Location: United States
Member Since: March 31, 2011
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Jason Rizos


Biography

Writer. Teacher. Portland, Oregon.

Where to find Jason Rizos online

Website: http://www.jasonrizos.com
Twitter: jrizos
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jrizos
Blog: http://jrizos.tumblr.com

Books

Advanced Grammar Made Easy – The Unorthodox Subject – Verb – Object Methodology of Sentence Structure. A One Hour Crash Course!    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 5420 words. Published on January 10, 2012. Nonfiction.
For the past eight years I have tutored and taught college-level students grammar and writing. After writing a One Hour Crash Course in essay writing, I decided to share a grammar guide that gets at what 95% of my students really need, what 95% of my students get wrong when they are getting just about everything else right.
The Frugal Homebrewer’s Companion, A Hardware and Technique Guide: What to Buy and How to Build World-Class Beers at Home    by Jason Rizos
Price: $2.99 USD. 9190 words. Published on January 10, 2012. Nonfiction.
The purpose of this book is to guide the first-time homebrewer through his or her first few years of brewing, to explain the most cost-effective way to get started, the things to worry about and things to blow off, and as many secrets as I can pack into this short introduction to the wonderful world of Homebrew.
Cane Brandy    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 4310 words. Published on December 16, 2011. Fiction.
A disillusioned psychologist finds himself facing a growing and insidious trend--the latest mental health craze involves drilling a hole in one's head for "enlightenment" and mental salvation. Trepanation as popular culture. Meanwhile, his marriage is falling apart and his best friend is losing his mind as well. 4300 Words.
Essay Writing Made Easy - A One Hour Crash Course    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 7600 words. Published on December 10, 2011. Nonfiction.
Got an essay to write? Well, you're in luck! 10 weeks of College Writing Instruction all rolled into one easy-to-read guide for all types of essays.
The Giving Machine    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 6880 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
In this bizarre story, we find an apprentice kidnapper lurking a high school parking lot looking for prized cheerleaders to capture and ransom to aliens.
We Love You Fluffy The Hamster    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 6940 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
An evil schoolteacher keeps her 3rd grade students in line by killing their pet hamsters when they misbehave. That is, until one heroic student decides to take action and attempt a rescue!
Wanted: Cat Assassin    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 1800 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A spoofed Craigslist ad wherein a Machiavellian, Lovecraftian nemesis seeks out an expert Cat Assassin to rid him of the insipid vermin that he has reluctantly been asked to care for after his next door neighbors skipped town for a "temporary" job opportunity. Actually based on a true story (no cats were harmed in the story nor real life) and includes photos of the real life cats in question!
Hexagon - The Dying Brood    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 3090 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
The desperate cries of the dying brood--honeybees within the wall of Philip's home, infiltrate and infect his very mind, erasing his identity, while providing him with super-human computational ability. But they have only one purpose in mind--compelling him to save the queen at any cost. A unique science fiction and horror hybrid. 3000 words.
Harvest - The New Mushrooms    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 5450 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
Synthetic/organic hybrid mushrooms overtake a small town, digesting and re-organizing retail stores and everything in them.
Doll Eyes: Year Zero    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 4200 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
Would you trade your eyeballs for an extension on your home mortgage? For Jack Mosey, even that wasn't enough. The original of a super villain!
Annelid - Fishing the Moons of Jupiter    by Jason Rizos
Price: $0.99 USD. 5120 words. Published on December 6, 2011. Fiction.
An intrepid band of former deep-sea fishermen become astronauts in order to solve the world's energy crisis. A journey to Jupiter's moon, Calisto, turns up an extraterrestrial creature with a metabolic body temperature in the thousands of degrees--capturing it won't be easy. 6500 words
Beauregard Battles the Robosaurus    by Jason Rizos
Price: $2.99 USD. 15810 words. Published on March 31, 2011. Fiction.
Five short stories of adolescent adventure, peril, and heroism.

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Smashwords book reviews by Jason Rizos

  • The Ghost Child on Dec. 28, 2011
    (no rating)
    A good hook, interesting characters, easy to read, and very fun. I don't like fantasy, but this was time well spent. Nice, liberal inclusion of the Fantastic.