2018 Awards Eligibility Post!

Hey friends; awards season is on us again, and because no one should ever self-reject, I’d like to present some of the stuff I’ve done this year for your consideration. If anyone who is considering making nominations wants a review copy of any of these, I can provide e-copies in pdf upon request (and would […]

A Star Passed Through the Solar System Just 70,000 Years Ago

By Tim Reyes Astronomers have reported the discovery of a star that passed within the outer reaches of our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, when early humans were beginning to take a foothold here on Earth. The stellar flyby was likely close enough to have influenced the orbits of comets in the outer Oort […]

My NaNoWriMo Progress

As always, I’m doing National Novel Writing Month! Perhaps you’re not familiar: NaNoWriMo is a marathon for writers. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel, in a month! How you do this is by writing about 1667 words a day; eating the elephant one bite at a time. I never would have been […]

Shambleau by C.L. Moore, Read by the Author

By Andrew Liptak Here’s a perfect story for Halloween: Shambleau. Written by one of my favorite science fiction authors, C.L. Moore, you can now listen to the story as read by the author in a recently discovered recording. Shambleau was Moore’s first short story, written on her breaks while she worked at a bank. The editors […]

Fall Patreon Drive & Giveaway!

I’m celebrating my book release and doing a fall Patreon membership drive, and I’m putting some pretty skookum prizes on the line! LINK TO EN TER HERE! Contest runs from September 15 to September 30, 2018.

My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/SableAradia

HOW IT WORKS:

Join my Patreon at any level! (See link above, in the video endscreen & video cards, or on the top of my channel page) Value: 5 entries
Invite others to join! Get them to tell me you sent them in the comments of one of the posts or the comments section of this video! Value: 3 entries per referral. You can enter once each day.
Enter the draw at the Rafflecopter link above. Keep adding an entry every time you get a referral.
You can also gain additional entries by visiting my Facebook page, Tweeting about the giveaway (make sure to tag me @SableAradia,) or following my Twitter. Value: 1 entry per social media interaction. You can do this once each day too.

PRIZES:

1 copy of Once Upon a Time in the Wyrd West will be drawn, regardless of how many people do or do not join my Patreon
I will also draw for 1 copy of Food on Their Table if I get 10 or more new Patrons
I will also draw for 1 copy of The Witch’s Eight Paths of Power if I get 20 or more new Patrons
I will also draw for 1 copy of Chasing Fireflies if I get 30 or more new Patrons
I will also draw for 1 copy of The Pagan Leadership Anthology if I get 40 or more new Patrons

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Prizes will not be awarded until the minimum number of new Patrons to justify them is reached
Prize books can be signed or unsigned as you prefer
I will need your email address to communicate with you
I will need to get your snail mail address to send you your book
If you win a book you already own, you may choose 1 of any of the other books featured in the draw
I will handle the cost of the books and the shipping, but you are responsible for any relevant duties or taxes
No cash value will be awarded
You must remain a Patron for at least 3 calendar months to collect your prize

GOOD LUCK!

Visit my Amazon author page!

GET ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WYRD WEST HERE!

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NASA Spotted a Vast, Glowing ‘Hydrogen Wall’ at the Edge of Our Solar System

By Rafi Letzter There’s a “hydrogen wall” at the edge of our solar system, and NASA scientists think their New Horizons spacecraft can see it. That hydrogen wall is the outer boundary of our home system, the place where our sun’s bubble of solar wind ends and where a mass of interstellar matter too small to bust […]

When a Mars Simulation Goes Wrong

By Marina Koren The drive to the little white dome on the northern slope of Mauna Loa is a bumpy one. Mauna Loa, the “Long Mountain,” is a colossal volcano that covers half of the island of Hawaii. The rocky terrain, rusty brown and deep red, crunches beneath car tires and jostles passengers. Up there, more […]

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