B

 Dean Barrett

Dean Barrett first arrived in Asia as a Chinese linguist with the American Army Security Agency. He has lived and.....

Read More
 Duke Barrett
Duke Barrett, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, served with the 1st Airborne Brigade, of the Army's 1st Air Cavalry.....
Read More
 Steve Bensinger
Three novels I've written are now on sale via the Amazon Kindle site. "A Chance of Rain" is an action comedy about.....
Read More
 Ted Miller Brogden
Ted M. Brogden is an instrument rated pilot, certified diver, and practicing raconteur. He spends most of his time in.....
Read More
 William F. Brown
William F. Brown lives in Columbus, Ohio. As the Vice President of the real estate subsidiary of a Fortune 500.....
Read More
 Ron Beecher
E. R. Beecher lives in Chicago but has a deep love for the Maine.....
Read More
Following a successful career as a film and television director, Michael Briant crossed the Atlantic from the UK to the.....
Read More
.....
Read More
A few years ago Judith Yates Borger was a fulltime newspaper reporter who mothered three kids, two cats and a dog, ran.....
Read More
 Mark Bouton
Mark Bouton is a 30-year veteran as a Special Agent with the FBI. He captured killers, kidnappers, bank robbers,.....
Read More
 Nicole Bijlsma
Nicole Bijlsma is a woman of passion, and her passion lies in environmental medicine. She first became involved in.....
Read More
 Julia Buckley
Julia Buckley is a Chicago area writer. Her first mystery, The Dark Backward, was released in June of 2006 and earned.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
 Nora Barry
She has contributed essays and chapters to several book collections, authored a number of journal articles on emerging.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
 Jack W Bowen
I have traveled around to quite a few States and I have a varied background. I started as a farm boy and then spend.....
Read More
 Barry Burnett
Barry Burnett lives in, loves, and is alternatively amused, confounded, comforted, and appalled by Boulder, Colorado......
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
 Ron Barber
Ron Barber began writing this first book in this Templar series in 2005. He retired as Director of the Port of History.....
Read More
 Robert Baker
As a system engineer, F. Robert Baker has 48 years of experience in weapon systems technology. He has worked on the.....
Read More
Diane attended the University of Wisconsin and later received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Illinois.....
Read More
 Albert Benoist

Albert Benoist was raised in New Jersey. His father was a world-class musician and Albert traveled extensively with.....

Read More
Rev. Toni G. Boehm is an ordained Unity minister, certified organizational & life coach, author, poet, and master-.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
Carroll Bennett, world traveler and photojournalist, tapped into her eclectic background to write this imaginary mining.....
Read More
 Pamela Bingemann
With family roots throughout Florida, Georgia and Alabama, Pam Bingemann was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida......
Read More
 L.C. Boyle
Liam Boyle is a chartered engineer who lives with his wife and two children on the Isle of Man. He has published.....
Read More
 Adam Browne
Adam Browne, born 1963, lives in Melbourne, Australia. His stories have won the Aurealis and Chronos awards, and two,.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More
.....
Read More

T'was the Night Before Christmas... 

 (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, may he forgive my doggerel...)

...and all through the shop,
all we minions were working,
   until ready to drop.

The ebooks were flying,
the covers were spare,
The edits were crazy,
   with "one more thing I must share!"

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old Saint Nick,
But Hitch made us work,
   Waving 'round an old stick!

So slave we all did,
And made all your books,
So that Hitch would say now,
   that we're off the hook.

Come today we're off,
to rest up our fingers,
Our hats we will doff,
   No books they do linger.

But we'll all be back,
Don't give it a thought,
for like all wage slaves,
   we're easily bought.

We'll be back on the fifth,
all eager and fresh,
All ready for you,
   after a well-deserved rest.

So Hitch wants to say,
very strongly and loud,
THANKS ALL YOU GUYS,
  you're the best type of crowd.

Indy and Len and Hitch and the gang,
will be back on the 5th,
to do books with a BANG!

In the meantime don't worry,
if you're in a hurry,
'cuz some poor guy got stuck
   sitting here like a duck.

Your emails we'll receive,
so no need to grieve.
We'll be a bit slow,
but we're raring to go.

Your books will be worked on,
your edits still made,
we're just resting a bit,
   before we all fade.

So please excuse the delays;
It won't be for days;
we'll jump on your queries,
   for your wondrous new series.

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old St. Nick,
And sure 'nuff he came,
   It wasn't a trick.

And as he rode off,
into the night,
I could swear I heard Hitch yell,
   "That Edit's Not Right!"

~~~~~~~~~~

We'll be back on the morning of January 5th; we'll be here parttime between now and then, thanks.