Kim McMahill

I hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween. Here is a  cartoon to hopefully give you a chuckle.      

I love to travel, to see the world, to learn about other cultures. But there is so much more to travel than beaches, pretty scenery, or exciting activities, it’s also about changing the way we see the world and our place in it. On one of my favorite PBS travel shows, the host closes each episode with the quote in my blog header. It struck a chord with me. Here is the complete quote.     “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” - Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain

A Measure of Madness came out in ebook in April and is now also available in paperback. In this fourth installment of the Risky Research series, FBI agent Devyn Nash's pursuit of a deadly organization heats up in South America, leaving them nowhere to hide. Order your copy at https://www.amazon.com/Measure-Madness-Risky-Research/dp/1522399011/ .  

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  Here are the holidays and a few other days to note in October.   October 1- International Day for the Elderly and World Smile Day October 3 - Oktoberfest ends in Germany October 11 - Columbus Day, Indigenous People Day, and Thanksgiving Day in Canada October 15 - Boss's Day  October 16 - Sweetest Day October 23 - Make a Difference Day  October 24 - United Nations Day October 31 - Halloween

The Merriam Webster definition of fiction is, “ something invented by the imagination or feigned;   specifically :  an invented story.” To me this means that fiction is limited only by the author’s imagination. As long as the story conveys its intended message or in the case of my romantic suspense and adventure novels, entertains the reader, almost anything goes. One of my favorite movies is, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty . This story is riddled with implausible and unrealistic scenes, but to me it doesn’t matter—it makes me laugh, it makes me smile, it reminds me to live life, just don’t sit around and dream about what’s out there. So, the next time you pick up a novel go all in. Don’t worry about if something can really happen, just relax your mind and let yourself be entertained.

September 21 is designated as International Peace Day. It was created by a vote of the United Nations General Assembly in 1981. This day is dedicated to establishing and promoting World peace, and is celebrated by countries around the world. It often seems that international peace is an impossible goal, but I hope that on this day the world can pause for a moment and consider how wonderful the prospect could be and ponder how we can achieve such a lofty goal.