System updated, passwords reset and website restored from backup.
Knew I should have stuck with blogger.
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jbangell.com – HACKED
My author site, jbangell.com has been hacked.
I don’t even want to say what the alien links go to. I’m working to fix it now and get it locked down. Watch this space for updates.
H.P. Lovecraft – (20 August 1890–15 March 1937)
Today marks the 74th anniversary of the passing of my favorite author; H.P. Lovecraft
For those that don’t know, Lovecraft is the creator of the Chthulhu mythos. His work has influenced almost all horror in the last 50 years, including masters such as Stephen King.
If you have never read his work then now is a great time to start. His collections can be found at all good book stores (both online and old school) and for my fellow Kindel users, you can often find free versions on Amazon.
To learn more about the man and his work check out the H.P. Lovecraft Archive
New Release: 30 Pieces of Silver by Carolyn McCray
My good friend @craftymc has just released her historical thriller “30 Pieces of Silver”. For those that don’t know:
A Christian suicide bomber.
John the Baptist’s bones inscribed in ancient Greek.
A secret carried from the foot of the crucifixion.
Can science solve the world’s greatest mystery?
30 Pieces of Silver
The novel is available for the Kindle.
But that’s not all folks.
Buy yours today for the great price of $0.99. I’ve downloaded mine and plan on starting the second I’ve got this posted.
Happy reading.
Lost And Found
I thought you were lost when I let you go before,
I was wrong
I thought you were gone and out of my life,
I was wrong
I thought you were lost to me forever, an eternity apart
I was wrong
So many years between us, too much I thought
I was wrong
Now I have you back and I realize you never left
I look into my heart,
And you are found
Merry Christmas
A very Merry Christmas to everyone. May the holidays bring you joy and love for you and yours.
Another NaNo Update
Sometimes an idea just doesn’t work and you can spend a week trying to force it. For me that just doesn’t work when it comes to writing. It’s either going to flow or it’s not. So here we are, almost a week into NaNoWriMo and I decide to scrap everything I have written so far. Why?
Because it sucked little baby ducks!
Proving once again that inspiration can hit you when you least expect it, I have come up with much better idea. I’m still going with a series of short stories but they are all going to have an underlying theme connecting them. The result is a sudden and unexpected 1500 words cranked out this evening.
I have a good feeling about this.
Holidays and Fresh Inspiration
Right now I am sitting in Salt Lake City International Airport waiting to board my flight.
This is my first trip back to Guernsey (aka The Rock) in over three years and I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been thinking about what I want to do for NaNoWriMo this year and have a vague idea of what it will be. The problem is that I have too many ideas and the damn thing keeps changing on me. What I really need is a change of scenery and some fresh inspiration. And nowhere on earth inspires me more than the golden shores and deep green of my former home.
The chance to feel the fresh ocean breeze on my face and smell that Guernsey air, so heavy with the scent of wild flowers is more than welcome.
Of course being able paddle my feet and consume several portions of fish and chips aren’t a bad thing either.
This past month has been pretty rough going for me on a personal level. This trip, short though it maybe, is going to be the start of my new life. When we are hit with personal tragedy we have a choice: Give up, wither and fade away or grab the future by the hair and say “BRING IT ON”
I choose the latter.
So here’s to the future and I will see you all when I get back.
Sarnian Jewel
Fields of emerald green, with halo of golden sands
Faces of towering rock, defiant against the relentless seas
Never will I see a beauty that can compare to you
Be it mountain, or river, or sun kissed paradise
You are forever with me wherever I may go
In my heart, my soul, my very essence
My Sarnian Jewel
The Search Begins
This post not of the norm. Today I need advice on something very important and very dear to me. A little background info:
Thirty years ago in August of this year, my mother gave birth to a baby girl named Joanne (I need to double check that spelling). Because of the complexity of the situation at the time she was immediately put up for adoption. Basically I have a sister I know nothing about aside from her birth name and the name of her birth mother.
My question is this:
How do I even begin this search?
(Don’t you just love these easy questions?!)
Obviously being 8000 miles from our birth place is going to complicate things a bit. However, this being the age of the interwebs you have to believe that there is some way of getting around that little inconvenience.
I’m going to be pretty much on my own with this one as half the family won’t speak of it and the other half don’t know about it. Any suggestions or ideas would be very much appreciated.
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