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The History of "In Flanders Fields"

"In Flanders Fields" is a famous poem lamenting soldiers lost in World War I, but has since come to be associated with Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day or Veterans Day), and is commonly read at services across Canada on November 11. It was written by Major John McCrae, a Canadian military doctor and artillery commander during the Great War, and Canadians have latched onto it hard. I

BOOK RELEASE: Mistakes of the Past by Patricia Josephine

Patricia Josesphine (also known as Patricia Lynne) is back! The always fabulous Patricia, the organize of Trick or Treat books earlier this week, is here to discuss her new book Mistakes of the Past, which also dropped this week! She's a busy lady. Anyone who's read any of Patricia's many previous books knows she's a fabulously talent wordsmith, so do yourself a favour and check out Mistakes of

I Can't Believe I Pulled It Off (#IWSG November 2017)

I did it! It took over two years, but I finally did it! I made it to the top 100 of the Insecure Writers Support Group LinkyTools list! Read it and weep, baby. 99. Just like The Great One. I attribute this victory to ingenuity, creativity, pacts made with Satan brushing against Charlie Sheen once. And never missing more than one monthly post in a row. Seriously though, I do have a

Trick or Treat for FREE BOOKS! (Happy Halloween!)

It's time! Pumpkins are being smashed on lawns by teenagers with hockey sticks, and children are running through traffic! Department stores are putting up their Christmas decorations, and dentists are rubbing their hands greedily thinking about all the expensive cavities they're about to fill. And do you know the best part? Authors are giving out FREE BOOKS like candy! Big thanks once

INTERVIEW with Author Amir Lane

This week in my on-going series of author interviews I spend a few minutes with Amir Lane, author of the Morrighan House Witches series. Lane is all over the place right now, having released two books already this year, and they also have a story in the upcoming Dawn of Hope Anthology from Dragon Realm Press, which will be released next month. Without further ado, here's my interview with Amir!

INTERVEIW with Author Amir Lane

This week in my on-going series of author interviews I spend a few minutes with Amir Lane, author of the Morrighan House Witches series. Lane is all over the place right now, having released two books already this year, and they also have a story in the upcoming Dawn of Hope Anthology from Dragon Realm Press, which will be released next month. Without further ado, here's my interview with Amir!

Trick or Treat for Books (2017 Edition)

It's that time again! The weather is changing, the grocery store aisles are crammed with boxes of individually-packaged candy, and kids are spending more time at school discussing their Halloween costumes than their math lessons. That last one doesn't matter because the education system is gone to crap, anyway. What the hell kind of sorcery is this? In what has become a yearly tradition

I'll Get Back to the Keyboard Eventually (#IWSG October 2017)

Holy shit! I've moved up to 102 on the IWSG list! I've nearly cracked the top 100! That's not really an accomplishment worth noting, but I've got to take what I can get. I'm also well over 6000 followers on Twitter! People like me, right? I need to celebrate whatever I can. It's not like I got any writing done. I didn't even do that much. It's been a rough (rough) year for my family, and

INTERVIEW with Writer Vince Rockston

I continue my series of interviews with both established and up-and-coming writers. My guest today has led a full and fascinating life, and we all look forward to the arrival of his first novel. In the meantime let's take the opportunity to get to know Vince Rockston and his writing journey a little better. THE WRITER! Vince enjoys the beautiful countryside around the little Swiss village

Why does everything take so long? (#IWSG September 2017)

August was hard. Not specifically writing-wise (thought that was hard, too), but it was generally just one of those months when the universe decides to make life as complicated and challenging as possible. The whole year has been like that, really. Maybe I'll tell you about it some time, but today's not the day. At least we're not underwater. I wrote a bit through August, though as usual not