Papa Pat Tiny Devotionals

Clint Eastwood. The old man has to be played by Clint Eastwood. February 28, 2015 Five stars This review is from: The Grey Man: Payback (Kindle Edition) He's the old man. Not the Old Man, just the old man. And I do not understand the mechanics of this particular art at all, because every single instance of 'the old man' has "I love you" stamped all over it. Maybe it's personal. Maybe there's just something about the old man that brings back memories of my grandfather;and in that case, I wouldn't expect other reviewers to have affection for him. I've read all of the reviews, and while they praise the character, I'm not hearing them tell about how real the old man is to them. Maybe it's how he treats his grand daughter, and his prospective son in law, and his old buddies. But here's a clue: from the author bio:"He began his education with guns at age eight with a SAA and a Grandfather that had carried one for ‘work’." So, mayb

Cedar's mama Kathleen has a guest post today on Mad Genius Club http://madgeniusclub.com/2015/02/28/selecting-and-breeding-chickens-for-colonists/ and since Cedar's short story was the very first work I have recorded as an Amazon review and certainly my first MGC review, and since I started today with the Amazon links, I thought it might be a nice thing to re-blog this post. 5.0 out of 5 stars Sex is like oxygen... July 6, 2014 ...It's only important when you aren't getting any. There is a lot more to this story other than the PG-13 (or milder) sex, just as there is more to air than oxygen. This story COULD be re-written as a 1950s John Campbell prudish story, and it would still be a good one; BUT Cedar Sanderson treats us with respect, and involves Eros without ever descending into pornography. Good for her! (It's really well written, too!)

And here is Peter Grant's most recent (I think) novel, "Stand Against The Storm." I include it here, because in addition to his many other attributes, Peter had the great good wisdom to marry Dorothy, the Alaskan Sage Bush Pilot. Stand Against The Storm (The Maxwell Saga Book 4) Price: $3.99 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful heroes, and awful bad guys: who could ask for more? (ummm,,,i want more...) February 24, 2015 This review is from: Stand Against The Storm (The Maxwell Saga Book 4) (Kindle Edition) This is one of the books that I enjoyed so much, that I found myself shifting tasks, to check my email, reply to a Facebook post, and check the weather. Why? Because if I didn't do those things, I would be reading, and if I kept reading, the book would end. Which it did, inevitably, despite my delaying tactics. I am SO glad that he finally got rid of the jade knife! I should know by now that Peter doesn't ambush his readers, but as long as he had the knife in his posses

Well, this MUST be a God thing, because I sure didn't see it coming. I started this blog mumble mumble months back, because I was a writer. Every once in a while, I'd have something to say, and I'd write it, and people who read it would say 'You oughta be a writer!' and I'd nod, and then just continue to march. Then co-pastor Marilyn Monson, sweet woman of God, said she saw me as a writer, and that I'd been on an island too long, and then beloved brother Andrew Baines, at that time my home group leader, told me how to start a blog, so I did. Finally, dear beloved Pastor John got aggravated at me for living in pain and letting things drift, and he TOLD me he wanted me to write something EVERY DAY! Which I promptly didn't do. Well, I did it for a little while. Which, by the way, is the writing advice I've gotten from every professional writer, from Isaac Asimov to Patricia Cornwell and now from the authors at the Mad Genius Club (http://madgeniusclub.c

Manx Prize Manx Prize 5.0 out of 5 stars Lawyers, engineers, love, bureaucrats, mountain lions, and de-orbiting space junk: It's GREAT!, February 27, 2015 This review is from: Manx Prize (Kindle Edition) Laura is, as I am, a fan of the Mad Genius Club. When I discovered she had placed 'Manx Prize' in KU, it hit my 'QUICK! READ IT!' list. Last night, before I started, I explained to my fat black Manx SugarBelly that the book was written in her honor. She really didn't seem impressed, but such is the nature of cats. In a discussion last week, I postulated that there are certain Reader Demands. The first of these is that readers should have a reasonable chance on judging a book by its' cover. Laura SCORES! Not only is the art beautiful, it also tells you that the book is going to involve satellite manipulation, and that there is going to be an edgy relationship between a nice looking couple. The cover art is by Phil Smith, kudos to him. The lovely lady on th

One of my fellow fans of Mad Genius Club is Henry Vogel. Like my talented younger sister, Wendy Hamm, he is a story teller, AND IT SHOWS! Yup, that old boy KNOWS how to tell a story. He's published the first two books of a trilogy: Scout's Honor & Scout's Oath, and written but not yet published the third, Scout's Duty. He provided me with a pre-publish PDF copy of Scout's Duty, which I will review today or tomorrow most likely, but here are my reviews for the first two. These reviews may also be found on Amazon. Scout's Honor: A Planetary Romance Price: $1.99 5.0 out of 5 stars Unqualified success in a classic juvenile hero story February 24, 2015 This review is from: Scout's Honor: A Planetary Romance (Kindle Edition) My 10 year old, Kenneth, is going to have a wonderful world of literature out there waiting for him. When I was his age, I imagined that reading Tom Swift books forever would be just about the perfect world. I don't know how many of th