December 2024 - distracted
Hey look, an alien invasion!
Hi Everyone,
Above is one of my favourite pictures of all time. I took it at the fall fair a few years ago. My assumption is that someone won this delightful alien and left it for reasons (in my imagination, they came back for it).
I’m including this photo as a distraction, because I’ve managed to do very little writing. I’ve had the best of intentions, but that hasn’t resulted in very many words. Sometimes that’s just how things go.
Hey look another distraction…
Collaged UFO’s by Hollie Chastain. They are fantastic. Looking at them makes me want to pull out my collaging supplies.
And if you need to get away—really, really away—check out these bunkers-for-rent. They intrigue me, but I won’t be booking one anytime soon.
What I’ve been reading
I just finished The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin. It deserved all the awards it got, and I really liked it—enough that I’ve ordered the rest of the series.
This is a fantasy novel that pulled me in and was unique. What I liked most was the protagonist, she was complex and far from perfect—I couldn’t help rooting for her.
Cheers,
Jeannette
If you’re looking to escape off-world and into an adventure, M. Pax’s latest book is now out:
What happens after the war ends?
Exhausted from a brutal and drawn-out war, Craze longs to retire in peace. But the Backworlds aren’t ready to let him go. One savage enemy lurks in the shadows, threatening to unravel the fragile peace he fought so hard to secure.
Backworlders, still reeling from the devastation, look to Craze for hope. They believe the hero who won the war can save their shattered worlds. Only Craze has nothing left to give. Haunted by the ghosts of fallen friends and the lives lost under his command, he struggles to find peace within himself while confronting the daunting weight of the aftermath.
In this final installment of the Backworlds series, the home Craze dreams of returning to is gone—reduced to rubble and ash. The war may be over, but for Craze, the fight to reclaim his life has just begun.
Grab a copy here.
My Books:
The Lost Star Chart - Preorder
Hope is the Thing With Feathers - direct or from the shops
Encoded Orbits Trilogy
Fractured Orbits - direct or from the shops
The Alien Algorithm - direct or from the shops
Subject 34 - direct or from the shops
Settler Chronicles
Day 115 on an Alien World - direct or from the shops
Far Side of the Moon - direct or from the shops
Abandoned Ships, Hijacked Minds - direct or from the shops
The Alien Artifact - direct or from the shops
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and as a final disclaimer - please take any typos and errors as proof this newsletter is entirely written by a human (and a flawed one at that!)