Dispatches from the Flying M

Friday Cat Blogging

Okay, we were completely taken by surprise when Tonks started having kittens. Given the timing, she had to be pregnant when she found us, though she seems to be barely a teenager. That's what we need, another teen mother in the world. At least she is providing for her young, and decorated this cozy little corner of the laundry room for them.

She does not, however, look happy to have her picture taken...

 

Twitterfeed

I might have solved the issue of Typepad not talking to Facebook by routing posts through Twitterfeed. Testing, 1, 2, 3.

Well Said, Pete Dexter

Pete Dexter in the NYT Book Review, in a review of Jim Harrison's The Great Leader:

"keep in mind that a book that entertains without enlightening can still be a guilty pleasure, but a book that enlightens without entertaining is algebra."

Michelle Obama at Target

Pretty sure she was there checking to see if Dark Vengeance, Vol. 1 was in stock yet. You know the girls want to read it.

Sorry, Mrs. Obama--don't know if Target even ordered it. Try Mysterious Galaxy, instead.

"The Shining" Sequel

So Stephen King is writing a sequel to one of his best early novels, The Shining. That's going to be very, very cool.

Here he is reading from The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep (and discussing other topics).

 

 

Dark Vengeance Vol. 1, Coming Soon!

It's now less than a week before Dark Vengeance, Vol. 1 makes its debut at the Orange County Children's Book Festival, and just over a week before it officially goes on sale--Oct. 4--at bookstores everywhere!

You might want to reserve your copy in case it sells out fast!

 

New Review of The Devil's Bait

Here.

Trick or Treat Bash

A few days ago I posted about Red Tash's big horror book giveaway. Well, it appears that the onslaught of readers broke the internet, so now the details are also posted here in addition to the original spot. Check it out--one of the prizes is an e-book of The Slab.

Warren in 2016?

Is it too early to start running Elizabeth Warren for president in 2016? Listen to the brilliant, cogent way she explains this:

 

Northwestern AZ

The stretch of Arizona between Wickenburg and the Nevada border is spectacular, particularly the Joshua tree/saguaro interface between Wickenburg and Wickieup. I took a brief detour in Kingman, to visit the Mother Road, old Route 66, then continued on to Lake Mead and visited the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge and the Hoover Dam--two great examples of American infrastructure investment. Then it was on the Vegas, where I am now. KillerCon fun starts tomorrow.