A Reminder...

 

The first presentation about my latest book, Everyone's Gone to the Moon, is this Saturday. The Pensters Writing Group meetings are free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!

Saturday January 13, 2024 * 10am-Noon

Pensters Writing Group Meeting

Fairhope History Museum

24 N. Section St., Fairhope, AL 36532

This Just In...

 

Happy New Year, everyone! Hope you had a safe and happy holiday season. It's time for me to get back to work and I'm starting off the new year right with a presentation and the final episode of the Everyone's Gone to the Moon podcast.

First, the podcast. The final episode of the Everyone's Gone to the Moon podcast has posted complete with the complete clips heard in the episode. Episode 5 takes a look at the aftermath of Apollo 11 - budget cutbacks and the effect on contractors and NASA employees with some classic 1969 pop culture thrown in.

You can download or listen to the episode and all previous episodes on many popular podcast sites or on my own webpage complete with full clips used in the episode.

And I will have my first presentation about Everyone's Gone to the Moon on Saturday, January 13th, at the Pensters Writing Group meeting. The Pensters are a great group of local authors and writers who love to share their stories. The meetings are open to all aspiring writers, published writers, and enthusiastic readers from 10am to noon at the Fairhope Museum of History, 24 N. Section Street, Fairhope, AL. I hope to see you there!

Until next time...

And the winners are...

 

Congratulations to the winners of my 2023 Holiday Giveaway: Heather Bell Wigen, Patty May Sayre, and Sam Calhoun!

You can still download the freebies I have posted this year by visiting my Holiday 2023 webpage. And starting today (Dec 15th), I am having a 50% off Christmas sale on autographed copies of Everyone's Gone to the Moon! Simply visit my online book store to order your copy today. I will even personalize them for you if you're planning to give them as gifts.

Supplies are limited so hurry to get yours. 

2023 Holiday Giveaway

 

Good morning, friends. It's that time again. Time to begin my 2023 Holiday Giveaway! Each year I give away a few trinkets just to say thank you for your support by buying my books over the years.

This year we have:

* Free Space Oddities / Everyone's Gone to the Moon chapters

* Free Audio Book Chapter from Space Oddities read by Tim Dixon

* My Traditional Holiday Short Story Collection (both text and MP3)

* And a Chance to Win an Autographed Copy of Everyone's Gone to the Moon (winner to be

announced 12/15)

Visit my Holiday 2023 webpage and I'll send you the links for the downloads and enter you win the book.

And don't forget, my next book signing is tomorrow, Dec. 9th, from 1pm to 3pm at Page & Palette, 32 S. Section St., Fairhope, AL. Hope to see you there!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Tis the Season

 

It's a busy week here around the old writing shack what with Christmas fast approaching. What's been going on, you ask? First, a new episode of the Everyone's Gone to the Moon Companion Podcast, (Episode 3) has dropped and can be downloaded from my podcast page (which also includes links to the full clips used in the episode), BuzzSprout, or from wherever you download your podcasts. The next episode will drop December 18th.

I have a few book signings coming up in December. I'll be signing copies of Everyone's Gone to the Moon this Saturday (Dec. 9th) at Page and Palette, 32 S. Section St., Fairhope, AL, from 1pm to 3pm, then it's off to Barnes & Noble in Spanish Fort, AL, for a signing December 16th from 11am to 1pm. I'm really looking forward to doing a full presentation and signing at the Pensters Writing Group meeting January 9th. This will be my first presentation on the book so you never know what might happen. The Pensters meetings are open to all and are held at the Fairhope Museum in Fairhope, AL, from 10am to noon.

And then there is the big news - I'm bringing back my Holiday Giveaway. It begins Friday Dec. 8th. This year, you will be able to download some great freebies:

* A collection of humorous holiday related short stories (both PDF text and audio versions)                    * Sample chapters from the books Space Oddities and Everyone's Gone to the Moon                              * A sample chapter from the Space Oddities Audio Book read by Tim Dixon                                            * AND register to win autographed copies of Everyone's Gone to the Moon

It's an exciting but busy time. Oh, and another new book may be in the offing. More details coming soon.

Till next time, have a great week!

Coming Soon...

Stay tuned for details.
 

New Podcast Episode Posted

 

Episode 3 of my companion podcast to the book, Everyone's Gone to the Moon, has dropped. You can find it on your favorite podcast site, Buzzsprout, or on the official podcast website which also has additional reference videos. This episode takes a brief look at a few of the music genres that were present in July 1969. Bubble Gum music was still going strong thanks in part to a little help from a popular TV cartoon show, plus the world was introduced to two new forms of music - Punk Rock with the arrival of the band The Stooges led by Iggy Pop, and Glam Rock which was personified by David Bowie and the release of what would (eventually) become a #1. Episode note: The second time Bowie's Space Oddity was released, it reached #15 in the U.S., not #5 as heard in the episode.