KATHERINE MILLBANK picked up a bean bag paperweight from the desk and tossed it gently at the sleeping form across the room. Continue reading
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FALL SPECIAL ON NOVELS!
There are two special events close to the heroes of my novels.
Joe Lockhart is a translator, and 30 September is National Translation Day, a celebration promoted by UNESCO.
Emily and Hilda — and her friends and family — ride bicycles, and several types of bicycles appear in the book. The League of American Bicyclists celebrate the National Bicycle Challenge throughout the month of September.
In honor of these events, Lockhart and Emily & Hilda will be on sale for a full month. Pricing varies by retailer, with Smashwords offering the best deal on eBooks (USD 1,25 – Code LJ88L)) and Amazon on the print versions (price varies by location).
Quick links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords
You may support your local indie bookstore by ordering through bookshop.org, which is also discounted.
Enjoy!
Armchair travel: Formia to Bologna.
This week The Freewheeling Freelancer goes to the Bologna Book Fair as he starts out on a tour of the great rivers of Europe three years ago.Come on over!
Next week, we’ll take a break from the sea stories to bring you a short story from the world of Emily & Hilda.
Thanks,
JT.
Sea story: Valencia oranges (1976)
It had been cold and rainy, typical for the Mediterranean in late February, but when we pulled into Valencia, Spain, the sun came out for a while. The air was still cool, so I knew that this was going to be wonderful bicycling weather. By now, I had ridden my new bicycle in four countries. The streets of Toulon, Naples, Piraeus, Barcelona and Palma de Majorca were familiar to me. I knew almost nothing about Valencia, but from the charts I could tell that the topography by the coast was gentle. Continue reading
Armchair travel: Riding the rivers of Europe.
Last week, readers of The Freewheeling Freelancer (including many of you) wrapped up a ride along the Camino de Santiago and around Portugal and Spain. Right now, I am planning to revisit a six-month ride along the great rivers of Europe three years ago. This is also a good point to ask you what you would like to read next on that blog.
Meanwhile, this blog continues to carry sea stories (nonfiction) and short stories (fiction). Please use the comments section below or the contact form to let me know if you would like to read something different.
As usual, the articles there will alternate with the stories here, so you can travel with me across time and space each week.
Next week, a sea story here about Valencia and oranges. .
Thanks,
JT.
