Joseph Carrabis's Blog, page 112
December 11, 2019
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
December 9, 2019
December 6, 2019
Opalina Meets WinterMan
Several northeast North American aboriginal myths deal with WinterMan, a hunter who follows the seasonal migrations of game herds.
One myth that I’m particularly fond of deals with the first and last snows of a season; the first snow is WinterMan following the herds south, the last snow is WinterMan following the herds north.… Read the rest
December 4, 2019
Give a Listen
I got a slot on The Authors’ Show today, 4 Dec 2019, all day.
All you need do is go to The Authors’ Show and click on The Augmented Man in the broadcast schedule to listen to me waxing lyrical.
Okay, more like me talking about the book.… Read the rest
December 3, 2019
A Good Samaritan Suggested…
A kind hearted soul read my LinkedIn profile and offered assistance.
I read through his suggestions and thanked him. The Samaritan’s suggestions are based on his belief that I must want a job. He has this belief because he wants (and just got) a job.… Read the rest
December 2, 2019
Empty Sky Chapter 8 – Earl Pangiosi
(final edit before the proofreaders (he said). You can read the previous version here.
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Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Nov 2019’s Great Opening Lines)
I wrote in Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Part 3 – Some Great Opening Lines) that I’d share more great opening lines as I found them.
“She sleeps beside me, her narrow chest rising and falling, and already I miss her.” – Kristen Harmel’s The Room on Rue AmÈlie
I challenge anyone to read that line and hear anything but a whisper.… Read the rest
[Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Nov 2019’s Great Opening Lines)
I wrote in Great Opening Lines – and Why! (Part 3 – Some Great Opening Lines) that I’d share more great opening lines as I found them.
“She sleeps beside me, her narrow chest rising and falling, and already I miss her.” – Kristen Harmel’s The Room on Rue AmÈlie
I challenge anyone to read that line and hear anything but a whisper.… Read the rest
November 29, 2019
The Family Together Again
Ah, the holidays.
A time when families gather.
Or at least Hecate’s family gathers.
It’s been a while since we’ve seen the whole family together.
Cause for celebration, this. There are idiots…I mean, hunters…in the woods. The Old Ones come nightly for shelter.… Read the rest
November 25, 2019
Empty Sky Chapter 7 – Joni and Honey Fitz
(final edit before the proofreaders (he said). You can read the previous version here.
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