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Ghosts in the Night (Mel and Janice, really)

One recent night, quite late, we heard a rustling.

No, not reindeer.

Mel and Janice, two mated Coyote, come to visit.

Coyote come at night most often. We’ve seen one or two during the day and we know there’s too much activity for them to stick around.… Read the rest

Give a Listen – Again. And again and again and again

My The Authors’ Show interview is featured today, 27 Dec 2019 through Sunday, 29 Dec 2019.

Should you miss the stellar opportunity, you can go to my Author’s Show page and give it a listen.

Check out the last 3-5 minutes of the interview – there’s a reading of the The Augmented Man‘s Surface section (I took a crack at it, too.… Read the rest

Cheryllynn Dyess’s “The Soul Maker”

I get exhilarated when I discover a new author.

Let me clarify. There are lots of people out there writing books. In my opinion, few of them are worth reading (I’m a writing snob. There, I’ve said it).

But once in a great while I encounter some writing that so pulls me into its story, calls me into the story’s mythos so completely that my pulse quickens, my eyes open wider, my breaths deepen, … When readers have a physiologic reaction to your writing, you’ve arrived.… Read the rest

Give a Listen – Again

My The Authors’ Show interview is featured today all day.

Should you miss the stellar opportunity, you can go to my Author’s Show page and give it a listen.

Check out the last 3-5 minutes of the interview – there’s a reading of the The Augmented Man‘s Surface section (I took a crack at it, too.… Read the rest

Empty Sky Chapter 10 – Poppie

(Getting feedback from proofreaders now, all good. You can read the previous version here (note it had a different title).

Read Empty Sky Chapter 9 – One Great Truth

Creator and above level members can download a PDF of the first ten chapters to read offline .swpm-formatted-msg{display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;position:relative;width:100%;border:1px… Read the rest

Full Tummies Before Bedtime

Despite what you see, we are snow covered here.

Some patches of grass poke through where bright sunshine splashes the earth all day long, and for the most part the earth is wearing winter white.

We knew a heavy first snow approached.… Read the rest

Character is… (Part 2.3) – Action is…

This is the fifth in an ongoing series of StoryCrafting/StoryTelling posts I’m publishing for my own benefit; explaining something helps me determine if I’ve truly learned it or am simply parroting what others have offered. I learn my weak spots, what I need to study, et cetera.… Read the rest

He can read, too!

I thought I’d give folks a bit of a treat and/or break today.

A treat – I’ll read excerpts from The Augmented Man.

A break – in case a steady diet of Empty Sky is becoming tiresome.

A while back I polled readers regarding what single scene they’d like to hear read aloud.… Read the rest

Arabeth and Ophelia

A while back I wrote about Ophelia and Arabeth.

Well, they’re back at it again.

This time Ophelia came to dine first.

Arabeth, you’ll note, is hesitant.

Which is why we set a separate table for her a little further back.… Read the rest

Joseph Carrabis signs and discusses The Augmented Man at The Barnes&Noble in Peabody, MA 5 Jan Noon

The good folks at the Peabody, MA, Barnes&Noble bookstore invited me to do a book signing on Sunday, 5 Jan 2020 starting at noonET.

Please attend. It’ll be fun!

A bit about The Augmented Man
The US Military concedes that any kind of combat leaves soldiers psychologically damaged and makes reintegration to society difficult.… Read the rest