Michele Roger

My short story, “Prey” is a very dark, monster erotica tale being released in the new anthology, “Calvalcade of Terror” by Undead Press.  Get your copy at: http://www.amazon.com/Cavalcade-Terror-A-Horror-Anthology/dp/161199053X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335713923&sr=8-1

Here is the direct link to get your copy of my sci fi novel, Dark Matter: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Matter-ebook/dp/B007U8UDTI/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334464977&sr=1-1

If you loved the podcast, here is a digital way to get it instantly to your phone, ipod, ipad or ereader!  It is available globally starting today!!!!

Klassic Hype magazine interviewed me in the April issue this month!  I was so honored by this because its publishers decided that they wanted to expand showcase Detroit based talent other than than of hip hop artists.  As classical and Celtic music are influences to Rap and Hip Hop genres, the concept was exciting for me as a harpist. 

Here is a link to their website and a big shout out of thank you to the folks at Kalssic Hype: http://www.klassikhypemagazine.com/

The Air Harp app has just been introduced to me and while, at first, I admit I thought it was kind of hokey, my mind has now been changed.  When teaching, one finds that more often than not, students contribute just as much in the educational process than the instructor.  That would be the case with the Air Harp.

     I don’t normally review products but when something is good, I like to pass on my experience.  If you will recall, I complained that “Guitar Hero” initially didn’t help my guitar students.  In fact, it took them away from practicing their actual guitars!  Eventually, video game manufacturers came up with a version that teaches note reading in place of color combos and suddenly, my students were improving by leaps and bounds.  Finally there was a product I could get behind and sing the praises of!

     In the same way, the Air Harp app for the iphone or tablet has been brought to my attention by a mom of one of my students.  While her younger daughter takes piano lessons, it is her oldest daughter who has cerebral palsy who has been asking about music lessons lately.  We tried lots of instruments but none seemed to be something her hands were strong enough to play.  This week, the mom introduced me to the Air Harp app.  While the iphone version, I feel is too small for proper playing, the tablet version is great!  Her daughter has the ability to learn to read music and now, with this new “instrument” she can learn to play the digitized version of her favorite instrument.

     It is a reasonable app at only 99 cents from the istore.  Folks who have always wanted to learn to play the harp but didn’t know if they could fathom the idea could download the Air Harp, graps the concept and move on to the real thing.  Special needs students and their parents are already breaking ground in its application for their further education.  I am slow on keeping up with the latest technology, but this worked out so well this week, I will do my best to learn everything about it as well as write to the company with feed back!  You can find more info here http://a4cwsn.com/2011/01/air-harp/

The Wicked Women Writers is a group formed a few years back for women who write horror and sci fi.  So many of our colleagues are men and seem to have an easier time in the field.  There has always been a stigma attached to women in horror for some odd reason and I’ve never understood it.  After all, Mary Shelly gave us one of our greatest horror classics!

The Wicked Women Writers group has now become “The Wickeds”.  Many of the contributing authors in this new anthology are award winning authors that you might not have heard of.  They write, the podcast, they go to conventions and their work is worth a read. 

This first anthology, simply entitled “The Wickeds” will be available late April 2012 at all online stores.  Some of the authors will be sitting on a panel at California’s Bay Con this year.  If you are planning on attending the conference, please pick up a copy and get some pics with the gals and some autographs.

Most importantly, this anthology will benefit literacy charities for girls as all proceeds will go to a fund where money will be given to those with the greatest need.  So, lets see.  Pick up a great read.  Meet some beautiful women authors.  Have a laugh (or twenty) and save the world.  Perfect!

Just caught one of the episodes this past Monday on the Monster channel (live streaming) called “Chiller Drive-In” (go to www.chillerdrive-in.com).  Folks can watch a classic old time horror film broken up by hilarious skits done by Wolfman Mac and his cast ghastly characters.  The most fun was that once signed on, I could chat with other viewers who were also watching the show.

Now, the show is going to the regular television as well.  Come out and support a fun and interactive way for a horror fan to spend a Monday night.