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This awesomeness arrived recently! You can read my short story "Luxury Goods," and many other great stories, in Black Cat Mystery no. 15. Order a copy here: www.amazon.com/Black-Cat-My...
September 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Reposted
Shawline Publishing, now rebranded as New Found Books, are a shonky outfit who prey on and exploit writers who don't know better. Read this and know better. Spread the word!
writerbeware.blog/2024/09/13/f...
Facing Author Lawsuits, Shawline Publishing Re-Brands as New Found Books - Writer Beware
I first heard of Australia-based Shawline Publishing in 2021, thanks to a question from an author who’d been offered a contract. Shawline was (and still is, under its new name) a self-styled hybrid, m...
writerbeware.blog
September 14, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are fighting a proposal by an Ohio power company to significantly increase the upfront energy costs they’ll pay for their data centers.
Tech giants fight plan to make them pay more for electric grid upgrades
An Ohio power company is trying to make major tech companies pay more of the costs of upgrading the electric grid to accommodate power-hungry data centers.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15, featuring my short story Luxury Goods, is available now from Amazon!
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15: Laskowsk, Tara, Taylor, Art, Floyd, John M: 9781479477814: Amazon.com: Books
Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15 [Laskowsk, Tara, Taylor, Art, Floyd, John M] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Black Cat Mystery Magazine #15
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September 6, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Last week, I joined fellow Evolved Publishing authors Joseph Rein and E.A. Coe to discuss writing mystery.

Check out the episode of the GotBooks podcast here:
GotBooks! Ep. 10 - How Do You Write Mystery?
Host: Timothy C. Ward, author of Godsknife: Revolt and fellow Evolved Publishing author has invited 3 authors to discuss how they use their writing strengths to produce great Mystery books! We have a
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May 6, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Happy Dave Brubeck Day to all who celebrate!
May 4, 2024 at 4:05 PM
I joined the GotBooks podcast this week to discuss my novel “The Gentle Slope,” book one of the Jakob Larsen Mysteries. We talked about my inspiration for the series, my characters, and my writing process, so check it out!
GotBooks! Ep. 009: R.M. Lowery, THE GENTLE SLOPE (Jakob Larsen Mysteries)
Guest: R.M. Lowery, author of THE GENTLE SLOPE (Jakob Larsen Mysteries) joined us to discuss the new book release, his inspirations for characters and how they worked together to try to solve this mur
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April 17, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Taking some time to decompress, and nothing is more relaxing than some time in the mountains.
March 28, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Today’s the day! THE GENTLE SLOPE is now available!

Read it now on Amazon Kindle www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Barnes & Noble Nook www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gentle...

And other devices: books2read.com/RML-JLM01

Paperback coming soon!
March 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Pub day is almost here! "The Gentle Slope," the first in the Jakob Larsen Mysteries, is available for pre-order now, and you can read it this Monday, March 25! It's available from Kindle, Nook, and other popular ebook retailers here: books2read.com/RML-JLM01

Paperback coming soon.
March 21, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Perelandra Bookshop’s reader-in-residence commits to reading at the store for two hours per week in exchange for a small coffee and book stipend.
This bookshop in Fort Collins is paying people to sit down and read quietly
Perelandra Bookshop’s reader-in-residence commits to reading at the store for two hours per week in exchange for a small coffee and book stipend.
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February 29, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Turns out President Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather following a late-night brawl during the Civil War.

Paywall-free from my subscription: wapo.st/49Dgm8Y
Documents reveal Abraham Lincoln pardoned Biden’s great-great-grandfather
President Biden’s great-great-grandfather got into a brawl at a Union Army camp during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln pardoned him, newly discovered documents reveal.
wapo.st
February 20, 2024 at 5:17 PM
CBS just showed a montage that included about 10 seconds of Taylor Swift footage, so now might be a good time to check on your conspiracy theory prone friends.
February 11, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Freakin’ niphead.
February 11, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Missouri Secretary of State candidate torches two queer YA books, promises to burn more
Missouri Secretary of State Candidate Promises to Burn Books
In a disturbing video, Valentina Gomez torches two queer YA books and promises to burn more.
literaryactivism.substack.com
February 7, 2024 at 8:17 PM
I am pleased to announce that you can now preorder "The Gentle Slope" on Kindle. Release day is March 25, and if you're more of a paperback reader, those will be available be available soon after the publication date.

Preorder Kindle a version here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTRFQNP6
February 2, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Conspiracy theories include that she’s a secret agent of the Pentagon; that she’s working on getting Biden re-elected; that she and Kelce are a contrived couple assembled to boost the NFL, or Covid vaccines, or Democrats, or whatever.

Paywall-free article from my subscription:
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA Meltdown
The fulminations surrounding the world’s biggest pop icon — and girlfriend of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — reached the stratosphere after Kansas City made it to the Super Bowl.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Lamar Jackson just completed a pass…to himself. Making a pretty solid case for MVP, I guess.
January 28, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Texas Court of Appeals calls READER Act unconstitutional, upholds stay issued by lower courts bookriot.com/fifth-circui...
January 18, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The feels like temp is -29 and the hair in my nostrils froze while I was getting gas…
January 15, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Perhaps I’m a freak, but I think this is ideal weather for a walk.
January 12, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Cruisin’ down the street in my six-fo'
January 11, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Everyone wants one and I’ve got one.
January 8, 2024 at 7:50 PM
It is my understanding that people are going crazy for the Stanley Cup.

I get it. It is the best trophy in all of sports.
January 4, 2024 at 10:47 PM