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Morgidoo’s Christmas Carol: The Bells of Blister
Morgidoo’s Christmas Carol: The Bells of Blister 3rd Edition Cover Artwork by Whitewood Forge Publishing All rights reserved. Available at Amazon and other fine bookstores in both eBook and Print
A Timeless Christmas Legend
*For readers of all ages.
“What if bells no longer rang?
In this unique tale, bells do not ring. They have been silent since the Great Silver Bell disappeared hundreds of years earlier -and snow, once as warm as popcorn, turned cold. Villagers may scoff at the old bell ringer and his stories, but Morgidoo Morgan believes the legend, and offers hope as he follows in the footsteps of his father to search for the Great Silver Bell. Will bells ever ring again? Enjoy this unique, timeless classic written to be enjoyed by readers of all ages.https://www.amazon.com/Morgidoos-Christmas-Carol-Bells-Blister/dp/1523683821
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Writing Life: New Beginnings
©2013 by Raymond Alexander Kukkee
kick butt. smile. In fact, we laugh. Life has never been better. Why? Great things are happening!
Christy D Birmingham[/caption]
A unique poetic voice is published! An amazing writer and poet, Christy overcame the status quo and has bravely stepped out to offer her vision to the literary world.
She is none other than Christy D. Birmingham of Poetic Parfait fame.
"Christyb" as I call her, has reached her goal! We are so proud of her accomplishment and happily offer our very best support and wishes to Christyb!
Christyb speaks volumes about hope and the future in her new book of poetry "Pathways to Illumination" --an exceptional book of poetry. What becomes immediately clear is that Pathways to Illumination is written by an artistic, poetic voice flowing gently from a gigantic heart.
Pathways to Illumination[/caption]
Pathways to Illumination is available online in print and eBook formats NOW at: http://redmundpro.com/book-store/pi/
At Incoming Bytes we offer the most sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Christy for her magnificent accomplishment. ---Kudos to you, Christyb!
That, people, is why life is amazing, and why 2013 is The Year of the Writer. The beat goes on....
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Is that Incoming I hear?
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Changes in the Wind
Happily, a new and unquiet revolution in the world of writing is on the wind. Writers are increasingly realizing it is a good idea to step away from traditional content mills with good reason. Site ranking and revenues of various sites have fallen, punitive search engines are inferred to be the reason. Sites shut down, or promise "change". Writers, having been burned with severely diminished incomes, are smartly moving on to potentially bigger and better personal opportunities. Let's face it, even in the optimism of the writing life, eventually reality has to set in; writing free content for promises of mere pennies for thousands of page views, and "maybe or maybe not" reader clicks on ads --euphemistically called 'revenue share'-- with tiny if any 'upfrontnothing' payment offered for new content --was hardly a guarantee of income for neophyte or professional. The disquieting and unacceptable, unethical content mill "Terms of Service" including a self-assigned 'free license' to "use" writer's content and copyrighted material 'forever' without compensation was, and remains both arrogant and problematic. The refusals to take down content, --even if the author leaves the site requesting content deletion and withdrawing permission to use the content--- is hardly ethical business practice or logical enticement to submit additional free content. "Why would that be?" you ask. Copyright infringement comes to mind. Arbitrary theft of intellectual property comes to mind. A clear lack of business ethics comes to mind. Arbitrary, heavy-handed and less than stellar treatment of writers that have generated millions of dollars in revenue for content mills comes to mind. "Let us NOT write more FREE content for unethical content mills" most resolutely comes to mind. Karma does that. How predictable. Who says destiny isn't predetermined? No matter. Let us cheer for common sense and Karma.Moving On
It seems to me writers shall prevail. Writers are a hardy lot; we shall not be silenced or discouraged. The pen continues to provide power. We studiously move onward and upward to better things, new beginnings. Publishing. New blogs. Specialized niche websites built on new and more honest business models. High-earning, custom-written articles. Books. Self-publishing of books both in print and eBook formats is growing exponentially. Why not? Life is what you make it and 2013 is The Year of the Writer WeNew Beginnings- My Gardening Network ( MGN )
Guess what? New, GREAT projects are sprouting. I am happy to be involved with a start-up gardening specialty website, "My Gardening Network" which recently went online and is already "Growing a community of gardeners' [caption id="attachment_1741" align="alignleft" width="584"] Flower garden -- photo courtesy of MGN[/caption] My Gardening Network (MGN) was conceptualized and founded by outdoorsman Mike L.Williams, writer and blogger at Saturday Sunshine, ( -stories ,outdoor adventures and outdoor skills, --yes, the adventurous rascal himself .... Mike dares to test deep waters, catch fish the hard way, and shoot rapids simultaneously while others stand in awe. ) MGN is unique in that the content remains the exclusive intellectual property of the authors and contributors; content on MGN is used only with the express permission of the creators. My Gardening Network offers specialized garden content written by experienced and expert gardeners --especially for the use of gardeners at all skill levels from the neophyte starting out in the back yard to highly experienced gardeners who may delight in the technical aspects of botany as well as the mysteries hidden in compost. MGN is taking off fast. Drop in and check out the progress of the garden at MGN -- "Growing a Community of Gardeners". .....and this just in---more good news, MORE wonderful 'incoming' ! [caption id="attachment_1739" align="alignright" width="200"] Christy D Birmingham[/caption]
A unique poetic voice is published! An amazing writer and poet, Christy overcame the status quo and has bravely stepped out to offer her vision to the literary world.
She is none other than Christy D. Birmingham of Poetic Parfait fame.
"Christyb" as I call her, has reached her goal! We are so proud of her accomplishment and happily offer our very best support and wishes to Christyb!
Christyb speaks volumes about hope and the future in her new book of poetry "Pathways to Illumination" --an exceptional book of poetry. What becomes immediately clear is that Pathways to Illumination is written by an artistic, poetic voice flowing gently from a gigantic heart.
"Birmingham’s intense collection of poetry follows the trail of a woman’s journey from the end of an abusive relationship to the valiant growth of a newly-awakened, independent spirit. Inner light shatters layers of powerful verse....[caption id="attachment_1738" align="alignleft" width="200"]
Pathways to Illumination[/caption]
Pathways to Illumination is available online in print and eBook formats NOW at: http://redmundpro.com/book-store/pi/
At Incoming Bytes we offer the most sincere and heartfelt congratulations to Christy for her magnificent accomplishment. ---Kudos to you, Christyb!
That, people, is why life is amazing, and why 2013 is The Year of the Writer. The beat goes on....
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Is that Incoming I hear?
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Let’s Wind Down
© 2013 by Raymond Alexander Kukkee
Good grief, can you believe it? see The snow in the pic? Yes, that is a genuine pile of snow. Oh, I'm the tall one in the picture eh, ---notice, no coffee, .....there I am, up there, winding down winter, huh? hmnfffff....snowballs!
That ought to give one for thought, especially considering that even with a short memory, right on this Northwestern Ontario location, only weeks earlier, back in the middle of March, the 18th, for the record,-- the boys in this photo were standing on the ground in their snow fort, winding down a snowball fight. See?
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Boys in the Snow Fort, March 18, 2013[/caption]
See why we need to wind down winter? Mother Nature, c'mon, warm up, baby!
The garden is calling, and vegetables apparently do not grow in snow. Uncle Mac, our gardening expert on everything from raised garden beds to radishes to MegaTon cabbages and everything in between,-- including Blue Hubbard squash and yellow Boule d'Or turnips --will confirm that. Dollars to donuts he's puttering away over at Uncle Mac's garden shed today, and Farm Girl swears by his wisdom and wizardry at gardening, collecting seeds, and even sprouting stuff. Get that? Sprouting stuff already.
If that's not enough proof for my loyal readers that it's time for winter to wind down, we can further consult with Glory Lennon, our incredible gardening zeitgeist. She loves sharing her garden and will share flowers of all colours with us anytime, --even my favourite sunny yellow ones!
There you go, A-Z is all done, and this ought to give winter a hint, let's get the snow out and wind down winter too, --and turn on the heat, some nice, warm sun,...now if only we could persuade Mother Nature to listen to the experts.
I think we might have coffee while we're waiting for the big wind down / warm up, --or perhaps we shall write something...maybe both. Distractions.....Hmm....Thumb my way through another seed catalogue. We have a pile of them. See all those veggies? Green stuff. Maybe a snooze....
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Is that Incoming I hear?
Photo credits courtesy of © 2013 wlk photography
**Morgidoo's Christmas Carol, a new Christmas classic,-- is scheduled to be published in print by Rocking Horse Publishing by Dec. 2013.
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"now if we can only persuade Mother Nature to listen to the experts."
Well, it's official... just finished the A to Z challenge, 26 days, 26 letters, and most importantly, 26 articles, pieces or creations, however defined. Tough job it was, too, trying to think up something different and exciting, new angles on old words, and finding a voice for a specific, compact, and topical approach. Relax. It's over. Finished, and successfully too. Time to wind down for another year. All done, from A is for Author to Z is for Zest. Let's wind down. I wonder how many blogging participants actually completed the challenge? Psst....I will try and visit as many new blogs as possible. Until next year! Meantime, since we're getting so good at finishing stuff, let's concentrate on winding down winter, too....please? Another worthy project! See this heap of snow? [caption id="attachment_1435" align="aligncenter" width="584"] A Genuine Pile of Snow 2013 April[/caption] Winter was fun, it has it's moments, this year there was lots of white stuff, cold, too, it's not like it was the fantasy warm-as-popcorn snow in **Morgidoo's Christmas Carol, ---but cold. Brrrr...you know, the Canadian stuff...cold. So,while we're at it, let's wind down winter for once and for all. With an unreasonably late spring, and a late snowstorm, April 12th, snow piled up pretty good.
Boys in the Snow Fort, March 18, 2013[/caption]
See why we need to wind down winter? Mother Nature, c'mon, warm up, baby!
The garden is calling, and vegetables apparently do not grow in snow. Uncle Mac, our gardening expert on everything from raised garden beds to radishes to MegaTon cabbages and everything in between,-- including Blue Hubbard squash and yellow Boule d'Or turnips --will confirm that. Dollars to donuts he's puttering away over at Uncle Mac's garden shed today, and Farm Girl swears by his wisdom and wizardry at gardening, collecting seeds, and even sprouting stuff. Get that? Sprouting stuff already.
If that's not enough proof for my loyal readers that it's time for winter to wind down, we can further consult with Glory Lennon, our incredible gardening zeitgeist. She loves sharing her garden and will share flowers of all colours with us anytime, --even my favourite sunny yellow ones!
There you go, A-Z is all done, and this ought to give winter a hint, let's get the snow out and wind down winter too, --and turn on the heat, some nice, warm sun,...now if only we could persuade Mother Nature to listen to the experts.
I think we might have coffee while we're waiting for the big wind down / warm up, --or perhaps we shall write something...maybe both. Distractions.....Hmm....Thumb my way through another seed catalogue. We have a pile of them. See all those veggies? Green stuff. Maybe a snooze....
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Is that Incoming I hear?
Photo credits courtesy of © 2013 wlk photography
**Morgidoo's Christmas Carol, a new Christmas classic,-- is scheduled to be published in print by Rocking Horse Publishing by Dec. 2013.
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Posted in Home & Hearth, Life, Nature, Reflections, Writing Life, Yard & Garden
Tagged AtoZ challenge, gardening, Glory Lennon, Mother Nature, snow, Uncle Mac's Gardening Shed, Wind up winter
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