Kurt R.A. Giambastiani's Blog, page 22
April 8, 2020
Free Books, April 08-12
Hear ye, hear ye. My second ISO-book-giveaway is now underway. Just my attempt to help folks through their self-isolation. Keep it up, guys! Youre doing great! This time you can get The Ploughman Chronicles (my high-fantasy duologybiology? Two volume!series set in 9th c. Brittany). Today thru Sunday, they are free of charge, in Kindle e-book []
April 2, 2020
Howzit?
Im avoiding pretty much all topics today because, to be honest, if I allow myself to start in on what I see around me, Im liable to just go off, and itd be hard for me to stop. In fact, I have about five posts in my Drafts folder that I will never publish, long screeds []
March 27, 2020
Locked Up with Daphne
What? You thought that just because I posted a book giveaway on Wednesday, there wasnt going to be a regular post this week? Silly rabbit. Reading is usually an escape for me, but while in COVID-lockdown, its been a challenge. Oh, I can read news articles fine (although I could do with fewer of them), []
March 25, 2020
Reminder: Free Books
Reminder: as we all do our part with social distancing, self-isolation, and stay-at-home orders, heres something to help pass the time. The Kindle ebook editions of my two standalone novels are being offered, free of charge, today thru Sunday (March 2529). Unraveling Time, a time travel action/romance/adventure. Dreams of the Desert Wind, a speculative fiction []
March 23, 2020
Free Books, March 25-29
Im in Week 3 of our self-imposed lockdown, traveling outside the home only for groceries and medications. Even for an introvert like me, its been difficult. I miss the occasional dinner out, game nights across the street, and impromptu chats in the cul-de-sac. For yall, Im sure its the same, or worse if youre more []
March 19, 2020
Silver Lining, Interrupted
My intention, this week, was to find something good about our current situation, a silver lining, if you will. I figured we could all use something hopeful, a spot of calm in troubled times, but then a series of quotes from Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) crossed my desk and I got completely derailed. Regarding the []
March 12, 2020
Collective Heroism
This is a time for heroes, a time for us *all* to be heroes. And we can be.
March 5, 2020
In the Crosshairs
When learning that some Seattle schools have closed down in response to COVID-19, and some companies (like mine) have asked that all employees who can work from home do so, an online contact wondered if this was overreaction caused by "blind panic."
February 27, 2020
A Hedge Against Despair
The news, of late, has been bleak. Seriously bleak. In years past, when faced with bleak times, I have found comfort in stepping back to take in the longer view.
February 20, 2020
Context for America
We're deep into the current election cycle now, and I urge every one of us to get out and vote. I also encourage us all to think a bit about what we're voting for and why.
