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Life is happening…finally!

The rumors–if you heard any–are true. So are the reports and whatever else might be going around about me. I’m engaged, scheduled to be married in June 2013 to my best friend and fellow writer, Hannah. We just got our engagement rings today. Sterling silver Celtic design that reads, “I am my beloved’s…my beloved is [...]

God of Relationship

It’s like a triangle. You’re on the bottom, in one corner, and your spouse is on the bottom in the other corner. God is at the top. The closer you get to Him, the closer you get to each other. The girl I’m courting shared this amazing quote with me, from a woman she knows. [...]

You could help…

Some friends of mine are trying to adopt a baby from Eastern Europe, who needs medical help. You can read all about the family, the baby, and how to help on this blog:http://www.lairdgarner.com/ Please consider donating if you can spare a few dollars. It all adds up. Filed under: Random Info

When Chipmunks Sneeze

I was fourteen when the plague swept the countryside. When chipmunks sneeze, you know things are getting bad, and it didn’t stop at the chipmunks. I counted more than a dozen sick squirrels before the plague laid me flat. It had to have been the worst epidemic since the Black Plague. It was so widespread [...]

The Day Is Perfect…

I stand on the stage, in the spotlight, facing hundreds of students and their siblings and parents. I’m supposed to give a short speech. Right now all I want is to disappear. But I open my mouth, take a deep breath, and start talking. I didn’t always like to write. When I was young, the [...]

Author Interview – J. Grace Pennington, hosted by Luke Alistar and H. Jayne Mills

At a writer’s workshop this week I was able to meet several other self-published homeschooled authors, including my very good friends H. Jayne Mills and J. Grace Pennington. Since I knew Grace very well, I asked Hannah to join us and ask questions from the perspective of someone who doesn’t know the person being interviewed. [...]

Collateral Damage – A Short Story

I run through the forest until my side burns like hell and I have to stop. Cowering behind a boulder in an open grassy space, I fight back sobs and try to think. I’ve always been running. It’s everything I remember. Where it started, I have no idea. All I know is the damp trickle [...]

The Offset Trilogy For Sale

I recently posted about finishing the Offset Trilogy. You can now pre-order the books by going to www.mindwielders.com/lukealistar.htm, going to Google Checkout, and buying the book(s) you want. If you already have Offset, order Catalyst and Deep Water separately. If you have Offset and Catalyst…obviously, you just need Deep Water to complete the set. If [...]

Odd Brothers Intermission

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Offset, Catalyst ZX-10, and Deep Water

The Offset Trilogy is finally coming to a close. Two and a half years after I had the idea for Offset, I’m writing the final chapters of Deep Water. Though I’ve written many other books in the meantime–Offset was my fifth book, Deep Water is my sixteenth–it feels like one part of the adventure isfinally [...]