What is the Cat's Job?Some say a cat's job is to be decorative. Some say it is to slay vermin. Some say a cat ought to earn his or her keep, and some think cats are mere pets. Some folks are dog people, but we don't need to talk too much about them here.In this chapbook we look at a cat mayor at work, talk about cats as people, and share several fictional pieces dealing with the place of cats and their people in the universe at large.The Cat's Job was one of SRM Publisher's most popular titles since 2002; in 2010 Sharon Lee and Steve Miller added a rarely seen 1979 collaborative effort as well as a timeline of the household they call The Cat Farm and Confusion Factory, with special reference to Blueblaze Sphinxian Hexapuma, the cover cat. This Pinbeam Book edition contains the complete 2010 text. Enjoy! Views: 20
"Adroitly
blends British history with a wonderful cast of actual and fictional
characters. And the Stocks, are, always, enterprising detectives and
superb guides to 16th century London."ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCHAs
Queen Elizabeth lays dying, there is a plot afoot to unseat her
principle advisor, Sir Robert Cecil . Merchant-constable Matthew Stock's
considers Sir Robert his master, and, determined to help his lord in
any way, Matthew is lured to a murder scene--and the bloody knife next
to the body turns out to be his own. Only the industrious and clever
Joan Stock, Matthew's steadfast wife, is a liberty to save his neck from
the gallows, that is until the plotters turn toward her--aiming to rid
themselves of the one body who stands in their way.... Views: 20
As the eldest of The Nolan Sisters, Anne Nolan's life appeared from the outside to be one of boundless excitement and glamour - a dream come true for any young and aspiring singer. At the height of their fame, The Nolan Sisters were one of the biggest acts around, touring with Frank Sinatra, performing at the Royal Variety Performance and travelling around the world to play for their adoring fans. Surrounded by a bevy of loving sisters, two protective brothers and parents who wanted to see their children succeed, how could Anne Nolan's childhood have been anything but idyllic? And yet behind the fairytale script - the fame and glitz lay hidden a dark family secret that has, until now, never been told. Anne's story - which starts in her birthplace Dublin and moves to the Northern club scene of Blackpool - tells of this other life - one that had to remain hidden, one of fear and pain that has cast a terrible shadow over her entire life. After so... Views: 20
Tiger spirits prowl Kampong Penambang in the third novel of the award-winning Kain Songket Mysteries detective series set in Kelantan, Malaysia. Amateur sleuth Mak Cik Maryam volunteers to investigate the death of a village reprobate, convinced it will be a quick investigation with clear suspects. But her detection soon spirals out of control with a plethora of suspects who wanted him dead, including almost everyone he knew. Maryam falls victim to a hala spell turning her into a were-tiger, terrifying her and her family, and leaving her vulnerable to any number of evil influences. Join Mak Cik Maryam in her latest adventure, Spirit Tiger, as she investigates Kelantan's gambling underworld. Views: 20
Sierra is a trifling hoe that cares only for herself despite the fact that she has three children who depend on her. Sucking, fucking, scheming, and living off of her children consume her life as she attempts to skate through life for free. When a scheme goes wrong and things come to a screeching halt, Sierra soon learns that every bridge she’s crossed has burned and no one is coming to her re Views: 20
The extraordinary story of the artists who propelled themselves to international fame in 1960s Los AngelesLos Angeles, 1960: There was no modern art museum and there were few galleries, which is exactly what a number of daring young artists liked about it, among them Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman, Judy Chicago and John Baldessari. Freedom from an established way of seeing, making, and marketing art fueled their creativity, which in turn inspired the city. Today Los Angeles has four museums dedicated to contemporary art, around one hundred galleries, and thousands of artists. Here, at last, is the book that tells the saga of how the scene came into being, why a prevailing Los Angeles permissiveness, 1960s-style, spawned countless innovations, including Andy Warhol's first exhibition, Marcel Duchamp's first retrospective, Frank Gehry's mind-bending architecture, Rudi Gernreich's topless bathing suit, Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider, even... Views: 20
In Ian Tregillis' The Coldest War, a precarious balance of power maintains the peace between Britain and the USSR. For decades, Britain's warlocks have been all that stands between the British Empire and the Soviet Union--a vast domain stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the English Channel. Now each wizard's death is another blow to Britain's national security.Meanwhile, a brother and sister escape from a top-secret facility deep behind the Iron Curtain. Once subjects of a twisted Nazi experiment to imbue ordinary people with superhuman abilities, then prisoners of war in the immense Soviet research effort to reverse-engineer the Nazi technology, they head for England. Because that's where former spy Raybould Marsh lives. And Gretel, the mad seer, has plans for him. As Marsh is once again drawn into the world of Milkweed, he discovers that Britain's darkest acts didn't end with the war. And while he strives to protect queen and... Views: 20
Fate gleefully turns Sara Eller’s world upside-down... Her runaway sixteen-year old sister, a matchmaking lawyer, and even the damnable elements, conspire to trap Sara on a remote island in the Bering Sea. She’d arrived with the intention of saving her sister from becoming Ransom Shepard’s mail-order bride, only to discover that a wedding was the furthest thing from his mind. When all she wants to do is get away from the alarmingly handsome, oddly reclusive Ransom Shepard, Fate has other cruel tricks to play. No matter how much she tells herself to steer clear of the mysterious Alaskan, she can’t resist savoring steamy fantasies of moonlit nights in Ransom’s arms. Will her good sense win out over long-dormant passions, or will desire for this magnetic man make her his weak-willed, summertime conquest? Only time and fickle Fate will tell! Views: 19
Make this winter magical with 6 BRAND NEW Holiday romances.This Holiday Season SIX amazingly talented and bestselling authors come to together in this collection of Holiday Magic with vampires, witches, shifters, and humans.Tis the season for a paranormal and contemporary romance anthology with a touch of magic everyone will fall in love with. Views: 19
