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January 2023 Designated Days and Holidays

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Here are a few holidays as well as a few silly designated days. I hope everyone’s new year is starting out great, and thanks for sticking with me. January 1 - New Year’s Day January 4 - Trivia Day January 5 - National Bird Day January 10 - Houseplant Appreciation Day January 16 - Martin Luther King’s Birthday 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All

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No matter how you choose to celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a wonderful holiday. For those who prefer a quiet day without any fuss or fanfare, I hope those around you will respect your wishes. Celebrations come in every shape and size. From large festive and chaotic gatherings to intimate quiet contemplation. Wherever you fall in the spectrum, enjoy the holiday your way.

Happy Winter Solstice

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Winter Solstice  marks the beginning of astronomical winter. In 2022, this occurs on December 21, which will be the shortest day of the year as the sun is at its southernmost point, and will now begin its long, six-month journey north.  On the  Winter Solstice, the sun never rises a t the North Pole. While the northern hemisphere is experiencing its shortest day, the southern hemisphere is enjoying the first day of summer. 

Professor of Lies on #KindleVella

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I’m always on the lookout for new ways to connect with readers. I recently discovered Kindle Vella which is a way to share serialized stories with readers over an extended period, one episode at a time. Anyway, I thought this sounded like a lot of fun, so I’ve serialized my story, Professor of Lies (Renegades’ Redemption Book 1) . If it goes well, I have book two ready to publish as well. Right now, I’m planning to publish new episodes at least twice a week, probably Tuesdays and Fridays, though this week it looks like Tuesday and Saturday. I may do it more frequently if it looks like this schedule will require too long to finish the story. Kindle Vella is fairly new and is intended to be a way to read short episodes on your cell phone. If you have a kindle app on your cell phone, you can read the first three episodes of any Kindle Vella story for free. After that, you have to pay to unlock subsequent episodes, but this gives you the opportunity to check out an author’s writing style

December 2022 Newsletter – HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

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There’s a lot happening in December. Pearl Harbor Day is the 7 th , the Winter Solstice falls on December 21 this year, and of course, we have Christmas on December 25 th .   I’m always happy when the Winter Solstice is behind me. It is the shortest day of the year, so every day thereafter is getting just a little bit longer. But to most, December is all about Christmas. However you choose to celebrate, I hope your holiday brings you peace and joy. FREEBIES Midnight in Montana (Risky Research Series Micro-read prequel ebook):   https://books2read.com/u/mgjR7K A Formidable Foe (Risky Research Series novelette prequel ebook): https://books2read.com/u/b6MGE6 WRITING NOTES AND NEWS Unfortunately, I don’t have anything new to report on the writing front. I continue to write as much as possible, but I have no news on any future release dates. In the meantime, eight of my novels are available in ebook and print from all the usual online book retailers. AVAILABLE NOVELS Risky Res