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Meet Guest Author Sally Cronin

Meet Guest Author Sally Cronin.

Ape, Jo and Sally – my perfect party companions!

FB Page Draw.

My FB Page https://www.facebook.com/ailsaabraham70  has reached over 200 likes. As promised I am going to do a draw – TWO lucky winners will receive e-copies of the book of their choice. For this you can thank Tim Taylor who won on my birthday but has re-donated as he already has Alchemy and Shaman’s Drum – thanks Tim, very generous of you.

So get on over and like the page to be in with a chance of winning in the draw.

Good luck!

 

WHOSE?

I was asked to do the impossible this morning. OK, I’m pretty used to wasp-charming, finding lost objects and other witchy stuff but this was downright IMPOSSIBLE.

I was asked just to be “more normal”.

Whose version of “normal”? What the bloody hell is normal anyway? I don’t know. I have absolutely no idea of what “normal” means. I’m me. What I do is completely normal to me. I’m a certified (and certificated) nut case but I’d be really weird if I went around doing “not normal for me”.

What was gut-wrenchingly sad is that the person who asked me has been to the hospital with me, chatted with the psychiatrists, given his side of the story. Yes, I know it is very hard living with someone with mental health problems but…even the doctors said “normal” didn’t come into it.

Yes, I’d love not to have to take pills so I don’t want to kill myself. I’d love to be stable and not go shooting off like a rocket either in a good or bad way. Given the option, I’d trade all my whacky boots, witchiness and general tomfoolery for some peace of mind…but that isn’t an option.

I should have got mad, I should have shouted that if normal was HIS kind of normal, I want nothing to do with it but I didn’t. I just got sad. My little basket of “funny” was chucked on the floor and trampled on because it didn’t have silk flowers in it. So be it – I can pretend silk flowers if I have to.

Crooked Cat at Edinburgh Bookfest 2014

Crooked Cat at Edinburgh Bookfest 2014.

99p – a gift!

Thanks to all who popped by Facebook to make my birthday party a real hoot’nanny.

My dear publishers, Crooked Cat have agreed that as I love giving presents on my birthday we can lower the e-book price of BOTH books to 99p (or equivalent) for 24hours

So get yourself over to Amazon and grab Alchemy and Shaman’s Drum at under the price of a drink! Lasts longer, more satisfying!

Hit this link to go to my Amazon Author page and go from there… http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00AYKUBQ4

and thanks again for making my birthday wonderful.

Cameron’s Soapbox: Happy Birthday

Cameron's Soapbox: Happy Birthday.

5 more stars!

Another 5* for Alchemy

5.0 out of 5 stars amazingly good!, August 12, 2014

By

A. Dawes – See all my reviews

This review is from: Alchemy (Kindle Edition)

Alchemy by Ailsa Abrahams

When I added this book to my ‘must read’ list, I expected something written with an ethereal or spiritual slant and at first I thought I would be disappointed.

What with the highly controversial and well written plot that begins with an amazing discovery that will change our world; not to mention all the politics that are inevitably involved, I found myself wondering where was the magic?

So when the word ‘magic’ finally appeared in part two I relaxed.

I loved all of the fascinating characters, each one so different and real. As a fledgling writer myself, I am constantly surprised by most of the books I read, and ‘Alchemy’ is one of the best stories I have read in quite a while.

Totally different from most genres, it mixes themes in a way you wouldn’t expect. I mean, would you ever think of combining politics and religion with magic?

But when you consider that alchemy is the ancient art of changing almost anything into something else, you can see the connection and it really works.

I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series, ‘Shaman’s Drum’.

Thank you, A. Dawes, I don’t know you but I am delighted that you enjoyed the book.

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Robin Williams Has Gone Home.

Robin Williams Has Gone Home..

Shared from my fellow sufferer Mark Ethridge. Warning – strong language and opinions from the start and “trigger” words appear.

I thought it worth sharing.

 

So, it’s been a while…

Originally posted on TweeHee:

It’s been a while, my lovely Jokers. Many apologies. Life, trying to earn some pennies, moving house, changing lifestyle, physical illness and depression have all got in the way.

Recently I’ve been wavering between fury and numbness, both symptoms of a bad downturn for me. And then yesterday the world became a little bit more of a sad place because Robin Williams died. Have you read the small minded, judgemental vitriol thrown at him? I’ve tried not to, but like the stench of shit spread on the field across the road, it seeps through the cracks and leaves me feeling nauseous.

There are still so many lies and misunderstandings about mental health issues, so many misconceptions that need to be replaced by understanding and help. SANE does a grand job, but it needs our help to do more.

@MrUku and I are more than half way through a major edit of…

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