The question stunned me. I was caught completely off guard and didn’t know how to respond. This was about a year or two ago. I was on the phone with a friend of mine. This was someone I had known for almost forty years. There …
Read MoreAhoy Maties! In Honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day (19 September), I’m running a Goodreads Giveaway for my book of Pirate Tales!
Goodreads Book Giveaway Pirate Tales by Mark Stattelman Giveaway ends October 19, 2021. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway For those of you not familiar with this parodic day of celebration on September 19, look no further than Wikipedia to satisfy your curiosity: …
Read MoreCall it a “Strange Brew.” Sometimes stories can become a goofy mix of fact and fiction.
First of all, let me apologize for not posting much lately. I have several posts written and ready to go, usually, but then decide I need to go over the content before actually putting the post up, and then I sleep on it and ambivalence …
Read MoreSo how close are we on the science, really? Will we be getting microchips implanted in our brains anytime soon?
***This post gets heavily into science and research; not so much the technical jargon, but more the case of me throwing science-filled books at you. Maybe you’re interested in this sort of thing, or maybe not. Just figured I’d give you a heads-up.*** When I …
Read MoreThank You to everyone who entered the contests.
Just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who entered the Goodreads Giveaway contests for my books: Blue Girl and the Stars and A Haunting We Will Go . . . I really, truly appreciate it. I sincerely wish everyone who entered could receive a …
Read MoreYikes! Another ***FREE BOOK*** Giveaway on Goodreads!
I should have mentioned this a week ago. I just sort of figured people would stumble upon it when they followed the post/Link about Blue Girl. I believe the two books are separated, however, and one doesn’t show along with the other. So . . …
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