StarFleet Carl: Blog

At the same time that no one noticed my hidden contest regarding the Duke Brothers, he figured out who NJR is. Don't bother bugging him, I've already asked him not to share. (It's pretty obvious by Chapter 55, anyway - even my editor figured it out then.)

I'm getting a close to finishing up Book Two, so it'll be up on Bookapy once I finish getting the final edited AND proofread chapters back. We're about done with the chapters that I used Dragon on, so now Chuck is back to Chuck, instead of Check.

Enjoy.

Chapter 42 has been downloaded (as of this writing) 9,934 times since it was posted last Saturday morning. During that time, I was running an unannounced contest that was going to get you all a bonus chapter. All someone had to do was send me an email or post a comment about the homage that I had specifically put in here, and boom, you'd ALL get a reward.

I'll grant you that two comments were made that I sometimes go obscure with references. But that's for the MAIN mystery - who's the money man? Not the little mystery. (Y'all are going to facepalm when you realize this one.)

Staring in Chapter 27, of Book One, I've been making references. 'Hess reached into his jacket and pulled a dollar bill out, handing it to Hunt.', 'Hess pulled out another dollar, handing it to Hunt.', 'I pulled out my wallet and gave him a dollar.' That's continued in other chapters since then. In Chapter 40, 'Oh, we just all put a dollar in, is all', 'Leon pulled out a dollar, paying her.', and 'Leon gave Bud a dollar for the victory'.

Is that enough set-up?

Randy and Martin Knight ... two bums on the street that didn't used to be bums ... and dollar bets.

If I really have to say Randolph and Mortimer Duke at this point, you should be shaking your heads in shame. The first movie even FITS the time frame, since it came out in 1983. ('Trading Places', starring Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murray, and then their cameo in 'Coming to America', from 1988.)

Dark Apostle and I apparently both watch The Boys. If you can, so should you. That is all. :)

Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to read is true. Only the names have not been changed to protect the innocent. LOL. Well, the title of the novel is, 'A True History', after all.

This is the polite way of saying Chapter 42 is in the queue. I hope you all enjoy.

In the meantime, I'm now learning what a pur autre vie life estate and an easement appurtenant are. (Or, as I've been told, learn this stuff, memorize it so you can pass the test, and then ignore it, because you'll never need it again.)

Chapter 41 is in the queue for Saturday morning. I'm curious to see if the number of jaws that drop as well as the sudden intake of breath that you all take when you read this chapter actually will have a butterfly effect around the globe.

And this is just the setting things up chapter ...

Unrelated, real life gave me a kick in the ball this week, which means I'm no longer the most honest car salesman in Oklahoma. (That was what my poker buddies called me, and also tells you what I did for a living.) So, I'm now going to be spending a lot of time over the course of the next month or so doing online training, so I can get my real estate license. After this week, I have a ten chapter buffer, because I really haven't done much this week other than wonder what the hell hit me. Many of you are my age or older, and you know how our generation tends to invest themselves into our jobs.

Fortunately, I've almost a decade of car sales experience, and I've also been self-employed, too, so I'm well aware of everything that can get in the way of being a realtor. The minor detail that my wife earns more than enough in her job means that we can make it through the six to nine months of getting started and not making much income.

Enjoy the adventures of Cal and his ladies, and keep those cards and letters coming!