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Edible Raven T-Shirt

All Us All the Time, the publisher of the Edible Raven magazine , is having a Pre-launch Contest where you win yourself an Edible Raven T-Shirt (I know I am prejudice, but I think they are pretty darn cool).
Just go to their event page on Facebook, RSVP that you are attending their contest (no physical attendance required), then leave a comment on that page naming either your favorite Edward Gorey Story, Neil Gaiman book, or Tim Burton movie. A winner will then be drawn on Tuesday morning...

Fables Volume 9: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham

Fables Volume 9: Sons of Empire, by Bill Willingham, contains several stories as the Fables face an inevitable war against the Adversary. The Adversary, who is still keeping his identity hidden from masses of the Homeland, calls a meeting with his highest-ranking officials to plan the best strategy to not only defeat the Fables but also the mundane along with them. We also learn the back-story of Hansel and Gretel. Let's just say not the sibling love that we are use to in other stories.

Weekly Kitty Fix - The Birthday Boy

It was my birthday this past Sunday. I am a big boy now, 1 year old. My Mommy and Daddy went to a pet boutique store that just opened in our neighborhood, Ritzy Rover (I am pretending Rover is a cat's name), and got me some really cool kitty toys. It was a good day.
I got a boogie mat... and a sparkle toy... and a fuzzy toy... I really like my fuzzy toy... then a mousy... oh boy! another fuzzy toy... and then kitty treats, but they made me share with my sister...

Also THANK YOU Grandma for my Fancy F...

I Like That Party Hat!

I think I drove my sister batty when I was little making her read Go Dog Go! to me over and over and over again. Perhaps somewhere deep down in her subconscious that is where the inspiration come from for her latest illy posted on the Edible Raven Blog today. Let's just say, it is one mad hat.
Check it out if you want on the Edible Raven Blog.

Book Three of The Dresden Files: Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

After the first two books I was like there is absolutely no way that Jim Butcher can put poor our poor wizard, Harry Dresden, through anymore abuse and near death experiences without, well, just killing him. Needless to say, I was wrong. I am not sure we even make it through a dozen pages before ghosts start hurtling the wizard through the air into a fiery inferno. Good stuff.

In Grave Peril, ghosts are haunting amok in Chicago. But what has the supernatural world in such a dangerous tizzy...

Weekly Kitty Fix

"Sigh..."

"I believe I specifically asked for no foam."

Another Edible Raven Sneak Peek

Here is another sneak peek from the Edible Raven magazine due out soon. This peek is the title page of The Divine Library, a story written by one of the other voices in my head, Iris T. Catman, the one that doesn't talk to me in rhyme.

This story is for those who not only love reading books, but love to have their shelves stuffed end to end with collections of them to have at their finger tips when need be. My sister is one of such people and I will never forget the email she sent me with the ...

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Ninth, The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket

I saw a write-up on Lemony Snicket that likened him to Edward Gorey, my all-time favorite author, so I decided to check out one of Mr. Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events.

**Spoiler Alert**

I feel I must first point out where there were a series of unfortunate events in this story; there were no unfortunate demises of children unlike the 26 in The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey. However, even though I did not find Mr. Snicket's style at all like Edward Gorey's, I still highly enjoyed his...

Weekly Kitty Fix

An Eclectic Mix

Sneak Peek - The Edible Raven

Here is a sneak peek of the title page for one of my stories being published in the Edible Raven magazine, which will be out in a few weeks.

The idea came from a journal page my sister did called "Closet of Curious Toys." I emailed her that not only did I love her sketch but that would be a neat title for a book. She emailed me back that for some reason another title popped into her head she thought would make a cool book title, The Curious Curse.

For some reason that title resonated with me...