The Curse is Broken….
Congrats to Street Sense, his jockey and all his connections. He won the Derby yesterday in a thrilling come-from-behind victory. Plus he broke the curse. Which one you might ask? (okay, so you’re probably not really wondering, but still I’m going to tell you…lol)
No Two-year old Champion has won the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1980. Also, no horse who has ever won the Breeder’s Cup Juvenile has ever won. And Street Sense went off as the Derby favorite which tends to be a curse all of its own.
But he did it. Now will he be able to go on and win the Preakness and the Belmont to give us our first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, I’m not sure. I’m not ready to crown him the second coming of Secretariat, but maybe he has what it takes to do it. Guess we’ll just have to wait for the Preakness. 🙂
I plan on finishing up edits on Two for One today. (My short story in the Three anthology) and then I’ll be working on Vanguard and Out of Bounds (the Valentine’s story I want to submit to Samhain.)
Hope you all have a great day.
P.S. Check out Stealing Life at SiN. I added a new little excerpt for everyone.
Pimping Books…
Ugh! I can’t get a bigger version of this cover, so unfortunately we’re stuck with this one.
I actually just got done reading Drew Zachary’s newest book, Jericho Jones: The Adventure Begins. But Transforming Hades is one that I’ve re-read several times. It’s a futuristic/sci-fi story and rather well written, imo. 🙂 Drew writes well in any genre he tries.
Writing is going well. I’m getting a bunch done on The Vanguard, but also I’m working on a story to submit to Samhain for their 2008 m/m Valentine’s Day anthology. Keep your fingers crossed that I finish it in time for the deadline and then that they like it. It’s about a pro basketball player and the nightclub owner he falls in love with.
Hope you all have a wonderful Friday.
Back….
Sorry, everyone. Had an emergency and ended up having to go out of town for a couple days. Without my laptop or anything…lol.
Don’t worry. Everything is fine and I’m back. So to make up for not being able to post the next installments of The Vanguard, I’ll be posting three installments this week. 🙂
Please accept my apologies and a flower or two from my man here.
Vanguard Postponed
Due to circumstances beyond my control (doesn’t that sound eerie?), the next installment of Vanguard won’t be posted until some time next week. Sorry for the delay.T.A.
Keeping Mum
Watched Keeping Mum last night. An entertaining British comedy staring Rowan Atkinson and Maggie Smith. Two of my favorite British actors.
It’s a dark comedy, but I laughed all the way through it and there was a twist at the end I didn’t see coming.
Got about 4k done on Vanguard over the weekend. It’s turning into a fun and interesting story.
Hope everyone has a great Monday.
Pimping Books
I’d pimp Emily Veinglory’s newest book…The Wicca Man: Tongue-Tied, but I haven’t read it yet…lol. So I thought I’d suggest one of her earlier books.
Dealing Straight is a historical western. I love how it deals, not only with m/m relations, but also with a character who really has nothing left to lose. Yet he figures out that the one thing he does have, he wouldn’t give up for anything…not even comfort. If you’re looking for a good historical read in a period of time you don’t see many m/m books set in, I’d say pick this one up.
While you’re at it, stop by and pick up Tiffany Aaron’s newest book, Troubled Waters. It’s about shape shifters and all sorts of interesting creatures. It’s part of Liquid Silver’s new Terran Realm series. (I’d put her cover up, but I haven’t figured out how to post more than one pic at a time…lol)
I hope you all have a great Saturday.
Wednesday’s Words….
Sonnet XLI
I thank all who have loved me in their hearts,
With thanks and love from mine. Deep thanks to all
Who paused a little near the prison-wall
To hear my music in its louder parts
Ere they went onward, each one to the mart’s
Or temple’s occupation, beyond call.
But thou, who, in my voice’s sink and fall
When the sob took it, thy divinest Art’s
Own instrument didst drop down at thy foot
To hearken what I said between my tears, . . .
Instruct me how to thank thee ! Oh, to shoot
My soul’s full meaning into future years,
That they should lend it utterance, and salute
Love that endures, from Life that disappears !
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
****Keep all the families of the victims at Virginia Tech and also the family of the gunman in our prayers*****
Writing has been going well. The curve Stakel threw me two days ago has been incorporated into the story. I hope it makes it better. 🙂
Have a good day, everyone.
I thank all who have loved me in their hearts,
With thanks and love from mine. Deep thanks to all
Who paused a little near the prison-wall
To hear my music in its louder parts
Ere they went onward, each one to the mart’s
Or temple’s occupation, beyond call.
But thou, who, in my voice’s sink and fall
When the sob took it, thy divinest Art’s
Own instrument didst drop down at thy foot
To hearken what I said between my tears, . . .
Instruct me how to thank thee ! Oh, to shoot
My soul’s full meaning into future years,
That they should lend it utterance, and salute
Love that endures, from Life that disappears !
-Elizabeth Barrett Browning
****Keep all the families of the victims at Virginia Tech and also the family of the gunman in our prayers*****
Writing has been going well. The curve Stakel threw me two days ago has been incorporated into the story. I hope it makes it better. 🙂
Have a good day, everyone.
Three
Did I happen to mention that we got our cover and editor for Three? Isn’t it a great cover? Very simple and classy..which is what we were looking for.
If you stop by SiN and check it out, there are a couple excerpts posted along with the blurbs for our stories. 🙂
And while you’re at it, check out the excerpts I’ve posted for Stealing Life (if you haven’t already)
Got a bunch written on The Vanguard and another short story I’ve been working on. It was a productive weekend.
Hope you have a great day.
Night At the Museum
I actually saw this movie awhile ago. Night at the Museum was hilarious. Very entertaining. I think I’d like working in a place like that. Imagine all the things you could learn about history.
I added about 2k to The Vanguard. So I won’t have to panic about having to post installments. That way they’ll already be written. I’ll probably do some more work on it today. 🙂
I’m listening to Josh Groban’s So She Dances at the moment and thinking how wonderful this song is. Hmmm…there might be a story in the lyrics. Of course, changing she to he, but still the song will work. Yikes, just want I need…another story idea. lol.
I hope your Sunday is sunny and warm.
Pimping Books…
Today’s installment of Pimping Books…is Ms. Ally Blue’s Oleander House. It’s available now from Samhain Publishing.
I like this book because it’s not a romance. I’d call it more of a ‘straight’ (lol) paranormal/suspense with a possibility for romance along the way. So if you go in expecting a romance, you’re going to be disappointed. I really enjoyed it and the second book in the series, What Hides Inside was released earlier this week. But I haven’t been able to read that one yet. Too many other things happening. It’s on my list to buy as soon as I find some free time to read it. Since I know I’ll be reading it in one sitting. 🙂
As for writing, I got inspired and have been working on a short story about a basketball player. It’s only going to be around 25k and I’ve got 11k done so far. It’s been going well. I’ve also been working on Tony’s story and The Vanguard as well. 🙂
Hope everyone has a great Friday.
