First of all — before I forget…

Thank you to everyone who downloaded any/all of my eBooks from Smashwords during their 2023 End of Year sale.

Although. over the years, I’ve removed some of my titles from Smashwords and moved them over to LULU, I still have 4 remaining titles over there and this makes the 13th year that I’ve participated in the sale — and I always love to see that more people have downloaded the eBooks.

My 2010 novel, Freak Parade, was by far the most popular download this time. A lot of folks downloaded that eBook.

And, oddly enough, a lot of people are buying Freak Parade in print over on Amazon right now, too.

It is currently ranked in the top 2% of nearly 9 million Contemporary Literature & Fiction titles, even though it is explicit erotic fiction and I published it 13 years ago!!

Awesome, gang. Thanks for that. I really appreciate it.

If you have yet to read Freak Parade — here is but one lofty review from 13 years ago (I believe this review is by the San Francisco-based author Mark Pritchard, but he wrote it under a pen name)–

“This erotic novel is about a washed-up pop singer in New York who has to go out and get a job, start taking responsibility for herself, and stop making so many bad decisions. Along the way, she continues making a lot of bad decisions, has sex with a lot of people while working out some daddy issues, and finally meets the love of her life. A fan of the author’s work, I really enjoyed her direct, passionate and compassionate writing. Her erotic scenes, characterized by a wonderful clarity and sense of pacing, are as messed-up and hot as ever. I wanted even more! And I loved the glimpses into New York bohemian culture around the end of the 1990s, when apparently even the bohemians, thanks to the trickle down of all that money, found ways to live fairly high off the hog. You’ll really enjoy this novel.”

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Okay.

This was from Charlie Ward’s newsletter last night:

“Former Army officer Brad Miller along with 230 other signatories, has sent an email to senior military leaders containing a letter titled the Declaration of Military Accountability. While the letter is not directly addressed to these leaders, the email serves to inform them of a collective pledge to the American people. The letter emphasizes a commitment from a group of troops and veterans to lawfully intervene against the perceived intentional harm inflicted upon our military by its leadership.[…]”

(I hope you can enlarge this and read it)

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Regarding the Epstein logs… Phil reposted the names from Q from several years ago. You can view it here.

I’m guessing these are the names that appear as “???” for 9 solid years in that pdf I posted the other day.

(And, yes, I recalled it correctly: “Lady Gaga” is on there. And so is Jimmy Kimmel. Which has driven me crazy over the last few months regarding the Rolling Stones and the launch of Hackney Diamonds… Like, what fresh psy-op is this??!!)

Anyway. On we go, ever further into this psy-op world.

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This afternoon, I am having my first phone chat with Sandra since our play, “The Guide to Being Fabulous” opened to wide acclaim in Toronto back in late October, 2023.

We will be discussing what is upcoming for 2024. I am very curious to find out!

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So that’s good.

But my trip to see my dad yesterday was very sad. At least it started out that way. I can’t post the specific details, because of privacy issues involving his caregivers, but last evening and this morning, I was able to speak with the woman who oversees my dad’s hospice stuff, and I was able to facilitate a really huge change for him that will make at least part of his life easier.

Situations like this are where having an amazing vocabulary and understanding the art of diplomacy can move mountains. (This is from decades of having been an editor in the publishing industry.)

Even though I had been incredibly sad yesterday, this morning, it felt really good to know that I was able to get my dad some relief. Especially now, since there is really not much I can do for him except be present and listen to him. And go to bat for him, when no one else is really listening.

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All righty. That’s really it for today.

I hope you have a wonder-filled Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting. I love you guys. See ya!

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Listening-music from this morning! The country classic written by Kris Kristofferson and recorded by just about everybody in the 1970s… “For the Good Times.” A lovely, lovely song. Enjoy!