Featuring: Lawrence’s Top 5 Gift Ideas

Gifts for the Gamer and Movie Enthusiast

Lawrence has for us a variety of gift ideas for podcasters, movie lovers, and coffee drinkers! I mean, you can never have enough coffee mugs, am I right?

Blue Yeti Microphone

Shop: Music Shops & Major Retailers

Incredible value for anyone looking to up their recording game. Works with both computer and phone (with the right adapter). I bought one when I was starting to toy with the idea of starting a podcast and I absolutely love the sound quality and variable options it offers. I love that I can fit it in my backpack and take it with me wherever. It’s great for recording Tik Toks/Instagram reels,
and I plan on using it to record narration for my own audio books.

Check out the microphone on Amazon

A black Blue Yeti microphone on a stand. The microphone has a cylindrical design with a mesh grille on top, a central button on the front, and the "Blue" logo above the button. The microphone is mounted on a sturdy metal stand designed for desktop use.
Blue Yeti Microphone

Merry Maids by Stefanie Contreras

Shop: Amazon & Barnes & Noble

Merry Maids is an amazing book series by an incredible author! It’s an incredible sci-fi epic with a Latina lead by
a Latina author. It has incredible prose, characters, and awesome action! If you love action and adventure you HAVE to read it. This would make an ideal gift for the high school-aged reader and above.

Check out Merry Maids on Amazon

The image shows a book cover for "The Merry Maids" by Stefanie Contreras. The cover features a silhouette of a female dancer striking a graceful pose with one leg extended behind her. The background is a starry night sky with hues of blue and purple, giving a celestial and dreamy atmosphere. The title is written in tall, white, capitalized letters at the top, and the author's name is written in smaller white text at the bottom.
Merry Maids by Stefanie Contreras

Control for PS5 & Xbox One

Shop: Major Retailers

Control is an insane game that inspired a lot of what I have been writing recently. It is an amazing blend of storytelling and gameplay. Control is a cosmic sci-fi horror game about a woman looking her
brother. She tracks him down to the Bureau of Control which has been infiltrated by a dark
eldritch entity. She is tasked with running the Bureau, saving her brother, and protecting the world from this darkness. If you’d like to know the kind of writer I am, know that this game has inspired my writing more than any other.

Learn more about Control on Amazon

Cover of the PlayStation 5 game 'Control: Ultimate Edition.' The cover features a close-up of the protagonist, Jesse Faden, with her intense expression, surrounded by a dark, red-hued scene that includes action-packed elements from the game. Below her, a smaller image of Jesse is shown in an action pose, with her hand extended as if using her telekinetic powers. The title 'Control' is prominently displayed at the top in bold white letters, with 'Ultimate Edition' written underneath. The cover also highlights that the edition includes 'The Foundation and AWE expansions' and mentions that the game is a 'Winner of 80+ Awards.' The logos for Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games are at the bottom right, and the ESRB rating of 'M for Mature 17+' is at the bottom left.
Control for PS5

Temperature Control Smart Mug

Shop: Amazon and Major Retailers

Okay I haven’t tried this product out but my hatred of cold tea or coffee has given me a might need! What more is needed? It’s a mug that maintains the temperature of your coffee. No more
cold coffee!!!

Get the mug here

A gold-colored Ember temperature-controlled mug sitting on its matching charging coaster. The mug has a sleek, modern design with the brand name "ember" printed near the base. The top of the mug shows a latte with art in the foam.
Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug on Amazon

Alien Coffee Mug

Shop: Amazon & Major Retailers

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love coffee and all things Alien. It’s my favorite movie of all time. It’s one of the reasons I write science fiction, and horror. My first novel is heavily inspired by it. Why not rep this love while drinking the beverage I drink more than any other?

Find the Alien mug on Amazon

The image shows a black mug with the logo and text of the fictional Weyland-Yutani Corporation. The logo features a stylized "W" in yellow and gray, with a globe design in the background. The text above the logo reads "WEYLAND-YUTANI CORP" and below it reads "BUILDING BETTER WORLDS."
Alien Mug on Amazon

About Lawrence J West

To call Lawrence J West call a nerd or a geek would be an understatement. He grew up on horror, science fiction, and fantasy stories. He was exposed to them early (his mother read him Stephen King’s IT when was 5) and this exposure has influenced every aspect of his life. He enjoys video games (primarily RPG’s), anime, manga, reading, LARPing, and so much more. He has even begun collecting and playing Warhammer 40k.

Many of these passions are things he shares with his partners, and is working to pass them along to his son too. Lawrence is also very active in both the LGBTQIA+ and Polyamory communities in his local area.

Lawrence is the author of the upcoming novella Breached. You can find all his socials on his Link in Bio.

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