It has been a pretty good week here. I finally finished, to my satisfaction, Earth’s Survivors OutRunners Book One. It ended up, after two read throughs, at 115 k. So, it will be a nice long book. I did not get to Billy Jingo. I did build out https://www.books.wendellsweet.com and https://www.shop.wendellsweet.com both of which need a lot of work to finish, but at least they are started… I also made a decision about Rapid City (The three short Storys are in Borderline on Apple), previewed Earth’s Survivors four, and looked over the construction work that is coming up on my home. It was a week with a lot to do and it kept me away from writing for the most part. For the lesser part, though, I did get all of my ducks in a row. So Monday I will be able to jump right in.
I will also try to get a Earth’s Survivors Book Four preview out soon too. It is a good book. I think you will like it. But since it was written two years ago I had forgotten exactly how it went. I was shocked when I opened the front cover and realized which story it was. Can’t say more, but you will probably be very surprised. There is a small preview in the back of Book Three. I’ll get that done in the next few weeks, but I will probably jump on Billy Jingo, finish it out, before I do anything else.
I gave a lot of thought to America the Dead, The Earth’s Survivors series that is written yet not published at this time. It follows other characters from New York, L. A., a few other large cities. I also looked at Rapid City. I felt I had to make a fairly long-term choice between Rapid City becoming its own series, or America the Dead. The three short stories that are already out there about Rapid City are very popular. I think both could do well, but I decided to go with America the Dead because it is new, and different. So that will be the third leg. The first book will be out late fall. Watch the site for information on it and a free preview in a month or so. And that does not mean Rapid City is done for, it will come out eventually, just not now. And of course, the three short stories that deal with it are published in the short story collection Borderline.
Okay, a little humor concerning cats…
I would just like to say I have a cat. It loves me. It’s not a dog, but I do my best to overlook that, and, for the cat’s part, he seems to do a pretty good job of overlooking my shortcomings too… Like Not being all that appreciative of the dead snakes, chipmunks, mice and birds he brings me. He looks at me like I’m an idiot because, Hey! He’s done all the hard work. Hunted it. Killed it. Bought it to me. All I have to do is eat it. So, I have a cat. I do not wish any harm to befall any cat. Please don’t write to me and tell me I hate cats, because it would really hurt my cat to find that out…
I have often daydreamed that the cats have wandered off. Become lost. But, then I think, how will I explain it to Mom when she gets home and wants to know where the cats are? Hmm. So, I came up with…
‘Excuses for why the cat is gone.’
It was past it’s expiration date so I had to chuck it.
There was a terrible showdown between the cat and three mice. I think the mice were carrying knives. It was bad. Yes, they may have been blind mice, but they were friggin’ mean blind mice.
I traded that cat for Volkswagen
What cat? We had a cat?
Other Cat Stuff…
Used cats: You never see ads for used cats, you know, “Gently used cat. Very low miles. Will trade for good dog, beaver or camping tent.”
One of the things I have against cats: They have fur all over them, and since I am in denial about having evolved from some sort of monkey or other animal, it bothers me to know they may rise and take over the world some day. Funny? I’ll bet that’s what the other monkeys thought about 95,000 years ago when Bob the different monkey shocked them all by fixing a hamburger and fries for dinner instead of insects and grass.
Whistling. If you whistle to a dog they’re coming. He or she will be right there. Whistle to a cat and they may flip you off, but they’re not coming.
Things you never hear… “Brother, can you spare a cat?”
Famous Quotes:
“Give a man a potato he can eat for a day. Teach a man how to grow a potato and a cat will probably come along, dig up his garden and crap in it.”
Things I have not seen: Three legged cats. Cats with their suitcases packed (Do they have suitcases?). Cats with a drivers license. Talking cats. Unpretentious cats.
From a real Social Website Commentary
The following conversation contains bad remarks about cats and cat like creatures. If bad remarks about cats or cat like creatures offend you, you should not read this. Also, no cats were harmed in the making of this commentary, nor do any of the participants wish any cats to be harmed for any reason… Except the ones trying to take over the world…
The conversation started in response to an Article about Cat Allergies…
Geo Dell: I am not going to read it. I don’t want to learn how to get along with cats… Here’s my theory of how cat allergies happen. I think the ACD Gene detects their presence and alerts you. Of course we should pay attention, but we don’t. I also have another theory. There is a pheromone cats send out. This enters the brain through our olfactory organs and then is, unfortunately, absorbed into the blood stream. Suddenly, usually with in hours, you find yourself liking cats. WHAT? you think, How in heck did that happen? Easy, that pheromone carried a destructive gene sequence that will attack and over come the ACD gene. After that contaminated people are screwed. Those people will continue to like cats, and, unfortunately again, the cats will take over the world and make us their enslaved race of human pets… Or… When the ‘Fridge is empty… Pet Food…
Name Changed for protection: I had a dream like that once where cats had taken over the world and people had to worship them or be killed. lol
Geo Dell: True, sad, but true. It will happen. It’s inevitable…
Geo Dell: Oh… ACD = A**hole Cat Detector
Geo Dell: Reasons to not like cats… They used to be ten feet tall at the shoulder… They used to catch us and take us back for the kits to chase around and learn to hunt… They are only tolerant of us… THEY WANT TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!
Geo Dell: Every year thousands of people die in their homes and are eaten by cats. You never hear of cats dying in their homes and being eaten by us, do you?
Name Changed for protection: lol
Geo Dell: Old people are forced to eat dog food. Well, cats are cheaper.
Name Changed for protection: Hey, I think people forget they are living with animals. if you die, they will eat you.. you’re meat at that point
Geo Dell: Yes, but, I believe cats have secretly learned how to use the phone and call their friends over. Sort of like a… Fancy Feast
Name Changed for protection: “Hey Oscar, this is Simon, my food supply died.. you wanna come over and help me eat him.. tell whiskers and the crew that dinners on me this weekend.”
Geo Dell: Exactly. Now you are thinking. Rise up! Rise up, I say. And… Uh, well, I really don’t have a plan, but I would say start installing video cameras, keep track of these cats, especially the radical Pink Panther cats. And then, well, we’ll do something. Start a revolution or something. Sit around smoke pot, drink and say really deep things that nobody remembers the next day. At least that’s the way it was in the Seventies when we used to talk about revolution…
Name Changed for protection: lol
Okay. That is me this week. Forgive me for the cat remarks. I love cats. Okay, I don’t love cats. I like my cat though, and I wouldn’t let a dog eat him, and I really like dogs, so that’s a big deal. It is raining here in New York. It’s nearly 1:00 A.M., it seems it is always between 1:00 and 3:00 A.M. before I finally get the blog finished, and, lately, it’s always raining. This early morning it is appreciated though as it has been so humid.
Tonight is the season finale of Naked and Afraid. If you have not seen it, it is a survival situation. They drop a man and a woman off in the middle of nowhere, a deserted island, the jungle, a swamp, you name it, naked and with absolutely nothing except they can each choose one thing, like a flint for fire, a hatchet, etc. Okay, obviously they drag you in with the naked thing, but, the show is actually good. After a few minutes you forget about the naked stuff (Yes, it’s blurred out) and you get caught up in the saga.
What I have learned from this is that men talk a lot but they do not measure up to the ladies when it comes to actually getting things done. Three of the shows I have watched, if not for the women, the men would have been in deep trouble. If I ever walk off into the wilderness I’m taking a woman with me.
Okay. I hope you had a good week. See you next week…
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