So, just a note to say I’ll be out of touch for the next two weeks while I’m traveling across the pond to visit the home of Robert Burns, J.K. Rowling, Sir Walter Scott, Braveheart, Outlander, and Princess Merida. My wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary with a trip to Scotland. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime adventure for both of us. I’ve been to England before, during my Navy career, but never to Scotland. We’re visiting Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, and Glasgow. It’s going to be a great adventure.

Besides the castles, Loch Ness, book stores (a must), the Writer’s Museum (another must), and a whiskey distillery (a major must), I am looking forward to simply walking through the history in the streets and castle walls and experiencing the mythology of this ancient land. The faeries, the kelpies, and other mythical creatures always enchanted me, and walking in the glens (forests), the lochs (lakes), the munros (mountains), and among the stones of these myths and legends that I’ve written about all these years.

On that note, I’ll be taking a break and not posting anything for the next two weeks, except for vacation photos on my social media. I encourage those interested in being ARC Readers for my upcoming fantasy book release, A Dance of Darklings and Demons, to sign up! You can also check out my books at the links above and order copies through the ‘Buy My Books’ link.

My next event is 2nd Sundays Williamsburg on Sunday, October 12, in historic Williamsburg, VA. This will be one of my last Events of the year, so I hope to see you in Williamsburg to end a great 2025.

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