A TO Z CHALLENGE 2016 . . . THE REVEAL!

As those that know me and my weird tastes in A to Z, this year's Fun, Fun, Fun! will come as no surprise.

And so --- Without further ado --- The Reveal!

This year's theme is . . .

GHOSTS, SPIRITS, MONSTERS, AND (URBAN) LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD!

That's right.  This year we are traveling the Dark Side (They have cookies, you know) of the spookable and creepsters that haunt our imaginations.

We will journey the Orient, the native tribes of America, and other places to see what crawls out of the cracks to eat us, kill us, and all around scares the living daylights out fo us..  Heh Heh Heh!



A/N:  A blanket warning for those who don't like gore.  Most of my A to Z posts will feature some type of death, gore, mutilation, and other such creepy icky stuff.  So, if you're not into that sort of thing, please skip my posts.

A TO Z CHALLENGE ROUND THREE

Hi all.

This is me signing up for the A to Z again this year.

I have reservations about this one though. New job and less time.  We'll wing it though.

I have the first post written and waiting for scheduling.  so only 25 more to go.

I love my theme.  I had so much fun delving into it.  Can't wait for the Reveal.

HEH HEH HEH!  Yep, that post is ready too!

Let's just hope I'll deliver.

Kanpai!

G(Hint: That might be a clue as to some of the things I'm going to talk about.)

AND HERE WE GO AGAIN . . . NANO FOR ME!

Okay, I'm making this announcement three days into NaNo.  I'm doing it again this year.  I'm definitely not trying for the 50k, but I am going to try and finish up a huge chunk of a book I've procrastinated on for YEARS!

Yes, I said years.  My muse has to have her vacations.

But I'm inspired now and ready to write at a slow and plodding pace.  Woo!

What's also cool is that Reutsway is in spring this year so I don't have split focus like the last two years.

SPACE. THE FINAL FRONTIER . . .

These are the voyages of those who wish to fan fic the Star Trek world!

That's right, folks.  Simon and Schuster has opened its doors to FAN FICTION!  And there is a chance for publication!

Strange New Worlds is open for submissions.  They are very strict on their requirements and what shows and story line no nos that will give you an automatic disqualifications.  You can find all the nitty gritty stuff HERE.

Now, my favored explorers, BOLDLY GO WHERE NO ONE HAS GONE BEFORE!

Star Trek The Next Generation

Image found on Google.

UPDATE TO A TO Z CHALLENGE V POST

As I cannot leave the unknown alone, I took it upon myself to contact the B.S.P.R. (Society of Psychical Research) about E. Tisane.

Lo and behold, they replied with an answer to my question!

The nice person who received my inquiry went out of his way to find out the answer.  He even contacted France.

The following is the direct quote from the lovely man:

heard back from the chair of our Spontaneous Cases Committee, and he says that Tisane was real:

The reference is to Emile Tizane author of Sur la Piste de l’Homme inconnu (1951) (On the track of the unknown man) a French police officer who studied records of poltergeist cases in police records and attempted to classify the different categories of phenomena.


So HE WAS REAL!! SQUEE!!!

Thank you, S.P.R.!!!

I HAVE NOT DISAPPEARED. . . THOUGH IT SEEMS THAT WAY

Hi all!

I know that I've been lax in my posting since -- Um, let me go check that -- August 11th, but much of that was from real world drama.  Not my own mostly but family stuff (both blood and those I consider blood).

My own drama comes with my new job as Children's Librarian at the public library.  I started at the end of August and have been playing learn and catch up on things since then.

  I'm doing a lot of the same things I did before but with more piled on top of the rest.  The best part is I get to be Goddess of Books!  Muhahahaha!!!!

In other words (that are not so obnoxiously demented), I buy all the Easy, Juvenile, and Young Adult books now.

 How is that for sick and twisted?  Book junkie with free reign despite the budget.

I just have to keep in mind the girly girl juvenile stuff as well as the ya romancy ones too.  Sigh.

Writing and blogging have been set aside pretty much until I can get my computer fixed.  I've basically been blogging from the library when I had desk hours as a volunteer.  Not anymore because there is more work now than time I have.

The iPad is great but not conducive to effective blogging.  Pages sometimes freeze at certain points.

So that's my update in a nutshell.

Hope to blog again soon.

READING CHALLENGE 2015 #15 -- A BOOK WITH MORE THAN 500 PAGES

The five Hitchhiker books and short story

I find every once in a while I love to read something off-the-wall strange and something totally rack-your-brain weird. This set of books-in-one takes the cake on all accounts.

This is the chronicles of the misadventures of Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered and boring Englishman, and a motley crew of misfits including Marvin the Robot, Trillian, Zaphod, Ford Prefect, and a host of other strange, strange beings.

As the series goes on it gets stranger and stranger, but it all works in a strange sort of way.

By far my favorite book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy followed by Restaurant and the End of the Universe. My next favorite is So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish where Arthur meets Fenchurch.

I recommend these for those who like going on an acid trip through words.