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Your Monday Panzerism

 Panzer on sobriety:
The thing about catnip is,
well ...

If there's enough, I can start now.*
Mom thinks I should go on the wagon for a little while.
Okay ...
Exactly how much catnip is in the wagon anyway?



*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Can you find the kitty?

Hint

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always, remember to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the jigsaw tootle over to Can you find the kitty?

Your Free Classic Crime Movie: Call It Murder/Midnight

Another job finished.
For all you lovers of crime noir movies Panzer found you one at the Cult Cinema channel on YouTube.
Call It Murder/Midnight is a 1934 black and white mystery movie. It's 1 hour 13 minutes long.
Make some popcorn, get your favorite beverage and sit back and enjoy the movie.
To watch the movie tootle over to Call It Murder

Your Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Strawberry Caramel Murder

Off to find something else for you.
For your listening tonight Panzer found a cozy mystery audiobook.
The audiobook Strawberry Caramel Murder is written by Abby Byne. It's AI narrated and 3 hours 22 minutes long.
Get a cup of tea and enjoy this mystery.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Strawberry Caramel Murder

Free Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast Episode: Rendering

My work is finished for today.
Panzer found his short mystery lover fans another fiction podcast at Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast site.
The short mystery story Rendering is read the author Sophia Lynch. It's 39 minutes long.
Make a cup of hot chocolate, wrap up in a warm blanket and enjoy this mystery.
To listen to the podcast tootle over to Rendering

Free SAM Magazine Podcast Short Story: Plan D

I'll see what else I can find.

Here's a short story Panzer found at the SAM Magazine Podcast site.
 The mystery short story Plan D is written by Judy Penz Sheluk.  The intro to the podcast is very long, so make sure to have your beverage of choice and be comfortable before it starts.
 To listen to the story tootle over to Plan D

Your Free RomCom Audiobook: Flirting With the Hunk Next Door

Let's start with a romance.

Here's a clean romcom Panzer found for his romance lover friends.
 The sweet romance novella Flirting With the Hunk Next Door is written by Susanne Ash. It's 1 hour 11 minutes long.
Get your favorite drink, lean back on the couch and enjoy the story.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to RomCom Audiobook

88 Writing Contests in February 2024 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Sorry. Some days it's just hard to get any work done.
Today on the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site, Panzer found the site's February contests post.

Erica Verrillo lists 88 writing contests with February submission deadlines. There are fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essay, and translation contests.

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the submission guidelines. Some have restrictions. This little kitty just found this post and the submission deadline for the first eleven contests is today (February 1), but that still leaves seventy-seven open contests on the list."
 Note:This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you read today's post.
  To read the post tootle over to Writing Contests

Barnes and Noble Bookstore Opens Store in Kalispell - Flathead Beacon

That's a big turn-around.

Today at the Flathead Beacon site Panzer found a post about Barnes and Noble Bookstore.
  According to the post by the Flathead Beacon staff, Barnes and Noble opened a new bookstore today (January 31) in Kalispell, Montana. The post quotes from a press release about CEO James Daunt's pleasure in opening a new bookstore in the area. It also says Barnes and Noble intends to open 50 more stores this year.

Panzer says, "It wasn't that long ago Barnes and Noble didn't look like it would survive. Now, they're talking about opening 50 new stores."

Note: This is a long-short length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble Bookstore

67 Calls for Submissions in February 2024 - Paying Markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Be sure and read the deadline dates.

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about paying markets for writers.
 Erica Verrillo's post lists 67 open markets for submissions. There are markets for fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, short stories, novellas, essays, and poetry.

Panzer says, "Some of these markets have beginning of February deadlines, so you better hurry with your submissions."
 
Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read over the submission guidelines.

To read the post tootle over to Calls for Submissions