Catching UP!

Books That Went to Press this Week:

 EASTERN SHORE NOIR, by Members of the Writer's Bloc.

    These stories are told in many styles. Some writers have been drawn back to memories from long forgotten times; the life they once lived, or observations of families and friends.  Explore the emotional connections, at the very core, with keen insights that are not all black and white.

   Understand, that the writers are the rays of light, passing through the darkness, resonating long after the final page  is turned.

M. Rita Tiso

Galleys that went out this week

    ARMY OF THE DEAD, by Ray Morand

    "Twists and turns, chivalry and treachery, sword fights and, goblins and fire-breathing dragons---this book has all the familiar trappings of fantasy, but it also has a very human and engaging woman at its heart. Its cliffhanger ending definitely left me wanting more." ---Nina M. Osier, Eppie winning author of the Regs, The Mad Fisherman's Daughter, Interphase, and the Farthinghome Series.

Work Began or Continued on the Following

DARK ELF: Rec Knight Chronicles, Vol.2, by Ray Morand

    The Red Knight Chronicles continue with the tale of Akulina, a dark-elf former princess, who was cursed and cast out by her people for dabbling in black magic. Now, she fights for honor in the troubled kingdoms. Will she adapt when she is assigned to take orders from a new group in the king’s service? 

    How will she deal with her new captain, who is an elf-of-the-light?

IS JESUS SERIOUS? by Barbara Garro

Truly, I say you cannot obey God’s will without being in relationship with all three Persons in one God, the Holy Trinity. Each has a specific function in your service life:

1. The Father has a plan for your life

2. The Son, Jesus, the Christ, teaches you the faith and how to live it to gain salvation.

3. The Holy Spirit is your daily Guide for wisdom and Comforter here on earth and resides within you after Christian Baptism.

I struggle daily with feeling uncertain I am where God wants me to be, but Jesus shows me what I need to do to do God’s will, provided I am paying attention, while the Helper, the Holy Spirit, takes my hand and St. Michael has my back.

  

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BACKWOOKS MEMORIES by Shelley Abbott

       A collection of memoir essays by a famed singer and songwriter, the Eastern Shore's own, Shelley Abbott.

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THE FLYER: Legacy Series, Vol. 4 by ElenaDorothyBowman

    Finally! The last volume in the ever-popular Legacy series a time-travel saga tht is every bit as intriguing as Outlander.

Jack's News!

  by your Official Bookstore Cat,  

and Gossip Columnist.

Hi Folks,

   Had a nice note from Barbara Garro who is about to enter her book, LOVE BITES, in the EPIC Awards.  I do think that's a good thing to do. DEADLINE is July 17th, so  it's coming up. Any of our recent E-books should be eligible though. 

   Meanwhile, if any of you, my favorite authors, are going to festivals, or holding book signings, or heard any good gossip, please let me know so I can pass the news along right here to the rest of the world. Just drop an e-mail to: 

arline@mail.com  

with

"News for Jack" 

 in the subject line, and

I'll make sure it shows up here for all the world to see!

Catching UP!

No Books Went to Press this Week:

Work Began or Continued on the Following

    ARMY OF THE DEAD, by Ray Morand

    "Twists and turns, chivalry and treachery, sword fights and, goblins and fire-breathing dragons---this book has all the familiar trappings of fantasy, but it also has a very human and engaging woman at its heart. Its cliffhanger ending definitely left me wanting more." ---Nina M. Osier, Eppie winning author of the Regs, The Mad Fisherman's Daughter, Interphase, and the Farthinghome Series.

   

DARK ELF: Rec Knight Chronicles, Vol.2, by Ray Morand

    The Red Knight Chronicles continue with the tale of Akulina, a dark-elf former princess, who was cursed and cast out by her people for dabbling in black magic. Now, she fights for honor in the troubled kingdoms. Will she adapt when she is assigned to take orders from a new group in the king’s service? 

    How will she deal with her new captain, who is an elf-of-the-light?

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IS JESUS SERIOUS? by Barbara Garro

Truly, I say you cannot obey God’s will without being in relationship with all three Persons in one God, the Holy Trinity. Each has a specific function in your service life:

1. The Father has a plan for your life

2. The Son, Jesus, the Christ, teaches you the faith and how to live it to gain salvation.

3. The Holy Spirit is your daily Guide for wisdom and Comforter here on earth and resides within you after Christian Baptism.

I struggle daily with feeling uncertain I am where God wants me to be, but Jesus shows me what I need to do to do God’s will, provided I am paying attention, while the Helper, the Holy Spirit, takes my hand and St. Michael has my back.

   

EASTERN SHORE NOIR, by Members of the Writer's Bloc.

    These stories are told in many styles. Some writers have been drawn back to memories from long forgotten times; the life they once lived, or observations of families and friends.  Explore the emotional connections, at the very core, with keen insights that are not all black and white.

   Understand, that the writers are the rays of light, passing through the darkness, resonating long after the final page  is turned.

M. Rita Tiso

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BACKWOOKS MEMORIES by Shelley Abbott

       A collection of memoir essays by a famed singer and songwriter, the Eastern Shore's own, Shelley Abbott.

Jack's News!

  by your Official Bookstore Cat,  

and Gossip Columnist.

Hi Folks,

   Heard from Ann Foley, Secretary of the Writers Bloc, and one of my favorite authors.

   Writers Block report that space is being reserved for July 4^th at the Adkins Historical and Museum. The event is being held on the shady  Complex campus and promises "good ole’ fashioned fun...the way the 4^th used to be." BBQ chicken leads the menu. Anyone interested im  vendiing, contact: Andy Nunez ( editor@atomagazine.com ).

   The Sharptown Historical Commission has invited the Bloc to Heritage Day on September 16. Please let Ann Foley know at if you’re interested in setting up for the day. Along with official festivities and parade, a town-wide yard sale runs from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m..

   As for here at home, your old feline pal, Jack, has been a bit under the weather. Roger and Arline took me to the vet and I had no choice about it. I figured the usual routine. Poking and prodding, a needle or two --- but NO! They left me there! First they took my blood in a needle. Then the vet put me in a cage and left me with No Litter! Finally, I just had to. And boy was I embarrassed when they collected it in a bottle. THEN they shaved under my neck and like it always is with vets, there will be Needles! This one had a bag attached and made me have to go a lot, but at least they gave me a litter box. Then it got dark and the vet fed me and went home. Horrible food. too. Wet stuff, out of a Can. Naturally, I didn't eat it. What kind of a cat do they think I am? A cannibal.

   Finally the next day, Roger and Arline came back and got me! I let them know what traitors they were, though. I wouldn't even look at them. 

   The vet talked to them a long time. Something about me being "off  my feed" because of a "UTI" whatever that means -- "But no diabetes!" They seemed to think that was good news. Surprise, surprise, before they let me go, there she came with another needle. 

   After that, it was back in the cage and home again. On the way, they said my baby sister had paced and cried for me all night long. They wanted to pet me when they let me out, but I wouldn't let them. Spunky came and licked my nose and then went right to sleep under the couch. Arline fed me and I ate right up. Finally, something decently edible!

   They kept talking to me about how glad they were to have  me home. Just like I didn't know they were the ones who took me away and LEFT me there! Then I turned my back and stalked away to my private space in the back of the closet. I didn't come out, or let them pet me until supper time! Yes, I still love them, but going to the vet is never good and this time it was just Too Much.  Leaving me all night! It's getting so a cat just can't trust anyone these days. 

    Meanwhile, if any of you, my favorite authors, are going to festivals, or holding book signings, or heard any good gossip, please let me know so I can pass the news along right here to the rest of the world. Just drop an e-mail to: 

arline@mail.com  

with

"News for Jack" 

 in the subject line, and

I'll make sure it shows up here for all the world to see!

Catching UP!

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IMPORTANT FROM ARLINE:
Someone is sending ILLEGAL Spam requesting ON LINE money From my arline@mail.com address.




Yes I have reported it. YES they are looking for the bad guys who did it. No I actually am not naive enough to believe anyone will be able to STOP THEM...

It has MY NAME in the Returm ADDRESS
I DID NOT SEND IT!!!
If you get some, please delete it unread,but PLEASE DO NOT PUT THAT ADDRESS ON YOURJUNK MAIL LIST

OR

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important and genuine 

e-mail from ME.

Books That Went to Press this week:
WINTER SONG by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
   This time Bobbi Sinha-Morey gives us a potpourri. Cookie-cutter poems of mysterious women and her rarely seen neighbor; poems of strangeness and those that come from deep down in her soul. The stuff of life. Poems of beauty and love poetry. Poignant human dramas and the dark side of life. Ones that grow from her sensitive nature. Grim thoughts that paint the dawn. Often haunting, often prophetic. Her expressive thoughts so impassioned, so delicately heard. It's a world like the eclipse of the sun; you want to see it before the sky draws to a close.

Galleys that went out, or Went out Again this week:

    ARMY OF THE DEAD, by Ray Morand

    "Twists and turns, chivalry and treachery, sword fights and, goblins and fire-breathing dragons---this book has all the familiar trappings of fantasy, but it also has a very human and engaging woman at its heart. Its cliffhanger ending definitely left me wanting more." ---Nina M. Osier, Eppie winning author of the Regs, The Mad Fisherman's Daughter, Interphase, and the Farthinghome Series.

   

Work Began or Continues on the Following 

DARK ELF: Rec Knight Chronicles, Vol.2, by Ray Morand

    The Red Knight Chronicles continue with the tale of Akulina, a dark-elf former princess, who was cursed and cast out by her people for dabbling in black magic. Now, she fights for honor in the troubled kingdoms. Will she adapt when she is assigned to take orders from a new group in the king’s service? 

    How will she deal with her new captain, who is an elf-of-the-light?

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IS JESUS SERIOUS? by Barbara Garro

Truly, I say you cannot obey God’s will without being in relationship with all three Persons in one God, the Holy Trinity. Each has a specific function in your service life:

1. The Father has a plan for your life

2. The Son, Jesus, the Christ, teaches you the faith and how to live it to gain salvation.

3. The Holy Spirit is your daily Guide for wisdom and Comforter here on earth and resides within you after Christian Baptism.

I struggle daily with feeling uncertain I am where God wants me to be, but Jesus shows me what I need to do to do God’s will, provided I am paying attention, while the Helper, the Holy Spirit, takes my hand and St. Michael has my back.

   

EASTERN SHORE NOIR, by Members of the Writer's Bloc.

    These stories are told in many styles. Some writers have been drawn back to memories from long forgotten times; the life they once lived, or observations of families and friends.  Explore the emotional connections, at the very core, with keen insights that are not all black and white.

   Understand, that the writers are the rays of light, passing through the darkness, resonating long after the final page  is turned.

M. Rita Tiso

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BACKWOOKS MEMORIES by Shelley Abbott

       A collection of memoir essays by a famed singer and songwriter, the Eastern Shore's own, Shelley Abbott.

Jack's News!

  by your Official Bookstore Cat,  

and Gossip Columnist.

Hi Folks,

I heard from one of my favorite writers, Ann Foley, with the following:

The Writers Bloc will meet Saturday, June 17, in Room 3 of the Salisbury Library from 1 to 3 p.m.. Hope to see you all there.

And speaking of the Writers Bloc...

ATTENTION!

All Members of Writers Bloc.

Authors who have done their Galleys:  

THANK You!

Jerry Scortino

Tom Taylor

Norm Smith

A. M. Foley

Gianni Hayes

Bruce Margery Jones

Arline Chase

Aleta Davis

Shirley A. Gafney

and

George T. Mason 

is working on his.

Authors we STILL need to hear from, 

before any more work can be done:

Beverly Rae Lynch 

sent the sketch I asked for, 

but still no Okay or list of corrections.

Kim A. Watson

Gwynn G. Harris

Jurel Singleton

   Meanwhile, if any of you, my favorite authors, are going to festivals, or holding book signings, or heard any good gossip, please let me know so I can pass the news along right here to the rest of the world. Just drop an e-mail to: 

arline@mail.com  

with

"News for Jack" 

 in the subject line, and

I'll make sure it shows up here for all the world to see!

Catching UP!

No Books Went to Press this week

Galleys that went out, or Went out Again this week:

    ARMY OF THE DEAD, by Ray Morand

    "Twists and turns, chivalry and treachery, sword fights and, goblins and fire-breathing dragons---this book has all the familiar trappings of fantasy, but it also has a very human and engaging woman at its heart. Its cliffhanger ending definitely left me wanting more." ---Nina M. Osier, Eppie winning author of the Regs, The Mad Fisherman's Daughter, Interphase, and the Farthinghome Series.

Work Began or Continued on the Following Books:

WINTER SONG: Poetry by Bobbi Sinha-Morey

   This time Bobbi Sinha-Morey gives us a potpourri. Cookie-cutter poems of mysterious women and her rarely seen neighbor; poems of strangeness and those that come from deep down in her soul. The stuff of life. Poems of beauty and love poetry. Poignant human dramas and the dark side of life. Ones that grow from her sensitive nature. Grim thoughts that paint the dawn. Often haunting, often prophetic. Her expressive thoughts so impassioned, so delicately heard. It's a world like the eclipse of the sun; you want to see it before the sky draws to a close.

DARK ELF: Rec Knight Chronicles, Vol.2, by Ray Morand

    The Red Knight Chronicles continue with the tale of Akulina, a dark-elf former princess, who was cursed and cast out by her people for dabbling in black magic. Now, she fights for honor in the troubled kingdoms. Will she adapt when she is assigned to take orders from a new group in the king’s service? 

    How will she deal with her new captain, who is an elf-of-the-light?

EASTERN SHORE NOIR, by Members of the Writer's Bloc.

    These stories are told in many styles. Some writers have been drawn back to memories from long forgotten times; the life they once lived, or observations of families and friends.  Explore the emotional connections, at the very core, with keen insights that are not all black and white.

   Understand, that the writers are the rays of light, passing through the darkness, resonating long after the final page  is turned.

M. Rita Tiso

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Backwoods Memories. by Shelley Abbott

       A collection of memoir essays by a famed singer and songwriter, the Eastern Shore's own, Shelley Abbott.

Jack's News!

  by your Official Bookstore Cat,  

and Gossip Columnist.

Hi Folks,

   Haven't heard from anyone with news of personal appearances, book sales, contests to enter or other events. So it's been a slow week for news or gossip to pass along, and lots of time for napping while Arline worked on NOIR. But now she's all caught up and still waiting to hear from some of you.... 

ATTENTION!

All Members of Writers Bloc.

If you have already downloaded the ESNoirGalley2.pdf file from www.filesanywhere.com, no need to do it again. It has not changed and will not change until WE have heard from ALL the authors. THEN it will be REPLACED with ESNoirGalley3.pdf

Authors who have done their Galleys:  

THANK You!

Jerry Scortino

Tom Taylor

Norm Smith

A. M. Foley

Gianni Hayes

Bruce Margery Jones

Arline Chase

Authors we need to hear from, 

before any more work can be done:

Shirley A. Gaffney

Beverly Rae Lynch

Kim A. Watson

Aleta Davis

Gwynn G. Harris

M. Rita Tiso

George T. Mason

Jurel Singleton

   As for me I had a real Tomcat urge this week and snuck outside, just to see what's going on. It was easy, Roger was bringing in groceries and Arline was writing, so off I went. Roger had cut the grass in the playground at Little Angels and the kids were outside playing. Starlings have moved into the Old Birdhouse and when I checked the grapevine it was just LOADED with baby grapes. They sure are prolific since Kathy pruned them.

   

If things stay like this, and it's not too dry this summer, maybe Sid will be able to make some wine this fall. He made fine wine year before last, nut last year the grapes were a total loss.

   Meanwhile, if any of you, my favorite authors, are going to festivals, or holding book signings, or heard any good gossip, please let me know so I can pass the news along eight here to the rest of the world. Just drop an e-mail to: 

arline@mail.com  

with

"News for Jack" 

 in the subject line, and

I'll make sure it shows up here for all the world to see!