I've gotten quite a few emails over the last few weeks/months regarding DEMON INSIDE's release date, which as you all know was supposed to be next month.
It's not being released next month. I'm hoping to be able to make an announcement regarding its release date and the reasons for the delay by the end of the week. For now, just trust me that all will be well, the book will definitely come out, and all will be revealed as soon as I'm permitted to do so. And if you happen to see anyone discussing it anywhere, could you pass that message on? The announcement will be here, and all over my blog, and all over the internet, so no one will miss it, I promise.
I meant to post these once a month or so...and I'm hoping to stick with that, in addition to some UNHOLY GHOSTS sneak peeks after the new year.
So, here is this month's DI snippet! Enjoy!
"Hi, Megan."
The scream died in her throat when she saw Rocturnus lounging on her couch. "Damn it, I've asked you not to—"
"You asked me not to jump out at you and I'm not. I'm just sitting here."
"You scared me."
"Sorry." He didn't look sorry, but then demons never did.
She set down the bag and switched on the lamp by the couch. "Where have you been?"
"Checking on everyone." His beady little eyes shifted. Not a good sign.
"And?"
"And they're all alive. No more explosions."
A breath she didn't realize she'd been holding escaped. "Good."
"But…maybe you should sit down."
Megan knew people often told other people to sit down when they had good news for them, too. It just hadn't ever happened to her. There was no point in trying to put a brave face on things as she sat. Rocturnus would be able to feel, taste and smell her every negative emotion anyway. "Okay, what?"
"Well…some of us aren't very…happy. About the changes. And about what's been going on. The deaths."
"I didn't think having your buddies explode would put you guys in the Christmas spirit," she said, "but—"
"Actually we quite like the holidays. Lots of depression, feelings of inadequacy, jealousy…we're very busy this time of year."
"Mmm, just like Santa's elves," she said. "What about the changes?"
The frown on his wizened little face told her what he thought of the "elves" joke. "It's confidence," he said. "I know you don't feel entirely comfortable with us. With what we do. But you have to remember, it is how we stay alive."
"I'm not trying to kill anyone. I think it's fair to ask you to exercise a little restraint, don't you?"
"There's another family."
"What?"
"Another family. I mean, some of us have always had loyalties to other families. Not all of us in this city or even this country belonged to the Accuser."
She nodded. He'd brushed over this subject before, but she hadn't paid much attention. It was enough to know several thousand demons in the city belonged to her. What the others did didn't matter much, at least that's what she'd thought.
Apparently she was wrong. "Another family is forming in the city. Some of yours…they're uncomfortable. They don't like your new way of doing things."
"They'd rather be tortured and beaten?"
Rocturnus nodded. "And be able to live the way they always have."
"But they aren't giving it a chance!" She stood up—so much for sitting down—and started pacing, realizing at the same time she was still wearing her coat and scarf. No wonder she felt so warm.
"They don't think you can protect them," Rocturnus said. "They think you didn't want us to begin with and now you're trying to starve us and you don't care about the explosions."
"That's not true, Roc you know it isn't true. I do care. I went to jail last night for you guys, if I didn't care I wouldn't have bothered to go that house and—"
"I know that."
"Have you told them?"
He nodded.
"But they don't believe you."
"It isn't all of them," he said. "It's not even a lot of them...yet. But enough to make me worry. They just—they don't think you're strong enough."
She brushed aside the little voice in her head that warned maybe they were right. "I want to help them!"
"They want to be ruled, not helped. It's the way demons are." She raised an eyebrow and he amended, "It's the way Yezer Ha-Ra are. The big ones, they have their own needs. They still want a strong leader though."
She never thought she'd live to see the day when she was rejected by a bunch of little demons who fed on human anger and misery. By rights they should be drawn to her like flies to…well, like flies to just about anything. She'd never heard of a discerning fly.
They should be drawn to her like she was drawn to the bottle of vodka in her liquor cabinet. It sloshed into her glass, cracking the ice sticking to the bottom, turning a lovely jewel-pink when she poured cranberry juice over it and added a splash of Rose's lime. A tropical drink for a very cold and frosty night. Hey, something should be warm and tropical. Her insides certainly weren't.
Half the drink was gone before she felt ready to talk again. "So who started this other family?"
"What do you mean?"
"Who started it? Who's in charge? Is it one of you guys or is everyone joining a different Meegra or what?"
From the way his mouth twisted she almost expected him to say the others were joining Greyson's Meegra. But that wasn't possible, she knew it. Greyson wouldn't betray her like that.
At least, she thought he wouldn't.
Shoving that disturbing thought out of her mind, she repeated the question. "Who's in charge, Roc? Come on, if I'm going to be in direct competition with someone I'd like to know who it is."
"I don't know," he said finally. "They wouldn't tell me."
"Can't you—wait, what do you mean they wouldn't tell you? Who wouldn't tell you, the ones who left or the ones who're still with me?"
He looked at his hands.
"Okay, so my demons—the ones staying with me—are now refusing to tell you where the demons who are no longer with me are going?"
"That's the gist of it, yes."
"Fuck." She stood up and held out her hand. "Okay, then. Let's go see them."
"Now? They won't be there."
"Then I'll call them there." Why this was suddenly so important she didn't know. Hadn't she spent half the day wanting to be rid of the little demons, to be herself again? Come down to it, hadn't she spent most of the last three months wishing this whole leader-of-the-personal-demon-pack thing hadn't happened? As much as she liked Roc, being pulled in two directions like this wasn't exactly comfortable.
But now she was hopping mad, fighting mad. It wasn't that they were leaving, it was that they weren't even telling her where they were going. That anger burned in her chest, burned through her entire body. If they wanted to leave that was fine. But to not tell her where they were going, to treat her so disrespectfully…
It wasn't until she'd closed her eyes and reached with her mind for the high-ceilinged room in the sky where they lived that she realized she was thinking exactly the way Greyson kept telling her she should think.
I meant to post these once a month or so...and I'm hoping to stick with that, in addition to some UNHOLY GHOSTS sneak peeks after the new year.
So, here is this month's DI snippet! Enjoy!
"Hi, Megan."
The scream died in her throat when she saw Rocturnus lounging on her couch. "Damn it, I've asked you not to—"
"You asked me not to jump out at you and I'm not. I'm just sitting here."
"You scared me."
"Sorry." He didn't look sorry, but then demons never did.
She set down the bag and switched on the lamp by the couch. "Where have you been?"
"Checking on everyone." His beady little eyes shifted. Not a good sign.
"And?"
"And they're all alive. No more explosions."
A breath she didn't realize she'd been holding escaped. "Good."
"But…maybe you should sit down."
Megan knew people often told other people to sit down when they had good news for them, too. It just hadn't ever happened to her. There was no point in trying to put a brave face on things as she sat. Rocturnus would be able to feel, taste and smell her every negative emotion anyway. "Okay, what?"
"Well…some of us aren't very…happy. About the changes. And about what's been going on. The deaths."
"I didn't think having your buddies explode would put you guys in the Christmas spirit," she said, "but—"
"Actually we quite like the holidays. Lots of depression, feelings of inadequacy, jealousy…we're very busy this time of year."
"Mmm, just like Santa's elves," she said. "What about the changes?"
The frown on his wizened little face told her what he thought of the "elves" joke. "It's confidence," he said. "I know you don't feel entirely comfortable with us. With what we do. But you have to remember, it is how we stay alive."
"I'm not trying to kill anyone. I think it's fair to ask you to exercise a little restraint, don't you?"
"There's another family."
"What?"
"Another family. I mean, some of us have always had loyalties to other families. Not all of us in this city or even this country belonged to the Accuser."
She nodded. He'd brushed over this subject before, but she hadn't paid much attention. It was enough to know several thousand demons in the city belonged to her. What the others did didn't matter much, at least that's what she'd thought.
Apparently she was wrong. "Another family is forming in the city. Some of yours…they're uncomfortable. They don't like your new way of doing things."
"They'd rather be tortured and beaten?"
Rocturnus nodded. "And be able to live the way they always have."
"But they aren't giving it a chance!" She stood up—so much for sitting down—and started pacing, realizing at the same time she was still wearing her coat and scarf. No wonder she felt so warm.
"They don't think you can protect them," Rocturnus said. "They think you didn't want us to begin with and now you're trying to starve us and you don't care about the explosions."
"That's not true, Roc you know it isn't true. I do care. I went to jail last night for you guys, if I didn't care I wouldn't have bothered to go that house and—"
"I know that."
"Have you told them?"
He nodded.
"But they don't believe you."
"It isn't all of them," he said. "It's not even a lot of them...yet. But enough to make me worry. They just—they don't think you're strong enough."
She brushed aside the little voice in her head that warned maybe they were right. "I want to help them!"
"They want to be ruled, not helped. It's the way demons are." She raised an eyebrow and he amended, "It's the way Yezer Ha-Ra are. The big ones, they have their own needs. They still want a strong leader though."
She never thought she'd live to see the day when she was rejected by a bunch of little demons who fed on human anger and misery. By rights they should be drawn to her like flies to…well, like flies to just about anything. She'd never heard of a discerning fly.
They should be drawn to her like she was drawn to the bottle of vodka in her liquor cabinet. It sloshed into her glass, cracking the ice sticking to the bottom, turning a lovely jewel-pink when she poured cranberry juice over it and added a splash of Rose's lime. A tropical drink for a very cold and frosty night. Hey, something should be warm and tropical. Her insides certainly weren't.
Half the drink was gone before she felt ready to talk again. "So who started this other family?"
"What do you mean?"
"Who started it? Who's in charge? Is it one of you guys or is everyone joining a different Meegra or what?"
From the way his mouth twisted she almost expected him to say the others were joining Greyson's Meegra. But that wasn't possible, she knew it. Greyson wouldn't betray her like that.
At least, she thought he wouldn't.
Shoving that disturbing thought out of her mind, she repeated the question. "Who's in charge, Roc? Come on, if I'm going to be in direct competition with someone I'd like to know who it is."
"I don't know," he said finally. "They wouldn't tell me."
"Can't you—wait, what do you mean they wouldn't tell you? Who wouldn't tell you, the ones who left or the ones who're still with me?"
He looked at his hands.
"Okay, so my demons—the ones staying with me—are now refusing to tell you where the demons who are no longer with me are going?"
"That's the gist of it, yes."
"Fuck." She stood up and held out her hand. "Okay, then. Let's go see them."
"Now? They won't be there."
"Then I'll call them there." Why this was suddenly so important she didn't know. Hadn't she spent half the day wanting to be rid of the little demons, to be herself again? Come down to it, hadn't she spent most of the last three months wishing this whole leader-of-the-personal-demon-pack thing hadn't happened? As much as she liked Roc, being pulled in two directions like this wasn't exactly comfortable.
But now she was hopping mad, fighting mad. It wasn't that they were leaving, it was that they weren't even telling her where they were going. That anger burned in her chest, burned through her entire body. If they wanted to leave that was fine. But to not tell her where they were going, to treat her so disrespectfully…
It wasn't until she'd closed her eyes and reached with her mind for the high-ceilinged room in the sky where they lived that she realized she was thinking exactly the way Greyson kept telling her she should think.
Nope, only ebooks at the moment, sadly. I have no idea what the criteria is to go to print, but whatever it is I guess I don't meet it. But I will (hopefully) have some new on the release date for Demon Inside soon, as well as dates for the Downside books (Unholy Ghosts & sequels), so... We're chugging along!
You are free to print your ebooks for personal use, if you buy them in PDF. At least I'm pretty sure you are. (Psst: Go ahead. I won't tell on you.)
Stace
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 7:01 PM, jsuhrmacher <jsuhrmacher@...> wrote:
Are they in print as well as e-books, or only e-books? I've been looking for them in the local bookstores (they have a decent erotica section) but couldn't find any, so I tried Ellora's Cave and they were
available to dowload but not purchase in print.
Your summary for <i>Accustomed to his Fangs</i> was hilarious, and I've been wanting to read it, but I'm not sure my eyes can handle an e-
book.
Are they in print as well as e-books, or only e-books? I've been
looking for them in the local bookstores (they have a decent erotica
section) but couldn't find any, so I tried Ellora's Cave and they were
available to dowload but not purchase in print.
Your summary for <i>Accustomed to his Fangs</i> was hilarious, and
I've been wanting to read it, but I'm not sure my eyes can handle an e-
book.
Great minds and all that... LOL
-Q
--- In Kanenews@..., "December Quinn"
<decemberquinn@...> wrote:
>
> Hee, I'm going to blog about Mark's new site today too. :-)
>
> Stace
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Qwill <qwill.qwill@...> wrote:
>
> > So I was going to blog about my contracting nightmare(s), but
something
> > more interesting caught my attention: Mark Henry's new website
is up and
> > I've blogged about it a bit:
> >
> > http://qwillery.blogspot.com/2008/12/mark-henry-author-new-
website-and.html
> >
> > You'll get contractors next week, unless I get distracted again...
> >
> > -Q
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.decemberquinn.com
>
> http://www.staciakane.com
>
> UNHOLY GHOSTS--first in a new dark urban fantasy series, Fall 2009
from Del
> Rey
>
Hee, I'm going to blog about Mark's new site today too. :-)
Stace
On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Qwill <qwill.qwill@...> wrote:
So I was going to blog about my contracting nightmare(s), but something more interesting caught my attention: Mark Henry's new website is up and I've blogged about it a bit:
So I was going to blog about
my contracting nightmare(s), but something more interesting caught my
attention: Mark Henry's new website is up and I've blogged about it a
bit:
Ooh! Deep fried sounds good! I had deep fried turkey for the first time last
week at the
kids' Thanksgiving Feast...it was so delicious! (The dad that made it is from
Jamaica, so it
had some bite!)
Sorry this turkey didn't cook up like you expected!
--- In Kanenews@..., "Stacia Kane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
>
> Wow, Megan, that's a lot of Thanksgivings, what fun! And how awesome to hear
> everyone else's plans too, thanks guys!
>
> We just finished eating. Oh, what a disappointment. I'd read this new
> turkey-cooking method that was supposed to keep it juicy; sadly it did NOT
> work. Next year I'm going back to my original method, which is to slather
> butter under and over the skin and cook it upside down for the first
> hour/hour and a half or so.
>
> Or deep-frying, because that is delicious. :-)
>
> But everything else was good, I'm happy to report, and the pumpkin pie is
> baking as I type and smells delicious. So I'm happy.
>
> Stace
>
> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Megan <midwifedesign@...> wrote:
>
> > I think we're ending up with 5 Thanksgiving meals this year!
> > We had our annual Thanksgiving Feast with our boys' school last Friday.
> > (The families
> > meet at the river with the food in the morning, bbq anything that still
> > needs to cook, the
> > kids have school outdoors and we have this huge communal meal picnic-style
> > at noon.)
> > My hubs and I made Thanksgiving for my family of 26 last weekend...(we cook
> > it because
> > only two other people in the whole family can make a big turkey without
> > drying it out and
> > my Gran shouldn't have to do it anymore! We're going to our friends' house
> > for
> > today...Tomorrow our borrowed 20 year old is making a feast for her
> > "orphans" (and I'm
> > walking her through it because she is just learning how to cook)...and
> > Saturday we are
> > feeding our "orphans" and bachelors. (another 30 person meal because some
> > of our
> > "orphans" have families now!)
> > I guess we like Thanksgiving, LOL!
> >
> > --- In Kanenews@... <Kanenews%40yahoogroups.co.uk>,
> > "staciakane" <decemberquinn@> wrote:
> > >
> > > What does everyone have planned for the day?
> > >
> > >
> > > We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do
> > > turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
> > > friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
> > > be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
> > > bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
> > >
> > > Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
> > > year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
> > > would be slim.
> > >
> > > Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
> > > Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
> > > goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
> > > 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
> > > that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
> > > Sigh.)
> > >
> > > Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
> > > Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
> > > little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
> > > So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
> > >
> > > How about you?
> > >
> > > Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
> > > and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
> > > Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
> > > like Thanksgiving are especially important.
> > >
> > > Hugs to you all
> > >
> > > Stacia
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> http://www.decemberquinn.com
>
> http://www.staciakane.com
>
> UNHOLY GHOSTS--first in a new dark urban fantasy series, Fall 2009 from Del
> Rey
>
Ha! It was the first thing that popped into my head. :)
--- In Kanenews@..., Jackie Ballway <jsuhrmacher@...> wrote:
>
> Nothing puts me in a good mood like a Pinky and the Brain reference!!
>
> brightlyiburn <going_under18@...> wrote:
Same thing I do every Thanksgiving...try to take over the--no, wait.
> Wrong day.
>
> Still, though, same thing I do every Thanksgiving. Drag myself over to
> my grandma's with my mom and my sister. Thanksgiving has never been my
> favorite holiday.
>
> On the bright side, I never have to worry about feeling like I put on
> 20 pounds in one sitting, because the only thing I like is the turkey
> and the cranberry sauce. Always a silver lining. ;)
>
> B
>
> --- In Kanenews@..., "staciakane" <decemberquinn@> wrote:
> >
> > What does everyone have planned for the day?
> >
> >
> > We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and
we do
> > turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
> > friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
> > be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
> > bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
> >
> > Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
> > year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
> > would be slim.
> >
> > Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
> > Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a
Christmas
> > goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
> > 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
> > that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
> > Sigh.)
> >
> > Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
> > Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
> > little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
> > So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
> >
> > How about you?
> >
> > Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to
celebrate
> > and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
> > Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think
days
> > like Thanksgiving are especially important.
> >
> > Hugs to you all
> >
> > Stacia
> >
>
Nothing puts me in a good mood like a Pinky and the Brain reference!!
brightlyiburn <going_under18@...> wrote:
Same thing I do every Thanksgiving...try to take over the--no, wait. Wrong day.
Still, though, same thing I do every Thanksgiving. Drag myself over to my grandma's with my mom and my sister. Thanksgiving has never been my favorite holiday.
On the bright side, I never have to worry about feeling like I put on 20 pounds in one sitting, because the only thing I like is the turkey and the cranberry
sauce. Always a silver lining. ;)
B
--- In Kanenews@yahoogroups.co.uk, "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote: > > What does everyone have planned for the day? > > > We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do > turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a > friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could > be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one > bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!) > > Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this > year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices > would be slim. > > Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth. > Sigh. (This always happens to me.
Two years ago I ordered a Christmas > goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like > 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had > that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went. > Sigh.) > > Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey-- > Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two > little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey. > So we're in for an interesting day, indeed. > > How about you? > > Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate > and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world. > Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days > like Thanksgiving are especially important. > > Hugs to you all > > Stacia >
Today we gorged ourselves at the in-laws and Saturday we gain ten more pounds with my family. My nieces turned 13 and 10 this week so we'll have birthday cake too. *Drool*
We got lucky this year and didn't have to family hop. Christmas will still be a cluster of rapidly packing gifts and carting ourselves from one city to the next.
staciakane <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin
pie. (Last year we had a friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth. Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went. Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey-- Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two little girls are not going to make a dent in a big
frigging turkey. So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world. Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days like Thanksgiving are especially important.
We did Thanksgiving yesterday because it was our RPG game day so we had people coming over, and it was my husband's day off. He's working today, but hey, holiday pay :)
Our tradition is that everyone picks a dish and Mom makes it. My son picked "fancy" mac and cheese (the kind with the cream packet instead of the powder packet), my husband wanted deviled eggs, my daughter wanted us to make a triple layer chocolate pie (which was real easy and kid friendly since it was mostly just layers of pudding in different degrees of richness. I linked to the recipe on my blog :)
We mostly just ate together, played our game and hung out. Perfect :)
Wow, Megan, that's a lot of Thanksgivings, what fun! And how awesome to hear everyone else's plans too, thanks guys!
We just finished eating. Oh, what a disappointment. I'd read this new turkey-cooking method that was supposed to keep it juicy; sadly it did NOT work. Next year I'm going back to my original method, which is to slather butter under and over the skin and cook it upside down for the first hour/hour and a half or so.
Or deep-frying, because that is delicious. :-)
But everything else was good, I'm happy to report, and the pumpkin pie is baking as I type and smells delicious. So I'm happy.
I think we're ending up with 5 Thanksgiving meals this year! We had our annual Thanksgiving Feast with our boys' school last Friday. (The families meet at the river with the food in the morning, bbq anything that still needs to cook, the
kids have school outdoors and we have this huge communal meal picnic-style at noon.) My hubs and I made Thanksgiving for my family of 26 last weekend...(we cook it because only two other people in the whole family can make a big turkey without drying it out and
my Gran shouldn't have to do it anymore! We're going to our friends' house for today...Tomorrow our borrowed 20 year old is making a feast for her "orphans" (and I'm walking her through it because she is just learning how to cook)...and Saturday we are
feeding our "orphans" and bachelors. (another 30 person meal because some of our "orphans" have families now!) I guess we like Thanksgiving, LOL!
--- In Kanenews@..., "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote: >
> What does everyone have planned for the day? > > > We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do > turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
> friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could > be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one > bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
> > Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this > year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices > would be slim. > > Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
> Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas > goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like > 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
> that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went. > Sigh.) > > Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey-- > Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
> little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey. > So we're in for an interesting day, indeed. > > How about you? > > Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
> and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world. > Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days > like Thanksgiving are especially important. > > Hugs to you all
> > Stacia >
I think we're ending up with 5 Thanksgiving meals this year!
We had our annual Thanksgiving Feast with our boys' school last Friday. (The
families
meet at the river with the food in the morning, bbq anything that still needs to
cook, the
kids have school outdoors and we have this huge communal meal picnic-style at
noon.)
My hubs and I made Thanksgiving for my family of 26 last weekend...(we cook it
because
only two other people in the whole family can make a big turkey without drying
it out and
my Gran shouldn't have to do it anymore! We're going to our friends' house for
today...Tomorrow our borrowed 20 year old is making a feast for her "orphans"
(and I'm
walking her through it because she is just learning how to cook)...and Saturday
we are
feeding our "orphans" and bachelors. (another 30 person meal because some of our
"orphans" have families now!)
I guess we like Thanksgiving, LOL!
--- In Kanenews@..., "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
>
> What does everyone have planned for the day?
>
>
> We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do
> turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
> friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
> be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
> bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
>
> Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
> year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
> would be slim.
>
> Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
> Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
> goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
> 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
> that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
> Sigh.)
>
> Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
> Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
> little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
> So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
>
> How about you?
>
> Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
> and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
> Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
> like Thanksgiving are especially important.
>
> Hugs to you all
>
> Stacia
>
Happy Turkey Day to you indeed Stace. Today is a day when I realize how lucky I am to have such great friends. I am truly thankful for all may Team Seattle Peeps. What am I going to do today? Well I should be writing schedules for work today but no I am playing on AIM and watching the Macy's parade. Later today i will visit the Priest Household for dinneh. It is a low key and relaxing day!
Hugs to all!
Synde
eenie meanie chili beanie..the spirits are about to speak..
-----Original Message-----
From: staciakane <decemberquinn@...>
To: Kanenews@...
Sent: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 1:26 am
Subject: [Kanenews] Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do
turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
like Thanksgiving are especially important.
Been up hacking up a lung for a couple of hours now as I try to get ready for 5 other people coming over to partake in waaay too much food.
Hubby and FIL are deep frying the turkey and I'm trying to figure out how to get everything else in the oven (3 dishes, plus the rolls. This is gonna be messy!)
Happy Thanksgiving all!
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 4:26 AM, staciakane <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth. Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went. Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey-- Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey. So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world. Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
like Thanksgiving are especially important.
Hugs to you all
Stacia
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Happy Thanksgiving y'all! I'm finishing up my coffee and some reading before Caroline gets up. Then it's cooking a couple of side dishes for an Orphan's dinner. Wishing everyone a dysfunction free day.
Mark Henry's HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED, a zomedy with teeth! In stores now from Kensington.
On Nov 27, 2008, at 1:26 AM, "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth. Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went. Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey-- Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey. So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world. Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days like Thanksgiving are especially important.
Happy Thanksgiving y'all! I'm finishing up my coffee and some reading before Caroline gets up. Then it's cooking a couple of side dishes for an Orphan's dinner. Wishing everyone a dysfunction free day.
Mark Henry's HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED, a zomedy with teeth! In stores now from Kensington.
On Nov 27, 2008, at 1:26 AM, "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do
turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
like Thanksgiving are especially important.
Same thing I do every Thanksgiving...try to take over the--no, wait.
Wrong day.
Still, though, same thing I do every Thanksgiving. Drag myself over to
my grandma's with my mom and my sister. Thanksgiving has never been my
favorite holiday.
On the bright side, I never have to worry about feeling like I put on
20 pounds in one sitting, because the only thing I like is the turkey
and the cranberry sauce. Always a silver lining. ;)
B
--- In Kanenews@..., "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote:
>
> What does everyone have planned for the day?
>
>
> We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do
> turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
> friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
> be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
> bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
>
> Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
> year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
> would be slim.
>
> Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
> Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
> goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
> 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
> that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
> Sigh.)
>
> Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
> Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
> little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
> So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
>
> How about you?
>
> Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
> and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
> Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
> like Thanksgiving are especially important.
>
> Hugs to you all
>
> Stacia
>
Awful about Mumbai. We were glued to CNN yesterday.
For Thanksgiving we are going to my sister's. She makes goose
though, which is fine, but I prefer turkey on Thanksgiving. So I'll
be repeating Thanksgiving at home on Friday! I love to roast a big
turkey though because I must have leftovers! This year our bird is
over 20 lbs. I'll make my Mom's chestnut stuffing. I've already
made the Cranberry Chutney because I always bring that to my
sister's. The kids help with it, and it's become a tradition for
us. It's easy to make but very delicious. I'll also make braised
root vegetables for Thanksgiving 2. Hope that you have a wonderful
day.
-Q
--- In Kanenews@..., "staciakane" <decemberquinn@...>
wrote:
>
> What does everyone have planned for the day?
>
>
> We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we
do
> turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
> friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
> be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
> bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
>
> Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
> year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
> would be slim.
>
> Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
> Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a
Christmas
> goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
> 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
> that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
> Sigh.)
>
> Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
> Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
> little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
> So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
>
> How about you?
>
> Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to
celebrate
> and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
> Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think
days
> like Thanksgiving are especially important.
>
> Hugs to you all
>
> Stacia
>
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. We always cook a 18 lbs turkey or greater. We like the leftovers.
Later, I'll watch the Cowboys dominate! Or not. We'll see which team shows up today. LOL
Tom
To: Kanenews@... From: decemberquinn@... Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:26:09 +0000 Subject: [Kanenews] Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth. Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like 17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went. Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey-- Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey. So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world. Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days like Thanksgiving are especially important.
Hugs to you all
Stacia
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What does everyone have planned for the day?
We do Thanksgiving every year--hubs takes the day off work, and we do
turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie. (Last year we had a
friend over who told me he just didn't understand how pumpkin could
be a dessert. Whereupon I shoved a piece of it at him. He took one
bite and said, "Ah. I understand." Hee! Score one for pumpkin pie!)
Anyway. So with one thing and another I left it a little late this
year, and so went to the butcher shop yesterday knowing my choices
would be slim.
Or, um, fat. The only turkey they had was a fifteen-pound behemoth.
Sigh. (This always happens to me. Two years ago I ordered a Christmas
goose, and specified 7-9 pounds; the one they gave me was more like
17. I almost died when I saw it, and it was the only one they had
that wasn't spoken for, as it was Christmas Eve day when I went.
Sigh.)
Anyway. So it's just me and the hubs and our enormous turkey--
Princess will eat turkey, but Faerie won't, and either way, two
little girls are not going to make a dent in a big frigging turkey.
So we're in for an interesting day, indeed.
How about you?
Oh, and today I'm going to blog about why it's important to celebrate
and chitchat when Serious Things are happening in the world.
Especially with what's happening this morning in Mumbai, I think days
like Thanksgiving are especially important.
Hugs to you all
Stacia
I don't think you sounded rude, Tez, don't worry. It's a legitimate question. I can totally understand not wanting things to be spoilered in discussions.
I'm going to keep thinking about it. I don't want to clog people's Inboxes with Special Notices all the time, is the problem. :-)
Stace
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:26 AM, Tez Miller <tezmilleroz@...> wrote:
I hope I didn't sound rude. It's just like to be in the know with everything, yet don't want to read discussions since I haven't read the books yet. But I own Personal Demons, I swear - I have photographic evidence ;-)
Have a lovely day! :-)
--
Tez Miller
Writer, Reader, Blogger, Reviewer, Interviewer & Promoter of the urban fantasy and futuristic genres
Oh, thank you so much! I am totally amazed at the reception the book got. I mean, of course I love it; I wrote it. But I never expected people to be so enthusiastic about it, and for it to still be selling eight months after release.
I just hope I don't let everybody down with the second book, lol. *bites nails*
And hey, talk books all you like; don't feel at all that you're only allowed to talk about MY books here. I think everybody here reads a lot, so please feel free to dicuss anything you're reading or have read, by anyone.
Stace
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 1:49 AM, jsuhrmacher <jsuhrmacher@...> wrote:
Really? Oh, you have to read it. It's like crack--when you're through you just want more!
So far I've got two of my friends to buy and read it, and everyone who asks to borrow the Charlaine Harris books (True Blood has been hell on
my book collection), I sneak in this one and few of the other urban fantasy authors I really like.
I may just be a huge nerd, but I think I like the discussions more than anything. My husband just gives me a blank look when I start
talking books and my fellow readers work different shifts than me, so I like having other people know what the hell I'm talking about. ; )
--- In Kanenews@..., "Tez Miller" <tezmilleroz@...> wrote: > > I hope I didn't sound rude. It's just like to be in the know with
> everything, yet don't want to read discussions since I haven't read the > books yet. But I own *Personal Demons*, I swear - I have photographic > evidence ;-) > > Have a lovely day! :-)
See, you guys are making me want to change mine, and use something that changes too. Although if I want to see bare trees all I have to do is look out the window. :-)
I do like bare trees, though.
Stace
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:05 AM, brightlyiburn <going_under18@...> wrote:
My first reaction, when I saw the new colors, was "Oh, yuck, OLDER VERSION!" Then I saw the themes. I've got mine on Phantasea which apparently changes colors. All during the day it was blue, like the
ocean during the day. Now it's night and it's all kinda dark purple-y red, like the ocean at night. Nifty!
B
--- In Kanenews@..., "Stacia Kane" <decemberquinn@...> wrote: >
> So two nights ago my gmail screen suddenly went blue, and I literally sat > here for like two minutes trying to figure out what I'd done; did I > highlight it? What? I actually shut down the internet and brought it
back > up, before I saw the little bar about New Themes (in my defense, I was in > the middle of a conversation with my husband at the time, and so wasn't > really paying attention.) > > Come to find it's nifty Gmail Themes. I'm using "Silver Lining".
Which is > mostly black. Because I am so, so dark and mysterious. > > Anybody else got one? Which one? > > Stace > > -- > http://www.decemberquinn.com
> > http://www.staciakane.com > > UNHOLY GHOSTS--first in a new dark urban fantasy series, Fall 2009 from Del > Rey >
My first reaction, when I saw the new colors, was "Oh, yuck, OLDER
VERSION!" Then I saw the themes. I've got mine on Phantasea which
apparently changes colors. All during the day it was blue, like the
ocean during the day. Now it's night and it's all kinda dark purple-y
red, like the ocean at night. Nifty!
B
--- In Kanenews@..., "Stacia Kane" <decemberquinn@...>
wrote:
>
> So two nights ago my gmail screen suddenly went blue, and I
literally sat
> here for like two minutes trying to figure out what I'd done; did I
> highlight it? What? I actually shut down the internet and brought it
back
> up, before I saw the little bar about New Themes (in my defense, I
was in
> the middle of a conversation with my husband at the time, and so wasn't
> really paying attention.)
>
> Come to find it's nifty Gmail Themes. I'm using "Silver Lining".
Which is
> mostly black. Because I am so, so dark and mysterious.
>
> Anybody else got one? Which one?
>
> Stace
>
> --
> http://www.decemberquinn.com
>
> http://www.staciakane.com
>
> UNHOLY GHOSTS--first in a new dark urban fantasy series, Fall 2009
from Del
> Rey
>
Really? Oh, you have to read it. It's like crack--when you're through
you just want more!
So far I've got two of my friends to buy and read it, and everyone who
asks to borrow the Charlaine Harris books (True Blood has been hell on
my book collection), I sneak in this one and few of the other urban
fantasy authors I really like.
I may just be a huge nerd, but I think I like the discussions more
than anything. My husband just gives me a blank look when I start
talking books and my fellow readers work different shifts than me, so
I like having other people know what the hell I'm talking about. ; )
--- In Kanenews@..., "Tez Miller" <tezmilleroz@...> wrote:
>
> I hope I didn't sound rude. It's just like to be in the know with
> everything, yet don't want to read discussions since I haven't read the
> books yet. But I own *Personal Demons*, I swear - I have photographic
> evidence ;-)
>
> Have a lovely day! :-)
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