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Newsletter February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

GREETINGS FROM THE SUB-ARCTIC Sometimes a single grain of sand can stand out on a vast beach… Stanley stole my spot, then sacked out, snoring in my face as if to lord his position over me. I let him have that spot because he is an olympic-caliber sleeper.  My wife was at a conference in […]

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Newsletter – January 31, 2022

February 1, 2022 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

GREETINGS FROM THE SUB-ARCTIC Stanley is exploring the extremes of his ability to sleep at least twenty hours a day. It’s gotten cold, like really cold once more. Easy come. Easy go. The roads have a nice ice glare to them.  Stanley is never too far from baby Yoda. He gives his favorite toy prime […]

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Newsletter, December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! So much snow! We added a foot on the ground over the past week. It now goes half-way up Stanley’s body, but it’s better to have that much snow on the ground as insulation. As it is, we get a hard freeze of the ground to about four-feet deep. Without the […]

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Newsletter – December 6, 2021

December 7, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Still cold. Business as usual. Stanley gets extra blankets. His hair isn’t growing in thickly enough, quickly enough. It’s 63F in my office as the thermostat in the hallway is set to 70. There’s a second thermostat about fifteen feet down the hallway toward the living room and another about ten […]

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Newsletter, November 26, 2021

November 26, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic It’s still cold here. It’s been two weeks since our high temperatures have been above 0F… Going for a walk nowadays is a trial. Stanley needs his coat and boots on every time. At these temperatures, he can handle about thirty seconds without his gear before it starts hurting his feet. […]

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Newsletter November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Welcome back to Alaska! I thought last week was bad. As I write this, temperatures have dropped another twenty degrees. Right now, it’s -26F/-32C in town. It’s a little warmer at our house, -12F/-24C.  Poor Stanley. He’s okay with the short walks that extreme cold mandates. I can’t breathe well in […]

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Newsletter, November 2, 2021

November 2, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Science Fiction is the way to enlightened entertainment Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! I made up that title. You can find enlightened entertainment anywhere you look, as long as you’re looking. There’s deeper meaning everywhere. It’s like finding peace in a forest or along a rushing stream.Or in pictures of Stanley as he adventures across the […]

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Newsletter October 18, 2021

October 22, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

It’s amazing any of us made it out of our teens Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Winter is upon us.  Stanley is getting into the winter spirit – with the darkness comes extra sleep. Yesterday, I think he managed about eighteen hours. At the nadir of winter, Phyllis was able to sleep about twenty-two hours. Stanley […]

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Newsletter, October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021 by Craig Martelle 2 Comments

Two books enter. One book leaves… Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! We had a quick warming spell that melted most of the snow so it looks dismal out there. Looks like Fall, which it technically is, but it’s already winter up here. We’ll get sandblasted this week, no doubt. My snow removal equipment is ready, I […]

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Newsletter, October 4, 2021

October 4, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

One ship against many in a battle that has lasted a thousand years… Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Stanley’s first big snowstorm. He wasn’t sure what to make of it, but once he got into it, he was a big fan. He loves the snow. But it’s getting deeper, almost too deep for his short legs. […]

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Newsletter, September 27, 2021

September 28, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Hard are the lips of the woodpecker Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! We don’t have plastic great white sharks in Alaska – I took this abominable selfie while in Florida. I’m back home! Finally. I’m tired from being on the road for three weeks. It was an epic journey, to be sure, but a grind all […]

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Newsletter – September 20, 2021

September 20, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. – Liane Cordes Greetings from Atlanta! As part of supporting other authors, I am still on the epic Drive Across America. Since Wichita, I’ve stopped in Fort Worth, had to cancel Houston, New Orleans, & Mobile because of weather, and […]

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Newsletter September 14, 2021

September 14, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from Wichita! As part of supporting other authors, I’m on an epic Drive Across America. I’ve had author events in Vegas, Provo, Colorado Springs, Denver, Kansas City, and now Wichita. I have a meetup later today in Fort Worth after a short drive and then Houston tomorrow. Fifteen stops in sixteen days. Over 500 […]

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Newsletter, August 23, 2021

August 23, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! It’s getting to be that time. The leaves are changing and lows are dropping into the 30s (F). That’s a bit cold: Stanley would be fine, except for the rain. So, he’s been trying out his coat which looks more like a warhorse blanket.It keeps a lot of the rain from […]

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Cosmic Visionaries – A StoryBundle Exclusive

August 22, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

The Cosmic Visionaries Bundle – Curated by Robert Jeschonek What is it about space opera that makes us love it so much? The action, the exotic settings, the colorful characters, the alien species? The promise of countless adventures in the face of the great unknown? The excitement of imagining what humanity may someday become and […]

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Newsletter, August 16, 2021

August 18, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

An epic search to find a moose running rampant Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Today’s newsletter is not just about finding a moose, but giving away all kinds of free stuff. Check it out all the way to the bottom.  He sniffed the ground and sniffed the airHe knew the moose was thereDespite his nose and […]

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Newsletter, August 9th, 2021

August 9, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

A Battleship called Leviathan – bring the Payne Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! That’s Stanley way down there. I was trying to walk him, but he hates the rain. He just stopped and looked at me while I kept going. He wasn’t going any farther. This is the trail into the big woods. We’ve worn it […]

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Newsletter August 2nd, 2021

August 3, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Life up here is nice right now – temps in the 50s at night reaching into the low 70s during the daytime. And yes, it’s getting dark again: not enough to see the stars, but not enough to see a moose, either. I get up early, but don’t take Stanley outside […]

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Newsletter July 19

July 19, 2021 by Craig Martelle Leave a Comment

The fate of the galaxy rests in the most unlikely of hands Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! I thought we were on the other side of the mosquito surge, but no. They’re back after some high winds and heavy rains. A new bumper crop of the evil creatures. Here’s Stanley as we pioneer an expanded trail […]

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Newsletter June 11, 2021

June 18, 2021 by Craig Martelle 1 Comment

When the chips are down, you’ll find out what you’re really made of: 21 Free Books + a Post-Apocalyptic Gear Giveaway Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! This is Monday’s newsletter early (so you won’t get one on Monday, June 14). That free Post-Apocalyptic promo ends tomorrow, so I have to get the word out today. And […]

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