Joseph Carrabis's Blog, page 91

Blog Tours, Part 1

I researched blog tours for the past six months, polling some 1,500 authors (self, indie, small house through major house (note: not Big5) publishers) and received responses from 793. The majority of responding authors are USA based (368), second high being Canada based (297), and a conglomerate minority (128) making up the Europe, Australia, South Continue reading "Blog Tours, Part 1"

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 6

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. Im sharing it here Continue reading "The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 6"

Mystery Rabbit #5. Or 6. We’re not sure

Ah, rabbits. If you have one, you have a hundred of them. Or five or six. Were not sure. We recognize most of the rabbits who visit us. Some we know frequent us and dont know their names. This little beauty, for example. Were not even sure if weve seen her before or if shes Continue reading "Mystery Rabbit #5. Or 6. Were not sure"

Rox Burkey and I Get Hunged (and we had fun, too!)

Rox Burkey, co-author of the Enigma Series, recently interviewed me. Want to know the best part? She read my responses to her interview questions and wrote “After 5 minutes of ROFL …” My work is done. Give it a read, and enjoy. Fun Hanging Out With Joseph Carrabis  

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 5

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. I’m sharing it here … Continue reading "The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 5"

Where do they get these names?

Naming children. Do parents ever wonder how their children might turn out if given different names? The cultures I studied gave people new names often, and always with a reason. For example, I was given a new name when I entered seminary, then another new name when I studied with a west coast peoples, another …

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 4

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. I’m sharing it here … Continue reading "The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 4"

Chester’s People

First off, it’s Chestette, not Chester. Second, this post’s title is a librage to Le Carre’s Smiley’s People (a good if dated read). The clan is much shyer than Hyacinthe’s. We’ve come out and found them at odds with each other, which is a shame because we put out quite a bit of food. We … Continue reading "Chester’s People"

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 3

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. I’m sharing it here … Continue reading "The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 3"

Nibbling Raccoonlets

I mentioned in Fingers Are Tasty, Too, Two-Legger that some of our children are…feisty. Specifically, I mentioned the need for nibbling preventive toeware. You thought I was kidding? So far no wounding, no bloodying, but I’m staying on my guard. And they are patient.