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Prepping for an Airport – Dinkum – Ariel Blue – Ep.126

We make a much-delayed return to Solace, where Ariel Blue builds the beginnings of an airport.

Space Adventures & a Smashwords Smorgasbord - Two Sales

 Today, you'll find my books in 2 sales.The IASFA Space Opera Free & 99c sale (https://iasfa.org/dec23/) is where you can find The Unwilling and download it in return for signing up to their newsletter - along with a myriad of other space odysseys and adventures. And, if you like what you see there, you can find the rest of that series (and all my other books) discounted by 75% at

The Unwilling is in This Month's IASFA Promotion

As you may already know, I'm a member of the International Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors (IASFA), which supports SFF authors, regardless of where in their career, they're at.And as you also might already know, the IASFA runs a promotion of free or 99c books every month, where they ask for a reader's first name and email address so they can add that reader to their

After a Long Time Away...

...the good news is that I am slowly getting back into the swing of things.The year has been a bit turbulent, with a lot of Life events, leading, as they do, to Life changes. I have written more work-for-hire than I planned, in order to cover an unexpected employment shift, and my parents have both been very sick in the last few months, although one is now recovering as well as can be expected,

Today's Episode: The Thousand Maws of Totorak & Questing for Sylphs - FFXIV

It's been a while since I've been here to share what I've been up to in the writing and gaming sphere. A lot has happened. I'll endeavour to do better. Starting today, I'll post whatever the day's video is, and, if I can, I'll post a little about my writing, although that last bit is a bit hard as most of my words are going to a project that's under NDA. I'll talk about it, if and when I can.&

The Writer Reads – A Planet’s Ransom – Chapter 11: “A Change of Plans”

On the writing front, we have today's reading.With the arrival of the Heritage, things get serious, and Laurie discovers the truth about her computer mentor.The ebook from which this reading is taken is currently free over at the Smashwords 2023 Summer/Winter Sale. You can find it most easily on my Smashwords author page, which is here: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

A Thank You Renovation: Pt3 –Ground Floor Part 2, Upstairs Part 1 – Hous...

Today, we are makin' houses pretty and continuing the renovation quest introduced in the latest, Out of this World, update in House Flipper.  

Family Planning, Farming, & Crafting for Profit – Pumpkin Days – The 3 S...

Bailey and Natsuo start getting ready for a family...and we learn how to have kids in Pumpkin Days. 

You Can Find My Books in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale Until July 31st 2023

Remember that Smashwords Summer/Winter sale I was telling you about?Well, my entire Smashwords catalogue is currently on sale, and some titles are even available for free. Books are available in either mobi or epub formats, and you can find them here:https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi... 

WiP - Another 366 Days of Flash Fiction: Seeking Company

 Flash is not only where I go to hone my skills, but to explore genres I don't usually write in. The amount of zombie fiction in my flash surprises me, given zombie movies now give me nightmares...