Hello, Everyone!

This newsletter will cover news and events related to my writing projects, especially The Acorn Gathering: Writers Uniting Against Cancer.

I edited and co-wrote that anthology, with all author and editor royalties going to fight cancer research. Five amazing authors joined me in contributing stories: Jan Chandler, Shawna Chandler, Huda Orfali, Timothy Morris Taylor, and Bill Wetzel. John Mudd, a Florida-based publicist, volunteered to provide PR for free!

Please visit The Acorn Gathering’s constantly updated web site, where you’ll find information about the book, links to media coverage, and much more!
http://acorngathering.gq.nu/

Upcoming TAG events:

Sunday, July 28, 6 PM. The Acorn Gathering Release Party. Shawna Chandler and I will read excerpts from the book. Before and after the readings, Scott Crader of Spilling Poetry will perform new solo material. Free. Fox and Hound, Lubbock, Texas.

Monday, Aug. 5, 7:10 AM. I’ll appear with TAG authors Shawna Chandler and Bill Wetzel, as well as TAG publicist John Mudd, on the Jane Prince Jones Show, KFYO-AM 790. Jane Prince-Jones Is Lubbock's Most Experienced Talk Show Host.

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Degranon, my science fiction novel, also came out recently. You can read Chapter 1 on-line at the following URL.

http://duanesimolke.tripod.com/degranon.html
On the planet Valchondria, speech and actions face constant scrutiny, the future offers no progress, and most people can’t see in color. Those who want change will not only confront the rigid maintainers of tradition but also become involved with a violent religious fanatic from a war-torn planet called “Degranon.”

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That’s all for now! I’ll keep these newsletters short and infrequent. I hope you find them interesting and useful!