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I am joining my fellow Musa Authors in a Memorial  Day Weekend Blog Hop. You are invited to explore from site to site and to leave comments or questions. 

We're also all running a contest in celebration. I'll be giving away a copy of my novella to one lucky visitor.

It is an e-book. You can check it out here:
Day Dreamer - Devin Hodgins

It's available from Urania Speculative Fiction for only 99 cents.

Here once again is the companion poem I wrote with the story.

Tomorrow’s Dream

To dream every night of what shall be the next day…

When would you ever wish to fall asleep?

And how would you ever know whether you were awake?

Twilight shines across evening skies      

Even while morning shadows arise        

Memories and expectations turn one into another

Spinning and spiraling and becoming each other

And through each night

To dream of awakening and then of falling asleep

O, the oneiric lucidity

Of every nightmare and daydream

Twilight shines across morning skies

Even while evening shadows horize

Expectations and memories turn into each other

Spiraling and spinning and becoming one another

Lost  in revery

So every night seems

Making each day

A recurring dream.

You don’t know if you’re awake or asleep

You only know you are dreaming

To dream the day away

Awake, Asleep

Every dream, Every day

Every day, Every dream

 

 

 

 

Feel free to share your thoughts.

If you want to enter for a chance to win a copy of the novella, all you have to do is this: leave a comment--about what you dreamt last night, perhaps, or what Memorial  Day means to you--then sign up to follow my blog, friend me on facebook, and like my author page. Also in your comment, let me know how and in what format you would want your e-book sent to you. One winner shall be chosen from all qualifying entrants and shall be notified on Tuesday.

Be sure to enter on everyone's site--you just might win more than one book. 

I wish everyone a splendid and safe holiday as Memorial Day gives us a chance not only to remember our loved ones but to observe how the past begat the present and where the future lies--an appropriate sentiment, perhaps, for a blog hop.

Yesterday's Crescent Sun

The annular eclipse last evening was spectacular. I could not for the life of me find my eclipse glasses, the ones I got in my stocking a few years ago when we had that eclipse upon Christmas Day, nor could I locate my welding helmet; so, I was reduced to using a pinhole camera. Still impressive. Still intriguing. Still mystifying. Still astounding to stop and ponder the heavenly alignment of Sun, Moon, and Earth of being able to be witness to such wonder. 

I hope everyone else got a good glimpse. 

The next Total Solar Eclipse shall track right over my home--Casper, Wyoming! 

Been waiting a while, and now it's just five short years away. I'll be sure to have found my glasses.

Newspaper Article

Here is a link to the article in the Casper Journal featuring my novella, Day Dreamer.


http://www.casperjournal.com/arts/article_1638511c-d9a6-5fcc-8b22-7a816b7c0898.html
Feel free to leave a comment. I am sure they would appreciate it.




We usually get the Casper Journal in the mail on Wednesdays. I got my copy. But wouldn't you know it, that was the one week it failed for whatever reason to arrive in my Mom and Dad's mailbox. So, they marched themselves down that very afternoon to the paper company and requested a copy. They came home with a stack of a dozen. All my brother could say about the article was that I'll forever be associated with the funny little cartoon at the bottom of the page entitled "Wott Remains." Weird.


Anyway, my thanks again to Elysia Conner (congratulations and good luck) as well as to all the readers of the article and the book.

Author Interview

I just returned from an interview for one of the local newspapers, The Casper Journal. The reporter, Elysia, was excellent. She asked a lot of good questions.  I tried to focus on my writing and on how reading can help open new windows on the world, rather like the cover of my novella showing a casement open to the wonders of dreaming beyond night and day. Anyhow, I felt a bit hesitant with all the personal information, but I hope I did all right in the end and that the article turns out.

Read Across America

"Read Across America" was a great success this year. I joined other alumni from my old elementary school and read "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" in the gym. Then we and a bunch of other volunteers scattered into the classrooms and read from other Dr. Seuss selections. What a wonderful way to celebrate his birthday and to celebrate the love of reading.

Here is an interesting article about  Dr. Seuss and his connection to speculative fiction.

http://penumbraezine.blogspot.com/2012/03/dr-seuss-and-speculative-fiction-by.html

Urania Spotlight

Check out this promotional video on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoOGrJ8m5LI&feature=youtu.be

Urania Speculative Fiction sure has something to offer every taste for the fantastical.


Also, please forgive my extended absences from this blog. Between work and school, I have not been able to keep it as up to date as it deserves.

--My best excuse, though, is my wife and I having twins a few weeks ago.--

That alone, as you might understand, keeps me rather busy.

Nevertheless, I hope all is going well for everyone and that you are enjoying whatever you may be reading.

Readers' Poll

Take part in the Preditors and Editors Readers' Poll.
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelthrill.shtml

With the travesty of our national elections now underway, this is your chance to participate in real democracy!

Many of Musa Publishing's writers and directors are nominated. Let's give them all our support.