ONE WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT IN A STORM

is worth more than an hour of praise  after a success.
You just don't know what is going on in a person's life.
You are probably going through some rough seas yourself.  If not, you will be.
That is why it is always a nice thing to do a random act kindness now and again.
You never know when it is desperately needed.
That said -- 
A tip of my Stetson to C. Lee McKenzie

Just before turning in after a grim day, I checked the Amazon Page for my latest book and happily found this:
A Luxury of Fantasy (4 Stars)
There's so much that can be said about this book, which is really several short stories with the main character being the charming and powerful Captain McCord.

One thing that captivates me about Roland Yeomans' work is the weaving of fact and fiction through characters who were unique in life and now have been given a chance to be unique after death through his fiction. 
I'm always delighted when he puts these people together and lets them reveal history or myth in one of his stories.

Another reason I read and enjoy this writer is his brilliant prose. "Whenever someone who knows you dies, you lose one version of yourself." 
That made me pause and return to re-read and note it. There were many others that I underlined and will remember.

In the day of the staccato sentence structure and the craze for fast-paced sock 'em in the nose plotting, 
I've enjoyed Yeomans more gently paced, but exciting stories that allow me time to luxuriate in his unusual fantasy worlds.
Thank you, Lee. It helped more than you know.  Roland