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Life on Colony Island
Life on Colony Island
Most of you will be thrilled . . . OK, many of you will be excited . . . Alright, a few of you may be delighted to learn that the first words of the third book in the Tales From Colony Island series have been transcribed into bits and bytes. The words are precious few at the moment, but I’m damned proud of every one of them. The book, Life on Colony Island, will consist of three or four…
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Sometimes . . . Sometimes . . . things just don't work out the way you'd hoped.
Masks, Masques, Masks
Masks, Masques, Masks: Well, it’s not Poe’s Masque of the Red Deathbut in some respects, we’re watching a modern interpretation of the story right before our very eyes. The fact is, I’ve found it hard to find a good mask or any masks at all for that matter. Some have delivery dates of over a month away. The simple ‘procedure mask’ is difficult to find, all quantities being routed to First…
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Pushing Onward
With Book # 2 at the publishers, yours truly is not letting any grass grow under his feet. I’ve contacted the artist who did the cover for Urban Mermaid and she has agreed to do the cover for Book # 2. Now it’s on to Book # 3!
Book # 3 is called Life on Colony Island and will consist of three or four interwoven stories. These are stories I’ve concocted for potential books, etc. and rather than…
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Two Items of Interest
I have two items of interest to share with you.
1. The cruise was cancelled at the last moment. Participants had been backing out of the cruise for over a week before cancellation. By the time Carnival pulled the plug, there were only a handful of people going
It was just as well the cruise was cancelled. The Delta flight we were scheduled to be on once the cruise was over was itself cancelled.
T…
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Don’t you just hate that?
Don’t you just hate that?
The other day, I received a message from someone who said they enjoyed Urban Mermaid and asked to be a Beta Reader. I always appreciate volunteerism and decided to reply to this eager recruit. I waded through all my recent e-mail as well as the message queues from my various social (as well as anti-social) media connections and came up empty. Nada. Nowhere to be found.
At this moment actually,…
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Come Sail Away
I’m sailing away set an open course for the virgin sea I’ve got to be free free to face the life that’s ahead of me On board, I’m the captain so climb aboard We’ll search for tomorrow on every shore And I’ll try oh Lord I’ll try to carry on — STYX, Come Sail Away
Well, Judi and I are off on a cruise to the western Carribean in March. This is a combination 45th Anniversary trip/Book promotion/2nd…
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Happy Christmas from Colony Island
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Fun Facts – Ethyl Merman What’s in a name?
Anyone who has read Urban Mermaid will know that I gave the residents surnames with an aquatic connection. (Tench, Bass, Sturgeon, Fishman, Boatwright, Chandler, etc.) The reason is as follows:
“… Most merfolk in the sea only have one name, and it’s usually a Greek one; at least in our corner of the ocean, that’s the way it is. When our ancestors settled…
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Hello, Peter
Hello, Peter!
Sometimes, things just fall right into your hands. This image turned up in my Facebook feed this afternoon. While totally serendipitous, the image fits right in with a major plot line the forthcoming sequel to Urban Mermaid, entitled Syrena.
The wedding and attendant festivities are long over. Penelope and Peter are happily married as Peter adjusts to daily life on Colony Island.…
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It is Finished
It is finished. Around 10:40 AM, yesterday, I wrote the last word of the last sentence of the sequel to Urban Mermaid. The working title is Syrena. Finally, it is finished. It has been a long, slow crawl and it has taken much longer than it should.
So, what’s next?
The first thing I’m going to do is go back and make some revisions to the Epilogue. (Yeah, I know. I just finished it yesterday.)…
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Frenemy
Frenemy: an oxymoron and a portmanteau of “friend” and “enemy” that refers to “a person with whom one is friendly, despite a fundamental dislike or rivalry” or “a person who combines the characteristics of a friend and an enemy.
I have all but completed the dialogue for Peter’s friend, Billy King, in Syrena. Just a few little bits in one chapter and that’s it.
Character Sketch
Billy King…
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Catfight
You will be pleased to learn I’m back at work on the sequel to Urban Mermaid. If you don’t already know, the working title for book # 2 is Syrena. The plot features a prolonged catfight between the heroine of book # 1, Penelope, and her Very Best Friend Forever, Amy.
The Details
You may well ask “What has precipitated this catfight between two old friends?” Without giving away the plot, let me…
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FAQ : Why do merfolk always take a shower when they come in from a swim?
FAQ : Why do merfolk always take a shower when they come in from a swim?
Why do merfolk always take a shower when they come in from a swim? Wouldn’t they already be clean?
Good Question. Fish secrete a mucous film to help them move through the water. It also protects them from bacterial infections. Merfolk are no different. In fact, Peter wonders why Penelope’s tail isn’t slimy[1] when he picks her up in Chapter 9 of Urban Mermaid[2]. What separates a mermaid’s tail…
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Tails from Colony Island turned 5 today!