Uncle Jim: Blog

The opening chapters of the new story have been sent to the Moderators for posting.

The opening chapter of Parthas picks up where Partners finished. In the first two chapters, the Team closes out their responsibilities on Addison III. There are some problems moving the Partners, but the all soon arrive on the Aegean for the trip to Ainalha III. There are some problems on the ship, but also a bright spot, when Susie delivers her kittens.

The opening chapters reveal the many things that need to be accomplished when leaving one duty station and moving to another. The next two chapters will reveal the necessity of coordination in making moves in the military. There are many things that need to be taken care of, that are not necessary for civilians, and are seldom mentioned in stories.

I am trying out a new approach in my notes for this story. I received several emails that were critical of the previous preview of the chapters. I will now be making comments on the content of the chapters where necessary. Let me know how you like this new presentation.

Keep Well,
uncle jim

The editing on my new story 'Parthas' (Paradise in Gaelic) has been going rather well, and I may be able to start posting it this Friday, if the editing continues to go well. If not, it may be next Friday the 29th of November before I can begin posting it. Let's hope that all continues to go well and it will appear this Friday, the 22nd of November.

I am currently working on 'Demon Bate', the second story in the Ley Line Witch series. Additionally, I am doing research on Amulets VI, 'The Golden Triangle' which I hope to start work on again shortly.

Keep Well,
uncle jim

The new chapters have been submitted to the Moderators for posting.

This week's concluding chapters open with Maddy receiving more calls for charms and amulets. One order is troubling as it requires ingredients that she doesn't have on hand.

On reaching Atlanta, she is nearly the center of a very bad auto accident. What she needs is expensive at the Chinese medicine store. The store is attacked as she is leaving, and she deals with it.

At home that afternoon, she works creating the various items ordered. Downtown, the Wizards have another meeting, but can't determine what she is doing.

Later that night, Kennith arrives to warn her. Maddy explains what happened and about the two amulets. Al is unhappy that she didn't get kissed.

The following morning, she calls the customer who ordered the amulets about delivering them, but is suspicious of the location. She finishes Book 3 and learns some interesting information.

Arriving at the delivery location that night, she is greeted by Fritz Herkimer, who tells his men to kill her. That order doesn't work well for his men, as Maddy deals with them and a demon there before confronting Herkimer.

He refuses to pay for the amulets, but does tell her why he wanted her property. Maddy collects from him anyway and kills him before leaving, but after she explains to Al what she had done.

The next morning, she arranges to deliver most of the other items. There are still two items to be delivered, and she does that the following day. While returning from the final deliveries, the news on the radio is about five bodies found out in the country.

There is a meeting of the Wizards that night, they are worried about what happened to Herkimer. DAvid knows more than was on the news, but the meeting breaks up when no agreement is reached on what to do.

David arrives outside of Maddy's wards that night and accuses her of killing Herkimer,but on the wrong night. She has the perfect alibi, and blackmails him to get him to retract what he said abut her to the media.

Kennith arrives later that night to warn her. She explains why she isn't worried, and he invites her to dinner the next evening. There is also a lot of kissing that evening.

Maddy spends much of the next day preparing for her date that night. The meal is very good, but on the way out of the restaurant, Maddy notices that there is a Dragon eating there in disguise.

I hope the you have enjoyed the First Book of the Ley Line Witch series. I am working on the Second Book presently. It starts as they leave the restaurant.

There was a lot of action in the final two chapters of this story. Let me know if you liked that style of presentation. I am also working on several other stories, and they will appear as they are finished.

Keep Well,
uncle jim

The new chapters have been sent to the Moderators for posting.

This weeks chapters open with Maddy dealing with calls for her services supplying charms and amulets. She receives a lot of calls and discovers that she doesn't enough envelopes to keep them in.

Arriving at the Witch supply store, she is confronted by a Demon, who uses Magic fire to try to incinerate her. She deals with him and the fire in the store but feels weak. Later Al advises her on how to repair the damage.

She gets her envelopes, but the store owner doesn't want her to come back. Maddy also has questions about how the Demon knew where she was. It is dinner time before she finishes her work.

David had hired a Gremlin to watch her during the day, and it reports what happened that day before quitting.

Kennith Sweeney arrives that evening, concerned about her. She explains her day and promises to check with the Guardian about a Familiar for him.

The next morning, she begins delivering the charms and amulets. Josh is waiting for her when she returns home. He is afraid to go anywhere with her but still wants to be friends.

Following delivering all of the orders, she finds a passage in the Book that she is studying about Familiars and Dragons which raises many questions. That night, she sees the Guardian again, and she introduces her to a Dragon. The Dragon agrees to to create a Familiar for Kennith.

The following morning, the Dragon appears, but not in a form that she was expecting. He creates a Familiar in the large parlor. He also makes changes in Al.

That afternoon, the Ley Line Wizards meet to discuss the heavy amount of Magic that was drawn from the Lines that morning. That night, David visits her and demands to know what she was doing that morning. Kennith also arrives and is surprised to find that she has a Familiar for him. Maddy is all squishy in bed that night from his attention.

Enjoy these chapters. More next week.

Keep Well,
uncle jim

The new chapters have been sent to the Moderators for posting.

This week's chapters open with Maddy wondering about a number of things, including the lack of calls for her services. she decides to visit Josh to use his phone, and because she hasn't seen him in a while.

Arriving in his living room, she finds him unconscious and under attack by Magic users. She deals with them and fixes him a nice meal. Later they interrogate those sent by the Guild, but she decides to deal with the Guild tomorrow.

In the morning, at Josh's, she tries to call her phone and finds it blocked, before they leave for Atlanta.

At The Villa, she collapses the Guild's wards, deals with their thugs, and replaces their wards with her own. Those still in the Vila create a ward just around the building.

At the front of the building, she uses a strong bit of Magic to knock on their front doors before removing their second ward. When the leaders of the Guild emerge, she is surprised to realize that she knows them. She deals with them as she had the others.

The heavy use of Magic has attracted the police and many of the Ley Line users. She has them help the police remove the Guild members, while she ans Josh return home. On the way, Josh suggests how to fix her phone. They find the bug and she deals with it.

Kennith Sweeney arrives that night to check on her, and warns her about what was said to the media about her. Later that night, at a Ley Line users meeting, there is a discussion about what to do about her.

Enjoy these chapters. More next week.

Keep Well,
uncle jim