Oak Island Money Pit
© 2010 by Louise Bohmer
While Dad and Mom told me the Maritimes were rich in history and folklore, I never really learned any of the stories until I moved here about five years ago. The Money Pit of Oak Island, located in Mahone Bay off the southern shore of Nova Scotia, is one of those Maritimes’ locations rich in folklore and a strange, sketchy history.
The fable of the pit’s discovery goes as such: A young man by the name of Daniel McGinnis was walking through the …

Ah… first post in ten days. It was a good break, but now it’s time to get back to it. And back to it, we shall…
Belfire & Needfire News
The website updates over at Belfire Press, are now complete, with added chatroom and forum, and by now the updates should have been tested with the other two sites. Hopefully. If not, just stop by the forum and play there for now…
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want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Blessed Yule. Have a safe …

Well, I think a months worth of scheduled blog-posting went pretty well, and I want to thank the folks that guested, were interviewed and reviewed over the month…and of course, everyone that commented. I’m hoping to get around to replying to comments this weekend…
NaNo was really different for me this year. After about a week and a half or so, I had to spend less time writing, but it seemed that the few moments I could steal to add to the WiP, I added more than I had been previously. …

This post was prompted by Ray Garton’s post here, and written Friday morning. ‘Cuz I have posts scheduled for November, I’m squeezing it in now.
So, thing is, I’m fat.

So, here is the look at things from 2009 that are specifically writing related.
Two acceptances carried over from 2008, The Legless Ones in The Black Garden Anthology, and It Never Lasts Forever in 52 Stitches ‘zine AND Anthology.
I did not finish any of the novels in progress.
I wrote 7 new shorts, and perhaps some day I’ll fix ‘em up and get ‘em into circulation.
I’ve lost count of the reviews, interviews, and other non-fiction stuff I wrote this year. I was going to re-tally, but I don’t know. The troubles …