I’m going to start moving my publications away from Amazon, but for now, this and Barnes and Noble are selling my books, and numerous Indies order them or stock them… You also can visit ShadowRidge Press to find the publisher! Big thanks to them, as well! https://smile.amazon.com/Fishing-P-Gardner-Goldsmith/dp/1946808040/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Gardner+Goldsmith+fishing&qid=1621310206&sr=8-1
Thank you, Kevin, and thank you Richard Chizmar, of Cemetery Dance!
OSHA added info to its FAQ page saying that employers who “mandate” (as condition of employment, so, technically, it’s a free-market request that employees can acccept or reject with the job, just like any employer request) the jabs can be held liable for any injuries the “mandated” employee suffers (this likely will inspire many healthy people to claim injuries, conflicting with the data on plenty of people who they say really ARE injured — if I mention that in any piece, I would pose it as a question). The irony here is five-fold: 1. No employer, consumer, or employee can reject OSHA (which adds BILLIONS a year to costs in the market, “safety costs” that WE ought to assess, not bureaucrats telling us how to do business). 2. No taxpayer can reject OSHA. 3. No taxpayer could reject the feds’ funding these jabs. 4. People who claim injury from the jabs can’t sue the jab-makers because the feds gave them immunity from suits 5. No Americans can reject Anthony Fauci or the NIH or CDC (manipulated numbers, paying off medical centers that inflate case claims).I love this for the incredible hypocrisy it exposes about the difference between the voluntary nature of business (even business that makes mistakes with requests of employees) and the involuntary nature of government, especially the agency that’s telling business people they can be liable if they “force” things — that agency a mechanism of force, of course.https://www.wnd.com/2021/05/osha-tells-employers-may-liable-adverse-reactions-mandate-covid-shots/
That ties-in with this… both of which I likely will discuss at MRCTV on Tuesday, 5-18:
Delta Airlines will b the first major corporation “requiring” jabs for new hires: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/delta-will-require-covid-19-vaccine-new-employees-2021-05-14/
That arrangement’s up to the employer and potential employee. As consumers, we require things from those who sell to us, should we be prevented from doing that? As much as I dislike the idea of a business making these kinds of requests of those who want to work for them, it’s up to the company, and employees can turn elsewhere… The problem arises when government artifically restricts the options for new employers to enter the market, thus reducing options for potential employees, or when government dictates how all competing employers will operate, making the job-offerers very uniform.
TTYL, all! – G-man
I posted this earlier today on Facebook, but want to share it with a wider audience… Hope you like…
…Imagine being a kid, having a handful of friends, or perhaps just one, who like Dr. Who as you do. Think for a moment about the fantastic world in which your imagination was able to travel. Consider discovering that there were a few others in America who liked it as you did. Then imagine taking the time to go to England where you meet more people who love it and hope it will return, who grew up as you did, but in the country where it began, with parents and siblings who watched it. Imagine realizing there were more kindred spirits in this world than your first, isolated appreciation could ever hint. Imagine returning to that country to see the revival of the series, written, in some cases, by people you’ve come to know and admire, and then consider that the new “regeneration” of the series becomes a dominant worldwide phenomenon, fifty years after it began.
Dr. Who is truly one of the greatest cultural creations, one of the most stunning artistic achievements and most rewarding “play” environments ever created in the world. To all involved, from Verity Lambert to Steve Camden working K-9, from Hinchcliff to Terrance Dicks, to the Big Finish Audio team (guys like Cavan Scott), to the Dr. Who Magazine staff, to the authors of the novels (guys like Mark Morris), to the authors of non-fiction books that gave me and my niece hours of fun (ie David J Howe), to the actors and the current production team and writers who have worked with the them: Thanks.
Yep. This was a few days ago, but, as Zaphod Beeblebrox once said, “What gives, what gives, what gives, what gives, what gives, what gives, what GIVES?!” I couldn’t help but laugh when I lifted the tiny plastic wrapper that contained this atomistic soap. You’re not looking at it through an electron microscope, but it’s close! 🙂 Funny. Great stay in Bath, on the way to Cardiff for “Scardiff”, the one-day horror event where I got to spend time with Wayne Simmons (http://waynesimmons.org/) and David Moody (vhttp://davidmoody.net/), and got to meet a lot more great writers and fans. Pics from that to follow! The coolest thing about the trip to Cardiff was that I had to stay overnight in Bristol (and who wouldn’t want to? it’s a cool city!) and my pal Cavan Scott (http://cavanscott.com/) told me he was going to be there for BristolCon, a great one-day Sci-Fi gathering that was happening RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER from my hotel by Bristol Temple Meads. AMAZING (Link:http://link.link.link.linkylink!) time there, seeing Cav and meeting up with a lot of cool folks from Future publishing! I’ll post pics from that in a moment! – For now? Bath, the soap (no, I didn’t use it in the bath Spa – that inspires an ancient Druidic curse!), and memories of my good friend Steve O’Brien and his wife, Britt, and their lovely daughter, Lizzie, who met with me for a nice nice of conversation, talk of Dr. Who, and pizza! 🙂 Thanks, all!
It looks fantastic! Great job, Pendragon Press and artist Ben Baldwin! I hope folks will go to http://www.pendragonpress.net to get their copy! Big thanks, also, to F. Paul Wilson — that’s his blurb on the front cover. Paul’s work can be found everywhere, but if you want the inside scoop on his books, travel to http://www.repairmanJack.com ! 🙂
Since I just lit this blog AFIRE with the near-final cover art for my debut novella, “Bite”, it’s now time to let loose da hounds! “Bite” is now ready for pre-order from the good people at Pendragon Press! I could tell you precisely how excited I am, but that would take up too much space! Suffice to say that Christopher Teague, the King of Pendragon, has done a wonderful job for me and for the story, which I think you’ll like! Visit the link, and see if you’d like to grab your copy!
http://www.pendragonpress.net/books/bite-by-gardner-goldsmith/
If you order before October 31, we can get you Autographed copies! Really! I’ll be the one autographing them! We might even be able to get the publisher to sign his name, and if Ben baldwin’s available, wouldn’t it be cool to get him to sign? I’ll see those guys that week, so who knows what other names might be on there! I might even ask people not even associated with it to sign! You might get an extra signature from the guy at my fave curry place in Brighton, or bus driver who takes me back to Heathrow! Added coolness, no charge! Just ask and we will work to make your life that much more awesome!
Now, to whet your mental appetite, here is a copy of the presser for “Bite”… 🙂
“Bite”
Press Release
What would you do if your career began with promise, if your plans for life seemed well on their way, but, due to your own mistakes, the bottom suddenly dropped out?
What if that clean, prosperous, happy family life was lost, and you were left to slide deeper and deeper into the “underground”, each strange job more obscure and bizarre than the next?
Where would you land? How long could you stomach that world?
Could you do the kind of job that others fear or don’t believe exists?
Sylvester Cole can. He has for too many years, and now he wants out. Long ago on track to become a literature professor, Sylv made one big mistake, and he’s paid for it since. Maybe he’s made himself pay. He’s not exactly sure.
But one thing is certain, now in his mid-fifties, he’s had enough. He’s saved up his cash and gold. He’s bought a plane ticket out of Vegas, and he’s ready to retire.
Silvester Cole wants one chance at life.
Because Sylvester Cole is sick of re-killing the dead.
But when Sylv wanders into his favorite watering hole to say goodbye to his friends of convenience, he’s confronted with an opportunity of a different sort: a girl, who just might give him that chance to snatch life and love out of the hands of fate – by re-killing one last time.
“Bite” is a noir novella that brings you back to what horror is all about: emotional, psychological, spiritual stakes. Its voice is real, and its action is aggressive.
I hope you like it, and will spread the word!
As added bonuses, Pendragon Press and I have even added two shorts to “help you unwind” at the end of the tale!
Here are what other respected authors are saying about “Bite”:
“An action-packed collision of horror and noir!”
F. Paul Wilson
“A hard-boiled horror story, as if Sam Spade had turned vampire hunter.”
Christopher Golden
“A cracking story which tears along at 100 miles an hour.”
Mark Morris
“Gard Goldsmith’s prose is like the edge of a knife. Definitely a writer to watch!”
Brian Keene
“A wonderfully engaging tale of woe!’
Wayne Simmons Bestselling author of “Flu” and “Plastic Jesus”
“BITE”
…is currently available from “Pendragon Press”, for shipment in the US, UK, EU and World-wide. Pre-orders made prior to the official release on October 31 can receive autographed copies! Show your GREAT taste, BUY ONE NOW!
Wow! This is the almost-final version, with images by Ben Baldwin, who is amazing, and… blurbs from some very kind writers whom I admire greatly. There are a couple blurbs (one will be on the front cover) yet to go into the final images. But, wow!! 🙂
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Okay, so I know these posts are coming fast and furious… I read a blog by someone recently that spelled out one aspect of how a writer can look at blogging. A writer can view it as a good exercise, a friendly way to stretch his or her mental muscle as he attempts to impart ideas. This lets him or her apply his mind to colorful turns of phrase and witty thoughts before he sets his fingers to keying the actual story that’s on his mind. A blog can be part that, and it can also be a friendly way to say “thanks”, by sending out information one thinks the reader might enjoy. It can also be a way to inform the reader of neat happenings for friends in the writing world — and I love that idea. It can also be a way to promote, and to keep one’s name in front of folks’ eyes on this here interwebby thing. But one writer’s blog (found HERE http://www.stroppyauthor.com/2013/09/peeping-over-parapet.html ) recently noted that it might not be wise to spend a lot of time on blogging. I agree and disagree. I’ve certainly waited a while to post new thoughts online, often because of my schedule, often because Facebook tends to drag one away and post to his or her personal friends, getting people caught up in those conversations, sometimes because I wasn’t used to blogging at my own “professional writer” blog. But I think there is a great value in being able to contact you outside the “FB Friends” realm, and I particularly like the idea of being able to tell you about the work of people I admire.
Here’s one such work. “Chiral Mad 2″… My friend, writer Michael Bailey, is an astounding guy. Writer, editor, businessman, good bro to his sis and all-around nice guy, Michael last year created a non-profit altho called “Chiral Mad”. Just the title might indicate to you this guy’s genius. Chirality is the property of images or three-dimensional forms appearing to look like each other, but when you try to overlay them, they don’t fit. Mirror images are like this. The two halves of your face are like this. Your hands are like this.
Well, “Chiral Mad” was all about madness, of course, and Chirality! And let me tell you, a challenge like this is one lots of writers would love to accept when it comes to writing a tale! I was fortunate enough to have a story accepted for Michael’s anthology last year, along with great guys like Gary McMahon, Eric Guignard, and Gary Braunbeck, and the book was a huge success. Thousands of bucks were garnered to go to Down Syndrome research. (Buy it here! http://www.amazon.com/Chiral-Mad-Michael-Bailey/dp/1479152439 ). Well, Michael is now editing “Chiral Mad 2”, and he has, once more, amassed an amazing, horrifying array of talent.
And last week I found out I’m lucky enough to be among those guys and ladies! Very happy. The story is called “Whitechapel”, and it takes place in that area of London. I can’t wait to see all the stories in that book. It’s gonna be a BLAST! Here’s a link to the preliminary info on “Chiral Mad 2”! http://blog.nettirw.com/2013/07/03/chiral-mad-2/
Gotta fly! As The Prisoner said, “Be Seeing You!” 🙂
Just a heads-up!
My pal Mark Morris ends September and begins this month by marking the 25th anniversary of his first published novel. Take a look at “Toady”! It’s definitely a satisfying read. Here’s the UK edition (Kindle in this link) http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E9HR16G/ref=tsm_1_fb_lk
Here is the US version (Kindle): http://www.amazon.com/Toady-ebook/dp/B00E9HR16G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380728218&sr=8-1&keywords=mark+morris+toady
Check it out! 🙂
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