Barbara Venkataraman's Blog: A Trip on the Mobius Strip, page 5

Fun podcast! The Empowered Women of Bewitched. :-D

BEWITCHED Season 2. Episodes 1 – 4.

Samantha finds out she is pregnant. Darren starts to neglect Samantha. Darren’s old army buddy is a victim of a 300 year old curse. Mistaking the Tate’s son to be his grandson, Maurice whisks the boy off to a Warlock Convention. Special Guest Stars include: William Redfield​

We are joined by Barbara Venkataraman, author of the Jamie Quinn series.

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Opening Credits; Introduction (.36.21); Bewitching Going On/Season 2: Episode 1: Alias Darrin Stephens (7.02); Episode 2: A Very Special Delivery (26.43); Episode 3: We’re In For A Bad Spell (43.07); Episode 4: My Grandson, The Warlock (57.34); Witch or Mortal (1:23.21); The Bewitching Hour (1:35.56); The End Credits (1:44.56); Closing Credits (1:47.10)

A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction is free 6/10-6/14. Grab yours today! :-D

Looking for a light, summer read? Well, look no further--A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction delivers 140 stories of exactly 100 words each to start your summer right.

Description: A Year of Flash Fiction, what a blast! The challenge: capture a mood, a memory, or an experience, using exactly 100 words. Whether it's Halloween, the Holiday Season, Valentine's Day or the Dog Days of Summer, stories like Ice Cream Hero, Lemonade Stand, and The Prank take you back to your childhood, while others like Fever Pitch, The Panty Liner Incident, and Lemonade Stand evoke summer heat and the search for relief. Other stories like What's the Buzz?, Lazy Lake, and Change of Season leave you with a smile.

Reviews:
Scary Shorts: Halloween Flash Fiction A fun, quick read but I'm not sure I'd want to sit around a campfire hearing ghost stories from Barbara and her friends!

Holiday Shorts: Flash Fiction These little snippets will make you smile and bring you a little holiday happiness.

Valentine Shorts: Flash Fiction Such lovely homages to the many ways love can happen.

Dog Days of Summer Shorts: Flash Fiction The stories run the gamut – nostalgic, whimsy, sweet, touching, thoughtful and laugh out loud funny!

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

New Book On Free Promo Thru 5/31 :-D

Dog Days of Summer: Flash Fiction, my 4th Shorts book is out and it's free 5/27-5/31, yay! Lots of fun stories and some new authors too. Check it out at the link below! :-D

Description:
Dog Days of Summer Flash Fiction, what a blast! The challenge: capture a mood, a memory, or an experience, using exactly 100 words. Stories like Ice Cream Hero, Lemonade Stand, and The Prank take you back to your childhood, while others like Fever Pitch, The Panty Liner Incident, and Lemonade Stand evoke summer heat and the search for relief. Other stories like What's the Buzz?, Lazy Lake, and Change of Season leave you with a smile. Enjoy stories by Goodreads authors: Jina Bazzar, James J. Cudney, IV, S.J. Higbee, Sandra J. Jackson, Loretta Marion, Didi Oviatt, Carmen Radtke, Amy Reade, Rosemary Reeve, Kelly Santana-Banks, L.A. Starks, and Barbara Venkataraman as well as authors Nico Morales, Kathleen Fowler Costa, Jeff Homberger, Gregory Marion, Jodi Markley, and Kaitlyn Sutey. This book transports you to that time of lethargy, thunderstorms, and mad dogs known as the dog days of summer--only our dogs are more fun.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...

Cool Podcast! :-D

Being invited to a podcast with a million subscribers is pretty cool! When you have fun doing it, you understand why it's so popular. :-D Thanks for the invite, Keith Chawgo!

The Literary License Podcast: Book to Screen and Everything In-Between invites guests to read an original book and compare it to the original film. https://www.llpodcast.com/ Two years ago, I was on to discuss The Witches of Eastwick and I was so happy to be invited back to reunite with Keith and Vickie Rae.

Last week, I was part of a lively discussion about Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and the 1945 movie starring George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield (the ever-youthful but creepy Dorian Gray), Donna Reed (looking gorgeous) and an impossibly young Angela Lansbury--yes, she does sing in the movie. Did you know she's 95 years old? What a national treasure!

The portraits in this black and white movie are the only things that have color. Nice effect! They were real paintings commissioned for the movie and the handsome version of Dorian sold for $149,000.00 in 2015! The macabre portrait is owned by The Art Institute of Chicago.

If you want to enjoy our fun discussion about Dorian Gray from book to screen, check out the podcast at:
https://www.llpodcast.com/podcast/epi...

In June, I will join the podcast again to discuss Season 2, Episodes 1 – 4 of Bewitched. Can't wait! :-D

Summer Madness and a Free Book. :-D

Everyone is looking for that perfect summer read, am I right?Well, look no further because all six Jamie Quinn Mysteries are now available in one book. And it's free on Kindle from 5/7-5/11, woo hoo! Grab one for yourself and then tell your friends. Happy reading! :-D

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0949QQ7LQ/...

New Audio-Book/Free Codes :-D

Happy May! I'm celebrating because my new audio-book, Malice in Miami (Jamie Quinn #6), is out, hooray! The narrator, Fay Annette, did a fantastic job! I have free download codes for anyone who would like to listen and review. Just message me. :-D

Here's the link if you want to check it out:

https://www.audible.com/pd/Malice-in-...

Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction :-)

Dear Readers,

If you've read my latest Jamie Quinn Mystery, Malice in Miami, you know the surprise in store for our favorite P.I., Marmaduke Broussard, III. But, for those of you who think I have an overactive imagination, I offer Exhibit A:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/37-sper...

What do you think about that? :-D

I Need Your Vote :-)

Happy Monday! My book cover for Malice in Miami is competing in a contest for best cover in In D'Tale Magazine. If you have a minute, could you please vote for me? You have to subscribe in order to cast a vote but then you can unsubscribe easily. It's a wonderful magazine and it's free, so you might want to keep subscribing.

Here's the website:https://indtale.com/ The subscribe button is at the top of the page, the contest is towards the middle of the page, you can't miss it. :-D

Thanks! xo

March Mystery Madness :-)

Check out my fun interview for March Mystery Madness. :-D While you're there check out all of Elizabeth's YouTube videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFxD...

Free book on Kindle 3/14-3/18 :-D

Would you care for a cup of tea? Mrs. Grammar Person cordially invites you to join her for her free book promo 3/14-3/18. Amateur grammarians welcome!

Fear not, Gentle Writer, Mrs. Grammar Person is here and she has the answers to all of the questions you never thought to ask. As a dedicated and serious grammarian, she will do what it takes to be entertaining and enlightening, but never vulgar or coarse. Heavens, no! Where are her smelling salts? Warm and witty, Mrs. G.P. makes grammar interesting with rhyming, wishful thinking, story-telling and a champagne toast. You are cordially invited to join her for a spot of tea!

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