Brian G. Walsh

The 2022 Southside Festival Series Authors & Writers Expo is in the books. The Expo proved to be a great showcase for a lot of the creative writing talent in and around Jackson, Michigan. Although there wasn't a large crowd, a steady amount of people came to peruse the offerings, chat with local authors and drink in the ambience. The event had several great sponsors and helped introduce some impressive writers to the community. I had a great time at this event. Though I am reticent and uncomfortable talking about myself and fit the cliché of the “introverted writer” very well, this was a memorable and fun experience. I met some exceptional people, both writers and book readers, and came away with a better understanding of how a Book Expo operates. It was wonderful to meet new people and to greet friends, old and new, who dropped in to meet this fine  sampling of the local writing community. Two particular treats were in store for me. One of my oldest, dearest friends i...

Looking for something different to do on a weekend? Make plans to attend the Southside Festival Series' 3 rd Annual Authors & Writers Book Expo, sponsored by Experience Jackson. Jubal Stone has uncovered a conspiracy of Biblical proportion. You can meet local authors, writers and other creative expressionists on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  Authors from Jackson and its environs will be offering signed copies of their books at the MLK Center at 1107 Adrian Street, Jackson, MI 49202 between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Many talented writers live in and around Jackson. This is your chance to meet some of them and to talk with them about their works. There will be reading excerpts, book discussions and networking opportunities. It's going to be an entertaining event that provides you with an up-close-and-personal look at the local creative people behind the amazing stories they write. Whether your taste runs to fiction or non-fiction, there should be something for everyone at the ...

I offer a warning about A Cold Day In Hell , the second novel in the “Jubal Stone Series.” The subject matter of this series is controversial. In reading this book and the first in the series, The Last Angel To Fall , it's important that the reader approach them with an open mind. These are works of fiction that explore the fact that there are two sides to every story, including the story of “God versus the Devil,” which The Old Testament and New Testament has enjoyed almost universal acceptance among Christianity despite the fact that it offers a one-sided point-of-view of the story. To those who condemn this idea I would reply that anything legitimate can withstand criticism. It's also an accepted axiom that “the winner of the war writes the history,” but for some reason this objective reasoning has not been extended to the struggle between God and the Devil. It's also important to remember that the term “satan” is translated as “adversary” and does not necessarily ...

When we last saw Jubal Stone at the conclusion of The Last Angel To Fall , he was confined to a sick bed at the American Embassy in Hell. The sequel, A Cold Day In Hell , picks up a couple of months later with a subdued Jubal waiting to be sent home. When the American ambassador disappears, Jubal is put in charge of the investigation. Jubal Stone experiences the shock of his life in A Cold Day In Hell . Surrounded by people he doesn't know, Jubal is relieved to have his former partner, Mike Palmer, at his side, but soon realizes that something happened that has changed him. Jubal is no longer sure he is the same man he once trusted his life to. Lucifer has gone into hiding after being attacked by the Archangel Immanuel, the spy God sent with an incurable disease He created to kill the immortal Lucifer. Jubal is cheered by this knowledge until he learns that unless the Embassy's geneticists can find a cure, the King of Hell has vowed to destroy the embassy and send his demons th...

Enter to win 1 of 100 free copies of A Cold Day In Hell . . .  Details below Excerpt from A Cold Day In Hell : Medical Center, the American Embassy in Hell The Medical Center was a medium-sized facility with forty-five beds, which seemed more than a little excessive considering the complement of the American mission here was a little over a thousand. The World Health Organization recommends 5 beds per thousand people, but someone had decided it was better to err on the side of caution with regard to the American mission in Hell. I had the nagging suspicion there was more to this, but I had enough on my plate as it was. I opted against the indignity of making the director of medical services talk to me in the interrogation room. There would be time for that later if I didn't like his level of cooperation. Niemann’s office was appropriately spacious, but not ostentatious. There was a large but modest-looking desk, two end chairs, a sofa and what looked like a comfortable leather rec...

Enter below to win 1 of 100 FREE copies of A Cold Day In Hell   Excerpt from A Cold Day In Hell: “ We are in a real tight spot with the ambassador out of the picture. There are projects waiting to begin that have been stalled by this development. We need a clear chain of command,” General Almon said. “ I know how it sounds, Agent Stone, but I'm just being practical,” Dumal said. “There are matters that require his signature. One of particular importance that not even Ms. Song has the authority to sign unless Ambassador Warren is declared dead.” This was an angle I hadn't considered. Someone may have abducted or killed the ambassador to derail some agreement or contract. Who benefited by those documents not being signed? “ I'm going to have to know who was against these things he had to sign. Who this would have helped and who this would have hurt,” I said. “ No one was against this! Except, until recently, the ambassador himself, of course.” So the ambassador had turned a...