I know, I know, H1N1. Still, when they first started referring to it as H1N1 in the news, one of the baseball coaches called it heinie, and it stuck. We won’t know until Monday if that’s what we’ve got (and Care is the only one that’s been tested officially) but meanwhile, we’re all scratchy, grouchy and really rather sleepy.
So, I’m quite far behind with NaNo, and I don’t know if I can make it up, considering I have two anthologies and a novel in edits right now. …

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In 1809, Dr. James Devizes made camp in a low valley some 2000 miles north-west of Portland, Maine.
With him were his wife (Arabelle), their three children (James Jr., Anne and Elizabeth), his colleague Dr. Arthur Holker, five employees and their families and six of the most cruel, twisted, criminally insane inmates from Bethlam Hospital in England.
In 1810, the settlers christened the community New Bedlam.
And things started to go wrong…
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A handful of outcasts meet in a darkened room above the New Bedlam Library, years after …

I swear Twitter is evil. I spend more time twittering than I do writing posts for my various blogs and writing in general. I really do need to rectify that, don’t I? Well, if nothing else, follow me (check the sidebar) and you’ll know what’s going on at any given time in the day. Usually.
Now, I’ve got some things coming up that I thought I’d tease you with. First off, Louise Bohmer has graciously taken the time from her crazy schedule of editing and promoting her novel, The Black Act, …

The last Friday of every month, I’ll be posting a new Writersphere. I may or may not add another posting during a month, depending on whether or not there is a lot of news to relate.
This week:
The Funky Werepig returns from Horrorfind with someone else’s shoes and what might be damning evidence to dispose of. Or at least, a handful of funny-ha-has and giggles to be shared during the show. Stop by, call in and give Baloo’s butt a pinch from me. This week’s special guests are friends from Liquid …

So, as per my agreement with TNBP’s financial backer, we’ve reached the mid-way point (actually, we’ve skidded past that and on into three-quarters) of the year. Unfortunately, ad sales were down, which put our agreement into a bit of a spin, and while the remainder of this year is covered (as well as the contest, really) after that, we’re in limbo.
Fortunately, he’s extended a further offer, so here we go on a fundraising drive! If we raise enough to cover TNBPs costs for one year – including the contest costs, …