What if turning 70 meant vanishing—literally?
In a future where age is a liability, people over 70 simply… disappear. No funerals. No goodbyes. Just...
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Yomi Akinode
Yomi Akinode is an author living in San Diego, California.
He studied in Birmingham, England, as well as in Ohio and New Jersey in the United States, earning a bachelor’s degree and an MBA.
He shares compelling crime fiction thriller mysteries that weave together international criminal intrigue, exploring the complexities of human nature under pressure and the unpredictable results that follow. These actions are not isolated but are often culturally symbolic, crossing the line between nature and nurture.
When he is not writing, he spends time listening to Hardbop & Bebop jazz, learning to play piano from Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Joshua Redman, and Lee Morgan tracks.
Yomi Akinode is an author living in San Diego, California.
He studied in Birmingham, England, as well as in Ohio and New Jersey in the United States, earning a bachelor’s degree and an MBA.
He shares compelling crime fiction thriller mysteries that weave together international criminal intrigue, exploring the complexities of human nature under pressure and the unpredictable results that follow. These actions are not isolated but are often...
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You Better Not Get Old
What if turning 70 meant vanishing—literally?
In a future where age is a liability, people over 70 simply… disappear. No funerals. No goodbyes. Just silence.
When decorated FBI Agent Berlin Yords is given a simple assignment to find people who vanish without a trace on their 70th birthday, she refuses to let the mystery die.
Her search uncovers a...
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The Mafidon Inheritance
“Some treasures are worth killing for—others, worth dying for.”
Kidnapped and released, a man discovers he’s been used as bait in the hunt for a priceless heirloom. His freedom sparks a dangerous chain of events: old friends reunite after thirty years, a reckless cousin implicates his uncle in theft, and a powerful politician hides a smuggling...
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Yharo & Odin
Los Angeles is a city of contradictions—wealth and poverty, hope and despair, brilliance and brutality. For two brothers, it’s a battlefield for survival.
One brother suffers from testicular cancer, racing against time to find a cure he can’t afford. The other, a gifted computer genius twisted by kyphosis, is trapped between his brilliance and...
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Blog
We wake up with plans to execute for the day, whether well-thought-out or jumbled.
But for authors, not after the mighty dollar... thoughts are endless, even when asleep. I dare anyone to contradict this. Okay, I joke!
Authors are dedicated thinkers who wonder about those 'fabricated' prose. And I mean fabricate in the best sense of the word. Although 'compose' would be a better word choice. I digress.
Authors see the possibility of stories everywhere and subconsciously align them systematically...
Words are an author's most valuable currency, traded for passion, enthusiasm, love, money, and fame. Alas, I usually eat words for breakfast only to choke on them at dinner.
Certain words have ways of humbling us, especially those whose first language is not English.
Idiom
Allegory
Metaphor
Simile
Analogy
Figurative
Literal
Blah blah blah
What's challenging is not their meaning but their appropriate application in storytelling.
I don't intend to explain these words, but to encourage your curiosity. The...
We are all categorized, to various degrees, as hoarders by minimalists and scanty by those on the opposite extreme.
Stay with me for a moment.
Imagine you're downtown LA in the late '60s and find yourself in an old bookstore surrounded by shelves and shelves of books with multicolored spines announcing the delights forthcoming in the titles.
You find a spot on the floor, surrounded by literary treasures, and pull out a book that catches your eye. As you start to lose yourself in its pages,...
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