Reader's Catalogue And Back To Teaching by BJ Neblett

Reader’s Catalogue and Back To Teaching by BJ Neblett

Hello and happy New Year. Here is the overdue year end listing of all of my publications and where you can find them. Most everything is available through Amazon.com simply by searching my name. Please be sure to leave a review of anything you may read. Thanks in advance.

For those of you in the Seattle area, I will be teaching a class on short story and flash fiction writing, Short Stories & Shorter Stories at Hugo House forWriters. Classes will be Sunday’s from 10 AM till Noon and commence February 5, continuing through March 12. There is still time to register and plenty of room for more students. Click here for more info.

Looking ahead, I will be teaching my fiction writing class during the spring semester. Tentatively scheduled for Tuesday evenings, 5 PM till 7 PM, starting May 23, you can find more info by contacting Hugo House. This has proven to be one of my most popular classes and I hope you plan on joining us.

Finally, Planet Alt-Sete-Nine is at the publisher, and the sequel, Princess Haylee is coming along great. Keep watching here for publication/release dates for these and more!

Books:

Available now:

Ice Cream Camelot                Memoir                                   

Elysian Dreams                      Contemporary urban fantasy adventure

2017 releases:

Planet Alt-Sete-Nine               Contemporary fantasy/alternate reality

Princess Haylee                      Contemporary fantasy/alternate reality

2017/2018 release:

Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch (And Other Love Stories)

                                                Collection of romance stories

Short Stories:

Rain At The Intersection Of Tomorrow                   

                                                Beyond The Hedge Anthology          7-1-2016

The Girl With The Stars In Her Eyes                                   

                                                Paradox Ethereal Magazine                12-1-2016

Round Table                           Paradox Ethereal Magazine                6-1-2016

Summer Of Love                    Romance Magazine Vol 3 No 9          10-8-2015

No Boundaries                       Romance Magazine Vol 3 No 8          9-8-2015

The Man Who Wouldn’t Die

                                                Paradox Ethereal Magazine                8-27-2015

The Gift                                  Paradox Ethereal Magazine                6-1-2015

Seven Seconds                        eFiction Magazine Vol 6 No 4            7-1-2015

One-Eyed Redhead From Texas

                                                Romance Magazine Vol 3 No 4          5-8-2015

Crank Up The Wyrd              eFiction Magazine Vol 5 No 12          3-1-2015

Business As Usual                  Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 12        1-8-2015

Ponytail: Never Say Uncle     Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 7          8-8-2014

Tulips                                      Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 6          7-8-2014

Three Of A Kind                    Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 5          6-8-2014

All The Wrong Places            Romance Magazine Vol 2 No 2          3-8-2014

Rain                                        Romance Magazine Vol 1 No 10        12-8-2013

Satan’s Blood                         eFiction Magazine Vol 4 No 3            7-1-2013

Seven Seconds                        Northern Liberties Review                 4-1-2013

To Love Somebody

Happy New Year to all. May 2014 bring you peace and happiness. Here's a thought to keep in mind through out the year, through all kinds of weather.

To love someone is to learn the song
that is in their heart,
and to sing it to them
when they have forgotten.

May you find love this year.
BJ

Smile by BJ Neblett

The end of the year is upon us and a new year is at hand. And, as usual we have an over abundance of 'list': from social to political to geographical; from absurd to even more absurd. One particular list caught my attention because it involved my adopted home town. It seems Seattle has the dubious honor of being ranked in the top five of unfriendly US cities. As mush as I hate to admit, there may be some validity to the non-scientific survey. All one needs do is take a leisurely stroll around the Emerald City to note a distinct lack of eye contact and friendly acknowledgement between passing strangers. Therefore, for the betterment and enrichment of Seattle, and all cities and peoples everywhere, I humbly submit the following.
Safe, happy and peaceful holidays to all!
BJ

Smile

by BJ Neblett

© 2006, 2013

            The simple smile can be a powerful thing. A modest, alluring smile has brought about the downfall of the common man to the most invincible leader. It is said a smile has turned the tides of battles; the course of history, and the hearts of the most hardened men.

            Like most, I have been both confounded and rewarded in my attempts to decode and interpret the intricate nuances of the female smile. However, I have found the most intriguing and endearing quality of a smile to be how well it works in reverse. It is difficult to remain angry when you are forced to smile. And it is hard not to love the one who makes you smile.

            From Mona Lisa to Bill Clinton, volumes have been written on the possible meanings of the grin; smirk; beam; simper, and sneer. A well timed, well placed smile can be a blessing and a curse to its intended recipient, often both at the same time. It is indeed the most dangerous and effective of weapons.

            It has been my experience that perhaps the best, if not most logical response when confronted with a smile is to simply accept, return and enjoy.

“Smile though your heart is breaking…”

                                    Smile

                                    Cole Porter

                                                                        “Smile and let them wonder

                                                                          what you are up to.”

                                                                                                Bumper Sticker

                        “…don’t let the handshake and the smile fool you…”

                                                            Smiling Faces

                                                            The Undisputed Truth

More reasons to smile: https://www.google.com/search?q=smile+quotes&rlz=2C1GTPM_enUS0537US0537&espv=210&es_sm=93&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=xDqtUsPOFM31oAS52YK4DA&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=638