Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Igor the Dragon
Well this morning it looked like Igor, the inflatable dragon, was done for the time being. The wind pulled his stakes out of the ground and he was mooning the neighbors. Fortunately the neighbors were all at work, but we still ended up having to deflate him. I went out hoping I could reposition his…
Read MoreMind Manipulation
The ability to influence, change, detect, or penetrate someone’s thoughts is considered mind manipulation. Among the humans and dragons of the Combined Territories, we see a number of people with these types of abilities, usuallyused for good, but always with the potential of misuse if someone were to be twisted in their thinking and lacking…
Read MoreThe Backyard
The mighty Jethro had a freak accident on the stairs awhile back. Some of you may remember when I blogged about it. My aging and increasingly fragile special dog with cognitive issues, fell down the stairs to the basement. He was fine and possibly Shawn and I were more traumatized than he was. Ever since,…
Read More❄️ Snow ⛄️
I have to confess that I had never been real close to a running snow blower. It was not a chore I ever did and Shawn and I never had one. Needing to remove snow while having a heart condition, it made sense, and we did some research before picking out the one we wanted.…
Read MoreDrama
As a mostly sane adult, I avoid unnecessary drama, I plan for emergencies, we buy insurance and plan for the future. So we were horrified today when the gas light came on, indicating we were about to run out of gas. Allow me to rewind and fill in the background. It is snowing. Predictions are…
Read MoreGrabon’s Nest
I think this is really exciting. On January 25-29 I am giving away free downloads of Grabon’s Nest: NewEarth5. I know it is the fifth book in the series and a new reader might miss some of the nuances between characters, but people can pick them up and read them for story, Plot, all along…
Read MoreToe Jam
I am sure as am not the only one who has lived a life that can be measured in toe injuries. I broke my toe just before 8th grade graduation, I was helping my mom clean the floors. Yes, it made walking in heals for the first time a bit of a challenge. In high school I broke a toe…
Read MoreKitchen Chair
If you spend any time at my house, you realize pretty quickly that we spend a lot of time in the kitchen. So the chairs in the kitchen are very important. The table we picked up at an antique store and it came with three chairs. Shawn uses an office chair and lately I have…
Read MoreCharacter Map Book 7
This always has a few spoilers, so if you are concerned about learning something in advance, look away! Aside from our entire cast of characters, in book 7 we add a few more. Mox and Fost are by far the most obvious, but also Phriss, pronounced Friss, is added to the Combined Territories. Mox, mate…
Read MoreDeceptions
In the NewEarth Series books, the idea of being deceptive is not necessarily bad. In fact it is considered a talent for some, but a skill that requires practice for everyone. The ability to deceive an enemy is important, to distract from an action, and to distract someone to allow for something else. Treating deception…
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