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A Destination, Craze’s Tavern, Boomtown Craze #Backworlds #scifi

* Pardeep Station and Craze start to move up in status in Boomtown Craze. Taking advantage of the mind-control weapon discovered in Stopover at the Backworlds’ Edge, Craze and Talos make some advantageous trades. Craze relocates his tavern from the … Continue reading →

Quattens, Boomtown Craze #Backworlds #scifi

* Backworlders are humans. All of them. They’re our descendents designed to survive on worlds that aren’t so Earth like. I think that’s a more likely scenario than vast systems of planets on which we can thrive. We’re very picky … Continue reading →

Dactyl and Talos Add Their Perspectives to Craze’s, Boomtown Craze #Backworlds Book 3, #scifi

* Craze’s point of view still has a prominent place in the third book of the Backworlds series, Boomtown Craze, as there can’t be a boom on Pardeep Station without major input from the burly bartender. The story begins with … Continue reading →

Observatory Outing #astronomy

* Winters are long in Central Oregon — for instance, the past two days have been like December. Snowy, dreary, cold, icy. But we had such fantastic weather at the end of March that I met my astronomizing friends up … Continue reading →

Sir Gnat – Nate – is a Nuissance, The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear #newadult #fantasy

* Ever meet someone you didn’t want to know who becomes a pain in your behind? Hetty has one of those. She dubbed him Sir Gnat. The Unintended Friend excerpt from The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear, copyright 2012 M. Pax, … Continue reading →

#W4WS Day! The Mystery Man, The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear #newadult #fantasy

* Writers4Writers It’s Writers4Writers day! All this week we’re bombarding the internet with the brilliance of EJ Wesley and M. Pepper Langlinais. Visit their blogs to get the blurbs on what to post to Facebook and Twitter, or stop by … Continue reading →

Misguided Love, The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear #newadult #fantasy

* Before any of us meet the right person, we usually encounter a lot of misfires. Hetty is no exception, pining for many of the wrong men. What about you? Did you experience lopsided love? I know I did before … Continue reading →

The Ghost Says: Beware of Ken, The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear #newadult #fantasy

* Do you ever watch shows like Ghost Adventures or Ghost Hunters? I do. I watched them religiously when writing The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear and used many things they said and experienced. I admit I was a total skeptic … Continue reading →

Part-time Mini Mart Clerk, The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear #newadult #fantasy

* Although Hetty Locklear is searching for a better job, she does have a part-time job. When I googled store names, I was rather surprised that Shop Stop wasn’t in use. Does that surprise you? What jobs have you had … Continue reading →

Invisible Friends, The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear #newadult #fantasy

* Hetty has a great imagination, but she has a real invisible friend. It starts off a bit freaky and gets weirder from there. How Can a Friend be Invisible? excerpt from The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear, copyright 2012 M. … Continue reading →