Hello Readers! I’ll be selling books next Saturday at the fourth annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival in Lewiston, NY! This is a free, one-day event at Artpartk State Park from 11 AM to 6 PM! I’ll be in the vendor area, selling copies of The Mountain’s Shadow and The City: A Story in 140 Characters. There will also be a whole slew of other local artists and writers, a used book fair, food trucks, and more! If you haven’t been there, you should also check out the numerous outdoor exhibits in the park along with the gorgeous hiking trails along the Niagara gorge! You can find out more by visiting the festival website HERE. I hope to see you there, rain or shine, next Saturday!
The nest was high in the trees, hidden among the branches. I’d tracked the birds for weeks, and watched the birds make it. But I didn’t dare climb up for a closer look. These were no ordinary birds. I scattered black stones around the tree and said the command word. They projected an illusion of a dragon climbing the tree. Even a magical animal will run from a predator it can’t fight. I waited, eyes covered, until I heard two sets of wings taking flight. Climbing to the treetops, I found three gleaming cockatrice eggs waiting for me to sell.
In this episode: Allenby throws boulders, Chibodee beats up a statuary garden, and Domon displays an amazing new technique that we will literally never see again. Plus, The Shuffle Alliance ghost Domon, and Master Asia is great at metaphors but terrible at drawing wolves, I guess.
This episode: Schwartz does some ninja stuff, Master Asia conducts a police investigation using his fists, and Neo Malaysia’s Gala Garla has the haircut of the future! Plus, Allenby’s team hasn’t gotten around to fixing the evil parts of her Gundam, and Chairman Wong gets a shipment from Acme!
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In this episode: Princess Marie-Louise does a bit of light kidnapping, gets bored halfway through, and wanders off to witness… a murder!? With the Princess’s life on the line, George faces off against Gentle Chapman, the possibly undead Neo English champion, while Domon and Allenby stop Michelo Chariot’s Team Rocket-esque assassination attempt. Plus, Allenby discovers bubble tea!
The teacup was delicate and beautiful. It was a luminous white decorated with tiny pale blue flowers. I held it awkwardly, terrified that it would shatter in my hand. I needn’t have worried. “What a beautiful tea set,” I said, holding out my cup for the hostess to pour from the matching pot. “Thank you,” she said. “I made it myself. It’s a little hobby of mine.” She poured gracefully, not spilling a drop. “That’s amazing! What material do you use?” “It’s bone china,” the necromancer said as the cup handle flexed and began to wrap itself around my wrist.
Hello readers! It’s September 15th, so it is high time i got back in touch and let you know what is going on with me and my writing. If you are a regular reader to my blog, you’ll have noticed that August was The Dog Days of Podcasting, and I participated by publishing some of my favorite Everyday Drabbles in Audio. You can listen to them HERE. It was nice to work in very short audio again, and I was able to meet the challenge by publishing a new entry every day. I was a bit concerned that I wouldn’t make the goal. I’ve attempted this challenge, and it’s sister event, The Dog Days of Advent in December, in the past, and never managed to stay consistent with it. But despite a busy work schedule and a week-long staycation up at Lake Erie, I was able to produce a new short each day.
At the end of August, I participated in my first author event for the year, tabling at the Better Off Read festival in Lewiston, NY. I sold copies of The Mountain’s Shadow and The City and gave out goodie bags with drabble samples and candy. The festival was held outdoors at Artpark, and though the weather was bad in the morning, it cleared up and the event was a success. I’m still trying to find my rhythm for local events, but this was a lot of fun and I will be doing more in the future. Inspired by the success of The festival and Dog Days of Podcasting, I’ve brought Everyday Drabbles out of hiatus and begun writing hundred-word stories again. You can catch up by following the link HERE.
It has been great fun returning to the schedule of writing and publishing a drabble every day. You can also read them on my Facebook page. That is all the news I have for this week, but as the weather turns chilly I have a lot of work and news planned for the coming months. I plan on publishing these check-in newsletters about twice a month, so please stay tuned for a new one around the start of October. Thanks for your support! –Hugh
We took a Ghost Tour through New Orleans’ French Quarter, but it was a disappointment. Our guide Philippe rambled, trailed off, and nearly got us lost. And his bloody stories were short on actual ghosts. Still, we followed him through the moonlit streets and tipped generously, all the while grumbling to ourselves. My wife was content to let the matter rest, but I wanted to give the tour company a piece of my mind. When I called them up, the woman who answered almost hung up on me. “Is this a prank call?” she asked. “Philippe died three years ago!”
Today’s Drabble is “Tradition.” Music by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com. Thanks for listening and I’ll be back with more audio in December. Until then, visit EverydayDrabbles.com for more very short stories as Everyday Drabbles returns in text with all new drabbles starting September 1st! I hope you enjoy this sneak peek, and have a fabulous day!
Hugh J. O'Donnell 
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November 2, 2024
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