Happy Pub Day to Ciscoe's Dance! Ciscoe's Dance is my fourth novel set in the fictional world of Kammbia and the first novel in the Dance & Listen Series. However, this novel can be read as a standalone story. There is a quote attributed to the great author Toni...
Marion’s Favorites: Spades
by MHill | Aug 7, 2020 | Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I grew up playing card games. I have played Blackjack 21, Tonk, War, Bid Whist, Uno and Spades, my favorite card game all of my life. Spades is played with a partner and the object of the game is to win as many bids as possible. I have one rule when playing with a...
Marion’s Favorites: Santa Fe, New Mexico
by MHill | Jan 25, 2020 | Marion's Favorites
I’m writing about one of my favorite places – Santa Fe, New Mexico. Known for its strong creative community, this beautiful, unique city drew me to it in 1994, when I was not quite 23 years old. I was living in Atlanta, Georgia, at the time. Desperate for a new...
Marion’s 2020 Reading List
by MHill | Jan 3, 2020 | 2020 Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I love lists. I love putting together reading lists. I have created reading lists for several years now. Most of the time, I tend to follow my reading lists. However, in the reading lists of 2018 and 2019, I veered off course on what I plan to read. This year, I...
Diondray’s Roundabout: Kammbia Book 3
by MHill | Mar 18, 2019 | Kammbian Characters, Kammbian Culture, Kammbian History, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Diondray's Roundabout is now released. It is the third novel set in the world of Kammbia. I really enjoyed writing this one and Diondray's journey through Southern Kammbia will be one of a change for the entire world. Get it here:...
Journey and Discovery: A Kammbia Omnibus Edition
by MHill | Feb 12, 2019 | Kammbian Characters, Kammbian Culture, Kammbian History, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
The courage to face the truth. Diondray Azur had it. He took a gamble and looked hard into his roots. What he discovered changed him forever. A son of privilege in the land of Kammbia, Diondray learned one day that everything he believed to be true was in fact, a lie....
Wisdom from Kammbia: Diondray’s Themilys 1
by MHill | Feb 1, 2019 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
A themily is a collection of thoughts written on a single sheet of paper that were meant to inspire, encourage, or admonish the audience. Diondray Azur, the main character in the Kammbia novels, writes themilys and performs them throughout his journey in...
Cassandra’s Revelation: A Kammbia Short Story
by MHill | Jan 12, 2019 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
“Cassandra’s Revelation,” is about a chance meeting between Cassandra Applebaum, a sultry-voiced singer who hadn’t sung in years, and an old friend—one who saw Diondray stop a rainstorm. Inspired by her friend's account, Cassandra penned a new song, “The One Who Made...
Book Review 146: Green Lantern Mosaic #1 by Gerard Jones and Cully Hamner
by MHill | Oct 24, 2018 | 2018 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
A reader asked what influenced my fictional world of Kammbia by email a few days ago. I thought about this question since that email and I had always believed my direct influences were Charles de Lint's novels about Newford, Canada and Jorge Amado's novels about...
Welcome to Kammbia!
by MHill | May 7, 2018 | Kammbian Characters, Kammbian Culture, Kammbian History, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Greetings from Kammbia! Welcome to a world you’ll want to escape to again and again! But first, I’d like to ignite your imagination with a whirlwind tour of all things Kammbian. Look for these things as you read—and absorb more about this fantastic world. The Lay of...