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Reading "The Lily Pad" in eFiction

The short version:

"How to enter: 1. Take a photo of yourself reading eFiction. 2. Upload photo here. 3. Share the contest with your friends. The editorial staff of eFiction will vote on the best submissions. Bonus points for the most interesting, funny, or visually appealing photos! Deadline: Halloween (Oct 31st, 2011) Prize: Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet (http://amzn.to/okzEi8) Entry fee: Picture of yourself reading eFiction"

Deadline: 10/31/2011

The long version:

The above picture is of me! I'm reading my story, "The Lily Pad," which was in the June 2011 issue, Vol. 15. You can still get a copy by checking out Back Issues on the eFiction web page. Speaking of back issues, my fiction has appeared in the six issues pictured behind me:

Vol. 3
- "Author Spotlight: Aaron Wilson"
- "A Tea party"
- "Running of the Cows"
- "Keeping Watch"

Vol. 6
- "Apophis"

Vol. 7
- "Alhazred's Walls"

Vol. 12
- "The Return of Melanoplus Spretus"

Vol. 15
- "The Lily Pad"

Vol. 18
- "The Bike Mechanic" pt. 1 - as a serial

I love eFiction Magazine and can't thank the magazine enough for being such a wonderful supporter of my fiction. So, please make sure that you check out the magazine by downloading an  issue. And while you are reading it, take a picture and enter the photo contest!

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We Are the 99 Precent

Car Seat Center

Installed Car Seat - Middle

Today, I posted a question to my friends about which side of the car to install a rear facing infant seat. I got back several great answers.

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GE: Seems from experience that it would be easier to reach the kid while driving if it is on the passenger side. Also would put you typically on the curb side for loading/unloading. All that said, I don't know why ours is on the driver's side. Maybe Jill had a reason for it.

BP: The argument for putting the kid on the driver side is that you instinctively protect that side because it's the side you're on. So if safety is your goal, driver's side it is. For convenience sake, and for getting in and out curbside, the passenger side makes more sense. Or you could just put it in the middle and have done.

MM: I was always told the middle was best when I had kids. See if the NTSB has a recomendation.

AH: I prefer the driver's side because I don't have to walk around the car to get it out. Plus, taking it out on the curb side seems like a good idea until winter when large snowbanks get in the way. I suppose if you put it in the middle you can get it out of either side depending on the situation.

LH: Middle is usually safest. And you can easily reach back from either front seat.

SR: Yah! We put ours on the passenger side, so we could reach bottle back to her. We had a Jeep Commander when she was born, and I couldn't get her into the middle.
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Because all of those answers seemed good and well thought out to me, I went back to the great oracle: the internet. The reason that I asked the question in the first place was that it seemed there were several good sites and videos for how to install a car seat correctly, but not one of them made any suggestions as to which side was best, safest, or legal.

Then, I finally found an article, "Safest Spot for Baby's Car Seat?," at the WebMD of all places. So, if we can manage it, we'll keep our seat center.

Thanks again everyone.

Thanks again all-mighty internet.

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"The Dead Beat" by E.D. Lindquist via eFiction Magazine

September 2011

Episode 1 - The Restless and the Wicked

If you're in need of a new urban fantasy, you'll not want to miss the first installment of E.D. Lindquist's The Dead Beat. In the first episode, you'll be introduced to a cast of exorcists / cops who chase down spirits who illegally inhabit the living. What I like most about this story is the world building and character development.

The Cops / Exorcists remind me of a cross between Columbo and the Ghostbusters, and I'm looking forward to getting to know them and the rules for the world in upcoming chapters. What I do know is that there are rules for spirits to inhabit living bodies, called skinriding. There seems to be laws of light and the word of Anat-Sin. In any serial, the fun is in the waiting and not knowing, the anticipation for the next issue.

So, don't be left out, download a copy today: September 2011


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Disclaimer: I have a serial, "The Bike Mechanic," in this issue and in the next couple of issues, which is a story from my collection, The Many Lives of Inez Wick (Lulu Print $14.00; Lulu Download $2.99; Amazon Print $14.00)

"The Bike Mechanic" via eFiction Magazine

September 2011

For those of you who haven’t bit and bought my book (The Many Lives of Inez Wick), you can now get “The Bike Mechanic” for the price of sharing a link on Facebook or on Twitter via eFiction Magazine. “The Bike Mechanic” will be printed as a serial in the digital pages of eFiction Magazine, beginning with the September 1, 2011 issue. So, here is how you get the a free copy of this month’s issue:

1. go to http://www.efictionmag.com/
2. click on “download PDF” or “ePub”
3. Follow the directions for logging into Facebook or Twitter
4. Click “Post”
5. Click the access link
6. Click “Open” and then “Save a Copy”

When you have read a the installment, please let me know what you think and (more importantly) let the editors of eFiction Magazine know that you enjoy seeing my fiction in their magazine.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone Book Trailer

Blurb from press release:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone tells the story of 17-year-old orphan Karou who lives between two worlds; here and a place called Elsewhere. She also works for a demonic shopkeeper, the Wishmonger. She runs errands for him around the world, buying teeth pilfered from the dead – and sometimes the living – to fill his mysterious jars and coffers. Karou is neither purely good nor wholly evil, but you’ll be rooting for her every step of the way.

Fans are invited to join the official Daughter of Smoke Facebook and Twitter page for story extracts, exclusives and latest news:

Facebook http://on.fb.me/oLp5M9
Twitter https://twitter.com/SmokeAndBone

I love book trailers. I wish that I had the time and talent to put together a high quality book trailer for my collection of short stories. Anyway, enjoy!