The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Author Archives: Meryl Yourish
Back, but not back.
Although I got the semifinal cover proof, so I should be publishing this week. Tired. Back tomorrow.
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Still on vacation
Visited friends and relatives in NJ, had two pool days, nice dinners out, and currently have no desire to post about the scene in Israel or on politics. Tomorrow things will be back to normal.
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VaCaDay
I am happily ensconced on the sofa at my friend’s house in NJ. We spent the afternoon in the pool and will be heading out to dinner soon. There will be nothing of substance to be had here today.
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Got virus protection?
2012 is seeing the largest malware rise in four years. You probably can’t blame Obama for this. Oh, hell. Let’s blame Obama for it. It happened under his watch. If it had happened under George W. Bush, rest assured a … Continue reading
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The 2012 Democratic platform
I don’t know what to think about the platform, because if you’re going to hold Barack Obama responsible for every word of it, then you have to hold Mitt Romney responsible for every word of the Republican platform. And as … Continue reading
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I told you so: The U.S. is not abandoning Israel
Told you my bullshit detector was pegged on high over yesterday’s report that claimed if Iran didn’t attack U.S. installations, we’d stand by as they retaliated if Israel bombed their nuke sites. Reuters reports today that I was right. “It’s … Continue reading
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Tuesday civility briefs
Say, remember all that talk from the left about civility? Yeah, that’s why the head of California’s Democratic party called Paul Ryan a Nazi. Ryan told “a bold-faced lie and he doesn’t care that it was a lie. That was … Continue reading
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Labor Day Monday news roundup
Muslim ERA watch: So, those moderate Muslim Brotherhood guys who are now running Egypt? They’re so, so moderate that Egypt’s state news anchorwoman now has to wear a hijab. You gotta love the explanation: But new Islamist Information Minister Salah … Continue reading
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What the world needs now
Hal David, the man who partnered with Burt Bacharach to write so many top 40 hits, has died. This man wrote the songbook of my youth. There is not a song on this list that I cannot sing. At about … Continue reading
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Better than them
A rabbi from the same town as the teenagers who attacked Arab-Israelis last week wrote a letter to his community emphasizing how wrong it is to attack Arabs. This is why I simply cannot grasp how much of the world … Continue reading
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Friday boy am I tired briefs
More rockets in Sderot, more yawns from the world: Rockets hit a home in Sderot today. Thankfully, no one was hurt. The AP barely notices it. But the news article (as well as the AFP) doesn’t note a single, extremely … Continue reading
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The I Can’t Leave Yet Briefs
The difference between Israel and the Palestinians: Israel prosecutes its lynchers, rather than idolizing them. While we’re on the subject, find me one Palestinian who has criticized suicide bombings for the evil acts that they are. One. Just one. Meantime, … Continue reading
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The decision about the blog is made
I’ll be shuttering Yourish.com any day now and moving over to my new digs. You may find that someone might be imitating my style over at Elder of Ziyon‘s blog. I wouldn’t worry too much about it. They say imitation … Continue reading
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Rachel Corrie verdict news roundup
Israeli courts declared the IDF not at fault. Con Coughlin is getting himself in trouble by asking on his blog “What on earth was Rachel Corrie doing in front of an Israeli army bulldozer in the first place? (Read the … Continue reading
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