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…
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Home again
This weekend goes down on the Top Ten Suckiest Weekends of My Life. Clearing out your elderly mother’s apartment because she’s in a nursing home? Yeah, I can mark that one off my bucket list. On the other hand, I … Continue reading
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Elder care
Clearing out my mother’s apartment this weekend, as she’s in a nursing home and won’t be going back to independent living, ever. If you or your parents haven’t discussed things with an estate lawyer yet, you should. My brothers and … Continue reading
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A friend in need
I’ve mentioned Clarkesworld Magazine (a monthly online SF and fantasy magazine) to you before. Neil Clarke, the editor/publisher is an old friend and a huge science fiction reader/fan. He started an online magazine in 2006. He’s won the Hugo twice, … Continue reading
I’ve seen this year before
Cold. Grey. Rainy. 2013 looks a hell of a lot like 2012. I think we’ve been had.
And you thought I was too busy for 12/12/12
Nope.
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The mysteries of life
I’ve been in a lousy mood all week. All week. Unhappy, worried, thinking about how hard things are. Last night, I fell down the last few stairs in my condo, giving myself a bunch of bumps and bruises, but no … Continue reading
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The day-to-day stuff
In case you’re wondering where the posts are, well, I’m going through another one of those rough phases. I just can’t stand looking at the news sometimes. It’s the same-old, same-old. It’s depressing. It’s anti-Israel, all the time, all the … Continue reading
So what did you do with your weekend?
Well, let’s see. I worked on Friday. Went to services Friday night. Picked up Jake and went to services Saturday morning and then home for a Lord of the Rings movie marathon. Worked Saturday night, because my HR department is … Continue reading
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A great birthday
Thanks, everyone, for helping me reach my goal of 100 copies of Darkness Rising: Book One of The Catmage Chronicles. In fact, we overshot it and are now at 103 copies sold. I have now completely covered the cost of … Continue reading
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I can’t drive 55
This is my birthday theme song. Except I don’t drive like that. Really. I am double nickels today. I used to try to think of things that would challenge me on my birthday, because I hate getting older. Nine years … Continue reading
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Busy, busy, busy day
I’ve been given more hours at work. Still not back to full-time yet, but now I can live on my salary again. We’re up to 93 books sold! Woo! Seven more copies to go until Meryl’s very happy birthday! Thanks, … Continue reading
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Another busy day? Why yes, yes it was.
The good news is that I got busy at work, which is good, because being downsized to part-time is killing my bank account. The bad news is I was busy enough that posting here took a back seat. Oh, well, … Continue reading
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Late Thursday post
Yes, I have a busy life this week. Work, looking for more work, the novel, life things… You know, I kinda don’t really want to post a news post. I’ll just post about my life. Let’s see… I’ve taken a … Continue reading
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