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What I’m Reading: Enough, Collision of Power, To Infinity and Beyond, and more

Nonfiction has dominated my reading list recently with the release of several, diverse tombs, all riveting in their own rights. Enough. My wife Sandy and I listened to January 6 Committee star witness Cassidy

November 1, 2023

From the Newsletter

STRANGE CRITTERS: Hiss-terical Encounter of the Slithering Kind

A Tucson woman returned home after a four-day trip and said she was “looking forward to using my own restroom in peace.” Instead, she discovered a snake curled up in her toilet

September 9, 2023

Strange Critters

The Reviews Are In and The Strange Files is a Hit

Bruce’s prose is consistently crisp and controlled, and the tension between the various characters is genuinely entertaining throughout. A charming and suspenseful page-turner punctuated by dashes of the surreal. Kirkus Reviews Florida

June 27, 2023

Book Reviews·Reviews

Guest Commentary: ‘Get Strange’ Turns the Tropics into a Mystery Setting

The Naples Daily News did a feature on books from local authors that should be on everyone’s Christmas list. This portion was about my Strange Files series. By Harriet Howard Heithaus NAPLES

June 25, 2023

Reviews·The Strange Files Series

June’s Get Smart Newsletter

Get Smart Newsletter Be the sharpest person in the room–or the Zoom By J.C. Bruce Welcome to Summer, Hurricane Season, and the Best Dad Jokes of all Time June is chock-a-block with

May 28, 2023

From the Newsletter

Further Evidence the Loch Ness Monster Could Still Be Lurking

By J.C. Bruce We now have additional evidence that the Loch Ness Monster may be real. Not eyewitness evidence, mind you, in the sense that somebody actually saw Nessie. Let’s instead call

January 16, 2023

JCBlog

Looking for Something to Read? Check Out This List

I belong to a wonderful book club based in Dayton, Ohio, the birthplace of aviation and home of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. At our most recent annual retreat, one of our

June 25, 2022

JCBlog

Never Stiff Your Bartender

Never stiff your bartender. That’s the lesson from how police were able to find and arrest the hooligans who burned Key West’s famous Southernmost Point landmark in the early hours of New

January 16, 2022

The Strange Files

Strange Currents, Mister Manners Win Awards

The Florida Writers Association, the state’s largest and most prestigious literary organization, has announced that two novels by J.C. Bruce — Strange Currents and Mister Manners — have won both gold and

November 2, 2021

The Strange Files Series