Gee, I wish that map of Narnia had reproduced in a larger size. I don’t know how to enlarge it, so break out your magnifying glasses.
When I come back from the nursing home this morning, I’ll tell you about a new book that’s bound to generate sharp interest: a whole new Chronicle of Narnia, written not by C.S. Lewis, but by liberals.
Stay tuned!
I’ve seen the cover art for The Throne (Bell Mountain No. 9), Kirk DouPonce has done another splendid job… and if I can swing it, I’d like to post it here so you can see it.
I’m hopeful that The Throne will be made available in time for Christmas. My books, by the way, make fantastic Christmas gifts. Well, all right, very small beer indeed, in light of what Christmas is really about–like, it’s only the Word of God made flesh and personally coming into our fallen world to make atonement for our sins and win for us eternal life. So can I say my books my nice gifts, any day of the year?
So, keep your eyes peeled for The Throne cover art, today or tomorrow, and let me know how you like it.
If I could just think of something to say that would get people all worked up, we could maybe finish this comment contest tonight.
Anyway, there are only 24 to go to get to No. 9,000, and a fantastic, unheard-of prize for the enterprising winner. If I can’t manage a fantastic, unheard-of prize, you’ll have to make do with an autographed copy of one of my books.
Come on, now–whoever posts Comment No. 9,000 is going to win big, big, big! And there are less than 50 comments left to go.
Anyone can play: just leave a comment under any post on this blog. The rules are simple. All comments are eligible, except for any that are abusive to me or to another reader, any that include the f-bomb or other profanity (but I’ll just delete those), commercials thinly disguised as comments, blasphemy, or any remarks just too inane to bother with. Aside from that, anything goes. The last contest was won by a reader who just said “Ugh.” Please don’t let that become a trend.
“So what do I get if I win the contest?”
Well, you get an autographed copy of one of my books. I know–last week I promised the winner would get the country of his choice to be absolute ruler of. I haven’t been able to swing that deal. Sorry!
If any of you have wondered why I haven’t discussed any news or current events today, lemme tellya–
A tutor has been trying to teach me to perform a certain kind of computer operation, and oh, boy! Me head is poundin’, mon! Where’s that duct tape? I can’t even describe what I’m trying to learn how to do. It would be good for my employers, and good for my fellow employees, if I could learn it. But after an hour or so, I’m ready to fall over with pink foam coming out my ears.
Well, nobody can do everything. I’m blessed that I can write stuff. But when it comes to hi-tech tasks, what you see on this very page is all I’ve got to offer. And that didn’t come easy!
Tomorrow, I hope, my blogging will be back to normal, I’ll get back to work on The Silver Trumpet, and those little sutures in my skull will close up again.
Meanwhile, I’m bushed.
There are fewer than 100 comments to go, for there to be a winner of this current comment contest. Whoever posts Comment No. 9,000 will win–
the country of your choice, for you to be absolute ruler of!
If it turns out that I can’t swing that, well, then, whoever posts No. 9,000 will win an autographed copy of one of my books. If you want Bell Mountain No. 9, The Throne, I’ll send you a copy as soon as it becomes available–hopefully, in time for Christmas.
Anyone can enter, post as many comments as you like, and No. 9,000 wins. All comments are eligible except for the following:
Any comments abusive to me or to another reader, any that employ the f-bomb or other profanity, blasphemy, commercials thinly disguised as comments–really, you’ll never get away with that–or comments simply too inane to bother with. Other than these restrictions, anything goes.
Hey, I don’t know where everybody is this month: but if you’ve always wanted to be dictator or empress or grand panjandrum of whatever country on the globe, here’s your chance.
Yes, I know I’ve already said it was only a hundred and change to go, but that was because I mis-read the stats. Sorry about that.
There are fewer than 200 comments to go, and whoever posts Comment No. 9,000 will win an autographed copy of one of my books. I’m hopeful that Bell Mountain No. 9, The Throne, will be available in time for Christmas. So if that’s the one you want, go for it.
Anyone can play–just leave a comment under any post on this blog.
Ineligible will be comments abusive to me or to another reader, those containing the f-bomb or other profanity, blasphemy, commercials thinly disguised as comments–really, how does anyone expect to get away with that?–or comments simply too inane to bother with.
Yes, I know, it’s Labor Day weekend and I can’t expect a lot of readership: but I don’t want you all to forget the new comment contest, as I almost did.
Whoever posts Comment No. 9,000 will receive an autographed copy of one of my books.
Some have suggested that maybe I ought to make the prizes more attractive. I dunno–who really wants a Caribbean cruise, a life-sized marble statue of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, or a gold-plated popsicle? I guess I’ll stick with the books and hope for the best.
Holy cow, I almost let the time slip by! It’s time for a new comment contest–and with only 100 and change left to go.
Whoever posts Comment No. 9,000 on this blog will win an autographed copy of one of my books. Bell Mountain No. 9, The Throne, isn’t available yet, but if you want to choose it as your prize, that’s all right by me.
Anyone can play–just leave a comment at the bottom of any post. Pretty much anything goes, but there are some boundaries. Ineligible will be any comments abusive to me or to another reader, any that include the f-bomb or any other profanity, any kind of blasphemy, anything that’s really a commercial thinly disguised as a comment, or anything simply too inane to bother with.
There’s not much time left, so if you want to play, hop in!
As mysteriously as they vanished this afternoon, now they’re back–the little numbers inside the blue Facebook circle at the bottom of each post on this blog. I have no idea what made them disappear, nor have I any idea by what unknown agency they have returned.
I don’t want you to get the idea that I’m thin-skinned about the idea of getting censored for my views. We’re not Europe yet–although News With Views, where I have a column once a week, has had real censorship (read “hacking”) issues which they have been put to a lot of trouble to rectify.
Someday soon in London, England, a blog like this will probably become impossible, what with a specially trained police squad–did I just say “police squad?” As in Leslie Nielson?–and a lot of frothing-at-the-mouth left-wing “volunteers,” backed up by Home Office money. London’s new Sharia Lite regime wishes to extirpate “hate speech,” meaning any speech that leftids and their cohorts don’t like. Don’t look for “Death to the infidels!” to be listed as a thing you’re not allowed to say.
Oh, well… time for a nap. See y’all later.