Author Archives: Meryl Yourish

A Catmage excerpt

I thought this scene might interest my readers the most, as it references Jewish history and religion. The book is not a Jewish book, but I do use Judaism in the roots of the Catmages’ magic. Here’s the excerpt from … Continue reading

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Fall has arrived

How can I tell fall has arrived? I get shocks every time I pet Tig. It’s raining out, and I’m still getting them. Stupid static electricity.

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A published author

So I am now a published author, something I’ve been working towards, well, just about my entire adult life. As of 11 p.m. Saturday, I’ve sold exactly six copies–five trade paperback and one Kindle edition. And you know, I’m about … Continue reading

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Darkness Rising: On Sale now

The author copies arrived today, and they are good. So I opened up my CreateSpace store, where you can buy the trade paperback. The ebooks will be on sale in a day or two, depending on how long it takes … Continue reading

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10/11/12 13:14:15

I’m going to see if I can’t schedule this post for that time. Okay, the 15 seconds probably won’t make it, but the rest will. Thanks to Stephan and Rahel for reminding me about military/24 hour time.

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10/11/12 briefs

Hypocrisy, thy name is Erdogan: So, Turkey gets shelled by Syria, and then Turkey shells Syria–not unlike what Israel does to Gaza. Now, Turkey has forced down a Syrian airliner that it suspected was carrying weapons–not unlike Israel refusing to … Continue reading

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Today is 10/11/12

Too bad there isn’t a 13 o’clock.

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The un-Christian churches attack Israel, yet again

The Middle East is going to hell in a handbasket. Turkey and Syria are shelling each other, which might bring NATO into the clash. There is now a team of American military planners in Jordan in case Syria implodes and … Continue reading

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Almost there with the book

The good news is my book is just about ready to be published. The bad news is I’m losing more and more interest in maintaining this blog. I’ve no idea what the future holds.

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A win for the truth on Israel

Honest Reporting won a complaint in the U.K. to force British newspapers to stop calling Tel Aviv the capital of Israel. From their press release: Responding to a complaint from HonestReporting, the UK’s Press Complaints Commission (PCC) ruled this week … Continue reading

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The best presidential debate ever

Did you all watch the debate Wednesday night? Are you laughing at the crybabies who can’t understand why Obama did so poorly? Dana Milbank has part of the answer. Yes, Obama hasn’t been questioned harshly in a very long time, … Continue reading

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You can’t spin this threat, Iranian apologists

Every time a moron like Juan Cole insists that the Iranians don’t want to destroy Israel, out comes something like this. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is not after aggression against any country but our response to any aggression will … Continue reading

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Old and new briefs

I know you are, but what am I? Iran is all pissed off that the world is laughing at its use of an Onion story as real news. So they’re now accusing Israel of being a laughingstock over Bibi’s bomb … Continue reading

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Sunday drives

I’m in NorVA at the moment. I took a trip north to get chestnuts from my friends at a farm out in Purcellville, which is about 45 minutes from where my friends live (the ones I stay with when working … Continue reading

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Spinning Iran: Lalala, we can’t HEAR you!

It never ceases to amaze me how credulous the mainstream media sources are when it comes to news reporting on Iran. Here’s what the AFP has to say about Iran and Argentina making nice at the UN session this week, … Continue reading

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