C. Gockel's Blog, page 28
February 26, 2016
Hey Everyone! NEED MORE FIRE? Nightshade, a collection of...
Hey Everyone! NEED MORE FIRE? Nightshade, a collection of paranormal and urban fantasy short stories is on sale again for 99¢! In it is my story Atomic. Here is the setup: Sigyn was prophesied to marry a king. Instead she marries a fool. Centuries after his chaos destroys their marriage, the fallout really begins …Told from Sigyn’s POV, it features Loki being LOKI, Odin, Frigga being mysterious, Nari, and Valli. Nightshade is on Amazon, iBooks, Nook, Kobo, and GooglePlay.
Oh, yeah, and it features stories by Hugo nominee Annie Bellet, SM Reine, Sarra Cannon, Selene Charles, Deanna Chase, Kate Danley, Debra Dunbar, Christine Pope, Hailey Edwards, Colleen Gleeson, Colleen Vanderlindon,& Phaedra Weldon.
February 22, 2016
February 21, 2016
I Bring the Fire Parts I II and III has 32 reviews on Amazon...
I Bring the Fire Parts I II and III has 32 reviews on Amazon US!
Hey everyone! My box set has 32 reviews on Amazon US! That’s great news, it will help people who stumble upon it accidentally pick it up. It also lifts my spirits. Reviews are great motivators. This job can kind of feel like navel gazing. There are so much better ways to help people–I have friends who are doctors and nurses! But knowing people have enjoyed my stories makes it all worth it.
Thank you.
February 20, 2016
February 19, 2016
archatlas:
Necropolis of Cerveteri
A major centre of...
Necropolis of Cerveteri
A major centre of Etruscan civilisation that was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, the Necropolis stretches for more than two kilometres. This certainly makes it the most imposing in all Etruria and one of the most magnificent monuments of its kind anywhere in the Mediterranean basin. These monumental tombs are located inside tumuli, partly cut into the tufa rock and partly built over it. The purpose of these edifices was to illustrate the desire of a handful of aristocratic families to make a statement about their wealth and to perpetuate a lifestyle of the highest quality also after death.
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Mythic!
February 17, 2016
beautiful-wildlife:
Meeting in the woods by Olga...
Meeting in the woods by Olga Apostolova
Ratatoskr about to squeak something foul! Or possibly fowl. He digs chicks.
"We get older, wiser, and—my god—what spectacular liars we become."
- Loki and Óðinn, whispering to Los Angeles, probably. (via incorrectedda)
February 15, 2016
some classics valentine’s day poems
Achilles
roses are red
wine-dark is the sea
my boyfriend is dead
time for a killing spree
Oedipus
roses are red
a hue like no other
you know, valentine,
you’re just like my mother?
Catullus
my girl’s eyes are swollen
her sparrow is dead
but is that just a metaphor
for my dick instead?
Cato
roses are red
space is black like a void
who cares about love
Carthage must be destroyed
Poseidon
Roses are red
like bitter regret
I’m god of the ocean
let me make you wet ;)
Odysseus
My wife is at home
but babe, let’s forget her;
I’ll show you a good time
‘cause Nobody’s better
Athena
Roses are red
violets are red
everything is red
I love war
Apollo
Roses are red
but I haven’t got any
all of my lovers
have turned into botany
Prometheus
I’ve bought you some roses
‘cause babe, I’m a giver
say you’ll be mine
I’ll really de-liver
Zeus
Roses are red
violets are blue
shit, Hera’s coming -
