You can find the audio version here.

Let me know in the comments what you think of the chapter (and the cover). And throw a buck or two in to support the book, if you like it.

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“Calls For Cthulhu” is a free YouTube comedy show that I publish sporadically. I’ve done so less and less frequently, and it’s because I have to spend a lot of time on paying gigs.

Recently, a viewer asked where they could put money in to pay for a new episode, so I put this together.

Here’s the deal. You click on that link, make a donation, and tell me if you are okay with me using your name in the show. When we reach a set amount for each episode (currently $500), I will stop work on my other projects, and put together another episode. In that new episode, I will list the names of everyone who donated to that episode and thank them in the credits.

Recently, a Calls For Cthulhu viewer asked, “When does episode 12 come out?”

I’d say that half of the comments left on C4C episodes are “When does the next episode come out?” which is flattering, but it makes me feel bad. In this case, I just responded, “That’s just a question of time and money. Unfortunately, I’m short on both. I may try another kickstarter for the next one.”

Yesterday, I took a scene from one of my favorite books, and explored it in a bit of flash fiction called “The 30-second bomb”. It’s a little darker than my usual stuff, but I hope you like it all the same. I’ve also included an audio version here.

“I am a thirty-second bomb.”

The creature pulled itself up onto diminutive legs and regarded those before him. As expected, a few people got the message and began to run. Some others began to wail and scream, as they searched for the exits. The rest merely gaped at him.

Today, I’m starting a new project. This is the sequel to “Invito Rex” and the closure to the first three books in the “Noblesse Oblige” series.

Before I write a single word, these are the steps I have to go through:

I’ve been working recently with my cover designer, Lucie LeBlanc, and she hit on the idea of featuring one of my favorite characters on the cover. This is a small robot named Sceptre, about the size of a pocket watch who supports the king. In my head, I had always pictured him looking like one of the tiny clanks that Agatha Heterodyne created in “Girl Genius“. Lucie and I started working on an image that would fit this character, and so I tried to sketch out what I thought it would look like. This was my first attempt.