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Michael Gallagher is the author of two series of Victorian novels, one about a psychic, the other about a reformed thief.
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Find me on bluesky at @mtgallagher.bsky.social.
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Featured book of the week:
THE SCARAB HEART
An archaeological dig in the Valley of the Kings, 1885. Lizzie Blaylock and her mentor, Miss Otis, thought they were there to vacation, especially as Lizzie has decided she wants nothing more to do with her powers. Her powers, however, have other things in mind.
"Mr. Gallagher’s writing is so fluid and engaging and his use of the story within a story technique is seamless. Although set in time just over 100 years ago, I am a fan of the more modern thoughts and voice as the story remains the focus. And the art of story-telling is definitely something this author excels at!"
K. E. Warner, Goodreads Reviewer
Click here to download it for FREE!
Featured article of the week:
TUT'S CURSE
The gritty truth about the Curse of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen!
Featured recipe of the week:
FRENCH ONION SOUP
And a few you might have missed:
Featured track of the week:
CHA CHA
One of my old tracks I've been threatening to share
Tuesday Chess:
GOTHAM CHESS
How To Use Pawns In Chess
Find all the videos featured in my bluesky Tuesday Chess posts here.
APRIL'S FABULOUS FRIEND
This month's Fabulous Friend isn't on bluesky, nor was she ever on Twitter. Her name is Lara Thomson, who some of you may recognize as the proofreader and co-editor who worked tirelessly on all six of my novels. Here she talks about the joys of getting older.
If anyone's new here, the Fabulous Friends articles provide a great way to get to know some of the key members of our bluesky circle. Go on! I know you want to give it a read! This month's Fabulous Friend.
THE MYSTERY JUKEBOX
Saturday's Mystery Jukebox 4.0 has relaunched successfully on bluesky. Kitty starts you off with a track and either a particular keyword or particular topic and then runs the Jukebox with a paw of iron as people add to the playlist. See Kitty's list of rules and conventions here.
Each week Kitty will save her second token till the very end, just before shutting the bar and pulling the plug on the Jukebox. If anyone guesses her chosen track, they will feature in her spot! Yes, friend! You too could snuggle into an unsuitably small cardboard box!
KITTY'S PLAYLIST
Kitty spins her nine choices from this week's Jukebox
AND FINALLY...
Remember, all my novels are still FREE to download from Draft2Digital (formerly known as Smashwords until its recent merger).
Take at look at what readers say about them. Here on the website you even get to see the video in its entirety!
Summer from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Featuring John Harrison on violin
with Robert Turizziani conducting the Wichita State University Chamber Players
Sound recording © John Harrison, JohnHarrisonViolin.com
Edited version used under a CC-BY-SA 1.0 Generic licence
John Thomson’s images from “Street Life in London” (1876-77)
courtesy of the London School of Economics Digital Library
Used under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 licence
His book is available as a free pdf download from the London School of Economics Digital Library. Just click on the link.