Recently a co-worked had jury duty she showed up and was in a jury pool. Before the lawyers got to ask questions the Judge asked "has anyone here Suffered from Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, or Bank Fraud? Since it is So common the court will not be harsh if you do not admit it but please do." Well Only 3/4 of the potential Jury Panel raised there hand. The Defense Lawyer was mot happy with so few panel members being left and complained. That his client could not get a fair trial with so few people to draw from.

Hi, it's me again, I've been gone for a while. I haven't been able to get computer access for a while now and have been reading the stories from my phone. My fingers are too big to easily type on my phone and I have to delete and retype most of what I write. I'm still in the same state of mind/ situation as my other posts, and it's starting to bleed through the mask I show to the world. No one that knows me in real life know the real me and that I am a girl inside. I feel so alone and stressed.

Here we are again and its Gaby time - again!

This week its time to read Exhibit A, chapter 23 of book 14.

I'm still somewhat 'under the weather', which is getting quite depressing but hey ho, that's how it goes.

Just a heads up - the new Gaby book - Girl's on Fire - the 19th in the series will debut with part one on Sunday 19th February. If I can get my head in gear there will be a Gaby birthday special - it's her birthday next Saturday of course.

Being off everything - food and bike included, i've had no excuse not to get on with it!

I hate being ill! Mystery muscle damage in calf, mystery pains in sinuses and associated deafness - aargh!

Until the morrow
Mads

Yes, the weather continues to be of the 'seasonal', ie winter variety in these here parts.

Writing on Book 19 continues apace so the impatient will most likely have something to read Sunday / Monday!

Here on BC you can today read Turnabout, chapter 21 of book 14 - hope you enjoy it.

Mads

I just saw a news item saying a warning was issued for a portion of Northern Calif. that a dam is close to bursting. It is calling for evacuations. At the bottom it says "THIS IS NOT A DRILL" repeated three times.

Nice explanation of Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer:

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/opinion/why-melissa-mc...

Well it looks like a cold snap is on its way here at Bell central, time to dig out the thermals!

But never fear, there's more Gaby here - the next chapter of Book 14

I'd at this point, like to thank everyone who has supported my scribbling by purchasing Book 18 over the last week,

Thank You!

Its update time!

I've started on Gaby Book 19 - expect a first part later this month!

Today though you do get a new chapter to keep you going, click here!

ttfn
Mads

After finishing up the tome titled Somewhere Else Entirely I have mixed feelings about it. First is is an unbelievably captivating story tale. The rich dialog and descriptive phrases gave it life. This is akin to an action movie we can enjoy for the action scenes and the story plot which holds together rather than a movie with no story to tell or adventure to fill in the lack there of. Some of the telling got a little long as the author was into what the heroine described the next "new idea" to the people involved. But all in all it was an imaginative story was it not?

For those of you who can't seem to access the chatroom via the provided Link, there are a couple alternatives.
One is this link;
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You will need to delete the listed "nickname" and type in your own.

Tomorrow, Feb. 1st, is the 14th anniversary of the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas in 2003. The shuttle's left wing was damaged by foam falling from the external tank fittings. The damage allowed reentry heat to enter and destroy the left wing, causing the shuttle to disintegrate. Disintegration actually started over California. Killed were:

This started out as a comment on another blog, but I didn't want that person to feel as if they had been singled out for attention. This is something that has been on my mind for awhile now.

It wasn't that long ago I only knew one person with a Patreon. At last count a few months back there were over 30. A few are set at $1.00 but most have a $5.00 minimum. A small number are higher. So I figure my monthly contributition to the people I really feel I should donate to is close to $150. A month. Ouch!

Well its cold, damp and Yorkshire here - well it is still January -just!

So I got my writing head and the impatient amongst you can now find the final arc of the 18th Gaby book - Summery on the usual platforms. (Kindle always takes its time so be patient.) I hope you enjoy it.

Something about this block of days on the calendar. Saturday, Jan. 28th, is the 31st anniversary of the mid-air destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. Extra attention was being paid to this flight as it was the inaugural flight of the Teacher In Space Program. A series of interactive lessons broadcast from the shuttle by teacher/payload specialist Christa McAuliffe meant that schools across the country were watching the take-off.

Tomorrow, Jan. 27, is the 50th anniversary of the launch pad fire that killed the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. What was supposed to be a routine systems test became a funeral pyre when a flash fire fueled by the pure oxygen inside the Apollo roared through the capsule interior. Subsequent investigations revealed significant design flaws and faulty procedures. This resulted in a complete redesign of the Apollo capsule and revamped rules and regulations.

There's a new YA novel out, "Dreadnought," with a trans superheroine:

Amazon (US)
iBooks

I was looking for some thing to read.

I found the 'The Bronze Maiden' by Desiree Jones

Which reminded me that Desiree took a sabbatical for medical reasons, I don't remember if there were updates, I was wondering if Desiree is ok?

Okay, I've submitted a few stories, but I have some questions that remain unanswered:

First, I work over my stories quite a few times, but after I cannot be sure that they don't have errors. So, how do I find an editor?

Second, I submitted a multipart story to Fictionmania. I was thinking about re-submitting it here. I have noted that some stories appear both on Big Closet and on Fictionmania. Is there any protocol about submitting a story on both sites? Is it considered "bad form?"

is the latest chapter of book fourteen!

So of course Gaby has to get into a pickle - an unexpected one this time!

enjoy

Mads

Just hit the NEWS:
Chelsea Manning, Jailed Army Leaker, To Be Freed By President Barack Obama

Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chelsea-manning-freed-ob...

Just thought you should know!

Sapphire

Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, died today. No other details have been released by NASA at this time.

Requiescat in pace

Okay folks - here it is, Part 3 of the 18th Gaby book, Summery.

Its available through the usual outlets from today and sees our heroine get into more interesting situations than you can shake the proverbial stick at!

Lulu paper
Lulu digital
Kindle - soon!

I sometimes do not know if I should push the like or love tab on a blog. usually it is easy, but when the blog says something bad is happening to them it is hard to decide if I should push the tab. I want to push the tab to show that I like hearing from them and that I support them but if the blog says that they are having health problems then pushing the like or love tab feels like I am glad they have problems which is not what I want to convey at all.