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Free Mystery Audio Short Story: The Marzarin Stone

My work is finished for today.
For those of you who like mystery short stories Panzer found one at the Magpie Audio channel on YouTube.
The audio mystery The Marzarin Stone was written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It's a Sherlock Holmes short story read by Greg Wagland. It's 35 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, grab a warm blanket and enjoy the mystery.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Marzarin Stone

Free Romantic Comedy Crime Movie: Rings on Her Fingers

A different kind of movie than usual.

For tonight's movie Panzer found a crime movie at the GEM Film Library channel on YouTube.
 The black and white Rings on Her Fingers is a romantic comedy crime movie. The movie is 1 hour 24 minutes long.
 It does have ads so, if that annoys you, skip this one. To watch the movie tootle over to Rings on Her Fingers
 

Free Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast: City of Lights

See you tomorrow.
For all the mystery fans visiting here Panzer found a short story episode at the Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine's Fiction Podcast site..
 The episode City of Lights is written by Josh Pachter. It's 35 minutes long. Make a cup of tea, sit back and enjoy the mystery.
To listen to the episode tootle over to City of Lights

Free Sweet Romance Audiobook: Cowboy Walking Away

Going off to find something else for you.
For today's audiobook Panzer thought you might like a sweet romance.
 The audiobook Cowboy Walking Away is written by Jessie Gussman and narrated by Jay Dyess. It's 5 hours 26 minutes long.
Get a cup of hot chocolate, grab a warm blanket and lay back and enjoy the romance.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Cowboy Walking Away

AI: Copyright Challenges Now Includes a New York Times Lawsuit - Publishing Perspectives

There are a lot of links included in the post.
Panzer was out tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about a new lawsuit against OpenAI.
According to Porter Anderson's post, the New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microscoft. The lawsuit accuses them of using the New York Times articles "to train chatbots." The lawsuit also brings up the issue of copyright infringement since the articles were used without permission or payment. The post also contains information about other lawsuits and links to other posts with more information about the lawsuits.
Panzer says, "This could get very interesting."
Note: This is a very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
To read the post tootle over to New York Times lawsuit

Free News From The Big Thrill - International Thriller Writers

It's a long, long, long post. Take a blanket for a nap.
Today, Panzer made a trip to the International Thriller Writers' The  Big Thrill site. There our resourceful kitty boy discovered a new The Big Thrill News issue is online.  The site is divided into sections. Each section has samples and, if you're interested, below the samples you can click to read more. When you click the button for more, if you go to the bottom of the page, there's another button to go to the next page. Each section is set up the same.
Panzer says, "There's no Table of Contents, so you might get lost."
Note:This is a huge site, so you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.
 
To read the post tootle over to The Big Thrill

Your Monday Panzerism

(Since Christmas and New Year's Day both were on Mondays, there hasn't been a Panzerism for a while. So, we'll pretend today is Monday. That means it's time for a Panzerism.) 
Panzer on sportsmanship:
(Oops. That should be sports-kitty-ship.)
You know, cats believe in fair play.I'm not sure humans understand this. But ...
It's true.
For example ... I race him a lot.**

When in a foot race, it's fair to trip an opponent.
What's His Name may not realize it's actually a race
But ...
I wouldn't trip him* if it wasn't.



* You know, I don't know why Mom brought What's His Name home. All he does is whine about me.
** From Cat Wisdom for humans.

Happy New Year 2024

 Happy New Year!
From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: Happy New Year's Eve

HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to Happy New Year's Eve

Free Mystertyrat's Maze Podcast: Santa's Helper

I'll see you tomorrow.
For those of you who prefer audio to movies and radio Panzer found an audio short story for you at the Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast.
The short story audio Santa's Helper is written by John M. Floyd and narrated by Ren Burley. It's 7+ minutes long including the intro.
 Grab a leftover Christmas cookie (biscuit), sit back and enjoy the story.
 
To listen to the podcast tootle over to Santa's Helper