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Don’t you LOVE free money? Like gift cards from iTunes? Especially during the holiday season, when there’s never enough to take care of everyone, right?

Through December 10, I’m participating in an iTunes Gift Card Giveaway. Twenty authors banded together to raise awareness for our titles on iBooks.

You have at least 20 chances to win a $10 iTunes gift card.Continue Reading

MTM and I devoured the news. Brussels, Belgium was on lockdown. The US Embassy warned Americans to stay indoors, to avoid crowds. US military travel was frozen. Troops with submachine guns roamed cobbled streets already spit-shined for the holiday.

We had two airline tickets for Brussels. Leaving the day before Thanksgiving. After twenty-four hours of deliberation and debate, we called our airline. No, not to cancel our trip. We wanted to review our options for both near-Brussels and alternative travel.

It’s easy to find the nearest bunker in this terrorist age. Parisian-style attacks can (and probably will) happen anywhere, anytime. MTM and I decided to pursue our annual “No Family Holidays With Family” Thanksgiving trip as normal, because if we didn’t, the terrorists win. We came up with five reasons to keep traveling. We hope our list will help you see the world while staying smart and safe.Continue Reading

I tried, Dear Reader. I wore you out this week and posted every weekday. I’m spending too much time with fake people (i.e. my novel manuscript), and I wanted some personal interaction.

Thank you for spending time here.

Please enjoy a roundup of stuff I liked online this week. Maybe it’ll yield good luck this Friday the 13th.Continue Reading