter of my fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is up on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Book Review: Alternate Worlds by Brian H. Schneider (published Nov 2025). A memoir from the early days of playing and making Magic: the Gathering. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/07/book... #AlternateWorlds #MTG #MagicTheGathering

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Book Review: Alternate Worlds

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Chapter 9 of my latest fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is now live on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Book Review: The Thunder Heist by Jed Herne (published October 2020 by Undergrove Press). First book in a series set in an engaging fantasy setting. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/07/book... #TheThunderHeist

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Book Review: Across the Broken Stars by Jed Herne (published Feb 2020 by Undergrove Press). A sci-fi tale of a broken man. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/07/book... #AcrossTheBrokenStars

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Book Review: Old Bastards by Stevie Duffy (published June 24, 2026). A really naughty comedy that also has a lot of heart. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/07/book... #OldBastards #comedy

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Book Review: Old Bastards

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The latest chapter of my latest fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is up on my SubStack (now with audio options as well). open.substack.com/pub/martinma... #fiction #fantasy

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

My latest fiction inspired by a group prompt on SubStack - “ChatGPoeT”. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Latest fantasy short story is up, born out of a prompt response from a fellow Substacker: open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Post-Nut Clarity

A Tales of Azneam short story.

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Chapter 7 of my latest fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is live on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma... #fiction #fantasy

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Book Review: Generation F*cked by Freddie Smith (coming July 14, 2026, from @benbellabooks.bsky.social ). A look at how millennials and Gen Z face financial chaos. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #GenerationF_cked #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Book Review: January and July by Jeff Abbott (coming July 7, 2026, by @blackstonepub ). A new standalone thriller novel. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #JanuaryAndJuly #NetGalley

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Book Review: January and July

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Latest chapter (chapter 6) of my second fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is live on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Book Review: The Phantom volume 1 (coming July 14, 2026, from @madcavestudios.com ). The turn of the comic strip classic hero. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-... #ThePhantom #NetGalley @rayfawkes.bsky.social

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Chapter five of my second fantasy novella "The Judgment of Taryndale" is live on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Book Review: I Am the Night by Daniel Dockery @dandock.bsky.social (coming September 1, 2026, from @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). The ultimate unauthorized history of Batman: The Animated Series. Very informative. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #IAmTheNight #NetGalley #BatmanTheAnimatedSeries

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We love the Carolina Hurricanes, the 2026 Stanley Cup champions!

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Chapter 4 of my second fantasy novella The Judgment of Taryndale is live on my SubStack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma... #fiction #fantasy #dungeonsanddragons

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Book Review: The Library Cosmic by Ben Berman Ghan (published May 26, 2026, by @LPGCanada ). A collection of thought-provoking short stories. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #TheLibraryCosmic #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Book Review: Harvested - Fall of Nature by Michael Lee Anderson and Allison L Smith (published May 1, 2026, by @inov8rpress.bsky.social ). An engaging sci-fi thriller. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #HarvestedFallOfNature #SciFi

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Chapter 3 of my novella The Judgment of Taryndale is now up on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/martinma... #fiction #fantasy

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Company in putting up a new white board in one of our study rooms. I forgot how much I enjoy the smell of warm sawdust from a table saw.

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Book Review: What Happened to College? by Neil Gross (coming Aug 25, 2026, from @avidreaderpress.bsky.social ). A look at how politics broker higher education and what we can do to fix it. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/06/book... #WhatHappenedToCollege #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Book Review: Dude! Where's My Princess? by Timothy Baril (self-published May 17, 2026). A man finds himself in a pun-filled fantasy realm. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #DudeWheresMyPrincess #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Book Rveiw: Sit Write Here by April Dávila (coming July 7, 2026, from @stmartinspress.bsky.social ). Mindful practices to help writers to write more and suffer less. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #SitWriteHere #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The second chapter of the second novella in my fantasy series is now live on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Book Review: The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene (reprint coming June 16, 2026, from @doverpubs ). the second Nancy Drew mystery. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #TheHiddenStaircase #NancyDrew #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Book Review: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (orig. published 1930, new reprint May 2026 from @doverpubs ). The first Nancy Drew mystery. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #TheSecretOfTheOldClock #NetGalley

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Book Review: The Side Questers by J.J. Kochmanski (coming July 21, 2026, from Keylight Books). A debut fantasy novel about NPCs who become something more. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #TheSideQuesters #NetGalley @jjkochmanski.bsky.social

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The first chapter of "The Judgment of Taryndale", the new novella in my fantasy series, is now up on my Substack. The table of contents to that whole story is here. New chapters each week (hopefully). open.substack.com/pub/martinma...

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Book Review: Dick Tracy volume 2 by Alex Segura, Michael Moreci & Geraldo Borges (published July 2025 from @madcavestudios.com). More new adventures of the classic comicstrip icon. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #DickTracy @alexsegura.com @michaelmoreci.bsky.social @geraldoborges.bsky.social

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Martin Maenza @mcmaenza.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Book Review: Too Much Too Young by Daniel Rachel (published June 2024 by @akashicbooks.bsky.social ). The through-telling of the 2 Tone Records story. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2026/05/book... #TooMuchTooYoung #2ToneRecords

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