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October 26, 2014

Mitch Leaves The Refuge #SampleSunday

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Be on the lookout for Per Bastet’s Day of the Dead giveaway this coming week. You could win a free copy of A DEAD GUY AT THE SUMMERHOUSE! Here’s a bit from the first chapter, when Mitch tells his young … Continue reading →

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Published on October 26, 2014 03:41

October 25, 2014

Looking For MomGoth Again #Caturday

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Sweetie Pie Turner here. MomGoth is off again. She’s in Indianapolis this weekend, at Magna cum Murder mystery convention. She says she’s going to have a surprise the week after she gets back. I wonder what it is? Maybe she’s … Continue reading →

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Published on October 25, 2014 04:29

October 24, 2014

Hairy Fantasy Copies Bad Art

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Happy Friday! My online friend Marilynn Byerly has written and posted a free story for Halloween. It’s a sweet romance with a werewolf in it. Don’t thank me; thank her. Here’s a site I just found and haven’t explored: Fantasy … Continue reading →

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Published on October 24, 2014 04:16

October 23, 2014

Sadistic Doughboy #ThrowbackThursday

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The Sadistic Doughboy is one of our oldest grandson’s monsters. I can still hear him cackling at my protest. The Sadistic Doughboy This was drawn when he was 12. I particularly like the “I’m with Stupid” shirt with the arrow … Continue reading →

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Published on October 23, 2014 03:44

October 22, 2014

Ramen Frittata #food

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Our youngest grandson is in the habit of only wanting to eat “noodles” at our house. It’s a tradition. By “noodles”, he means Ramen. He likes “noodles with trees”, which means Ramen with the seasoning packet mixed in, the “trees” … Continue reading →

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Published on October 22, 2014 03:28

October 21, 2014

Rescue and Other News

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I’ve been called upon to rescue another critter. Not a turtle, this time, or a snake, but a newt (I think). The crazy little feller had hopped into a plastic pan filled with water and couldn’t get out. If I … Continue reading →

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Published on October 21, 2014 04:00

October 20, 2014

Poetry For Prose #amwriting

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Long ago, I taught a class on forms of writing. One class was on poetry. The briefest glance at anything I post on here as “poetry” will tell you I’m not very good at it. NEVERTHELESS, I both enjoy poetry … Continue reading →

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Published on October 20, 2014 04:00

October 19, 2014

Rainy Day for Mitch #SampleSunday

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It’s a rainy day in today’s sample from A DEAD GUY AT THE SUMMERHOUSE. The book IS available from Amazon in print and ebook, but we’re having a big launch/promotion later this month and you might just win a free … Continue reading →

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Published on October 19, 2014 04:18

October 18, 2014

Should I Be Worried? #Caturday

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Sweetie Pie Turner here, and I think I might be a little bit worried. MomGoth was advised by her friend Andrea Gilbey to buy Alexandra Sellers’ book, SPOKEN CAT AND RELEVANT FACTORS IN WORLDVIEW. MomGoth bought it. It tells all … Continue reading →

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Published on October 18, 2014 03:44

October 17, 2014

Poisoned Free Introverted Faerie Swag

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Happy Friday! There are two Poisony Pen Presses: Poisoned Pen Press, which publishes mysteries, and has this fantastic post about making book trailers, and Poison Pen Press, which publishes books on Medieval and Renaissance stuff — also old Star Trek:TOS … Continue reading →

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Published on October 17, 2014 04:10