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A couple more bits of trivia: In the last chapter of Raven: The Call from Central, Raven opens up her Necris Bible and reads Psalm 103, although her favorite is Psalm 92. It might be pretty obvious that Psalm 92 is the author’s favorite Psalm. Along with that, while her teammates remark that you neverContinue reading “Raven of Iskandar Trivia and Book 5 Status”

Several years ago, we transplanted several rose bushes into our front yard. We have a live-in contractor (best way to go!) and one of his customers wanted the rose bushes gone. So he brought them home. Not all of them survived the transplant. Two years ago, I had the task of trimming them down andContinue reading “Trim Your Rose Bushes”

I used to greatly enjoy Pringles Cheddar Cheese Chips. They had a great sharp cheddar flavor and they were an enjoyable shade of orange. It was not to last, however. More that a year ago I bought some, brought them home and upon opening them, I found a whole stack of chips with a hintContinue reading “Lies and Pringles Cheddar Cheese”

At this point, many people know that the tragedy of the Exeter, a whaling ship out of Nantucket, was the inspiration for Moby Dick by Herman Melville. The Exeter was attacked by an 85ft long sperm whale and only 8 men survived the wreck and the ordeal afterwards. The Youtube channel, Ask a Mortician, relatesContinue reading “Moby Dick, the Exeter and a Mortician”

When you are writing a novel, inspiration comes from unusual places and sometimes you have to make unusual decisions. That’s where all the trivia comes from. Trivia #1: ‘Death Vegetable’ — In Raven: Mirabelle, Dahija mentions that her sister, Pamela, refers to celery as the ‘death vegetable’. My oldest daughter’s name is Pamela, and, yes,Continue reading “Raven of Iskandar Trivia”