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Giving Thanks!
With all the tragedies in the world from war, disease, and other causes, if we are healthy, with shelter and food aplenty, we have reasons to be grateful. Speaking of Thanksgiving, this end-of-November holiday traditionally gathers family and extended family together...
Fall Into Autumn
October launches a new season, with colorful leaves, cooler temperatures, and costumes for Halloween. When Susan was six, she won a Halloween contest, not for her costume but for her long blonde curls. The prize: an oil portrait by a new photographer in town. The...
A New Book Release!
The first science fiction novel – The Man in the Moone – came out in 1638. The author, Francis Godwin, told of a man using birds to help him fly to the moon. [The word Moone in the title is the way it was spelled back then.] Some fans of the sci-fi genre argue that...
The Dog Days Of Summer!
The Dog Days Of Summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the rising of the star system Sirius, referred to as the "Dog Star,” which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever,...
Summer Sale!
As most of you are aware, our books are offered for sale through a number of different book retailers, including Smashwords. From July 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023, all of our books will be available as part of their Summer/Winter Sale, and will be discounted at 25%...
Happy Summer!
CHINESE TREATSWould that we could offer steamed BBQ pork buns, fried dumplings, and shrimp egg rolls for your enjoyment while perusing two books related to China. On an interesting aside, Elio’s grandmother was Cuban/Chinese, and Susan’s four second cousins were born...
New Books For Your Reading Pleasure
With this newsletter, we offer two new books for your consideration: Elio’s GYPSY HEROINE and Susan’s BONGO.GYPSY HEROINESusan’s paternal grandmother extensively researched genealogy on the English family side all the way back to 1066, date of the historic Norman...
Happy Spring And A Sale!
In this issue, we present two stories: one, the ghost of a man tries, from the other side, to clear his name of murder and performs good deeds when his real-life detectives are not at work. Our second story dramatizes the events of a young man who gets caught up in...
Happy Valentine’s Day And More!
February: Is love in the air? We offer, for your reading pleasure, the romantic comedy of an unlikely hero on his way to becoming one.Winner – Best Romance 2019 International Latino Book Awards CompetitionCasi Di Nova features a pudgy cantina owner in a Mexican border...
