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April 23, 2014
Lucifer – Light of the Morning
The mythical figure commonly known as the devil and the prince or lord of Hell has many names. The most common ones I know of are Lucifer, Iblis and Satan (also spelled Shaitan or Shayṭān). I choose character names based on their meanings and Lucifer is no exception. Lucifer’s name means lots of things: light […]
April 21, 2014
Terrified of Trains – VLOG #2
Actually, yesterday I decided I was particularly pissed off at planes and airline companies in general, as I was supposed to pick someone up from the airport yesterday morning and their flight was delayed by 13 hours, while it was diverted to Sydney on its way to Perth, though Sydney is in completely the opposite […]
April 19, 2014
Welcome to Hell – Part 3
Lucifer’s back for a third helping! Every Saturday for the next four weeks, I’ll be giving out free tastes of Welcome to Hell, which is available FREE wherever you get good ebooks. If you missed last week’s episode, it’s HERE. Now…for the next part! Chapter 3 “Why do you want to work for our company?” […]
April 17, 2014
Afraid of Fish on Good Friday – VLOG #1
In a burst of Easter madness, I decided to try vlogging. Absolutely terrified, deciding it was perhaps the worst idea ever, I chose to up the stakes – and include my fear of fish into the mix. So here you go – the author who’s afraid of fish on Good Friday.
April 16, 2014
Gabriel – the Transgender Angel
Gabriel (or Gabrielle, also called Jibra’il) is portrayed in various sources as either male or female. Whether this archangel is simply androgynous or can appear as either gender at will is unknown. This angel’s name means both “man of God” and “God is mighty”. Gabriel the Messenger As an archangel, Gabriel is responsible for delivering […]
April 14, 2014
Raphael and Mel’s Mushroom Risotto Recipe
Do angels eat? Do they even know how to cook? If they live in a human body for any length of time, the answer to both of those must be yes. In See You in Hell, the second part of my Mel Goes to Hell series, Mel invites her boss, the archangel Raphael, over for […]
April 12, 2014
Welcome to Hell – Part 2
Time for another taste of Lucifer! Every Saturday for the next five weeks, I’ll be giving out free tastes of Welcome to Hell, which is available FREE wherever you get good ebooks. If you missed last week’s episode, it’s HERE. Now…for the next part! Chapter 2 “Good afternoon, welcome to Hell–” Did she really just […]
April 9, 2014
Raphael – the Hot Angel Who Heals
He healed a blind man, saved a woman from the devil, buried a demon in the desert…Raphael heals and likes hot places. Recognised in the Bible, Torah and Qur’an (where he’s known as Israfel) as an archangel, very little is known about Raphael. Some sources say that he’s on the same level as Michael, Gabriel […]
April 7, 2014
All the Angels in Heaven
Do angels sing? Why else are they organised into so many choirs? I’ve posted about the levels of Hell and those who live there, but as I was writing up the background of some of the more heavenly characters in the Mel Goes to Hell series, I realised that I hadn’t defined a hierarchy for […]
April 4, 2014
Welcome to Hell – Part 1
Care for a taste of Lucifer? He’ll welcome you to Hell, oh so politely… Every Saturday for the next six weeks, I’ll be giving out free tastes of Welcome to Hell, which is available FREE wherever you get good ebooks. So with no further ado…here’s the first episode: Chapter 1 Job interviews were Mel’s personal […]
