{"id":843,"date":"2013-12-07T10:45:09","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=843"},"modified":"2013-12-07T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T17:45:09","slug":"still-kicking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=843","title":{"rendered":"Still Kicking"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving\/Hanukkah and you are all now happily gearing up for Christmas\/gift giving-season, if you’re into that kind of thing. Here’s what’s been going on around Casa Casey lately:<\/p>\n

First, we did have a delish and most pleasant Thanksgiving with a couple of vegetarian friends, our usual low-key celebration. I tried a few new dishes this year, including a veggie strata with a puff pastry crust that was as tasty as it was pretty. \u00a0My darling hubby has so many dietary requirements that it’s sometimes a challenge to come up with versions of traditional dishes that are as yummy as the originals, but I think I did it with my butternut squash pie. I would challenge anyone to compare it to a regular pumpkin pie.<\/p>\n

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Second, I finally finished rewrites on the seventh installment in my Alafair Tucker series, which is called Hell With The Lid Blown Off. <\/em>It has been approved for publication and will be launched in June of 2014. I call this one my tornado book, for it deals with the aftermath of a killer tornado in eastern Oklahoma, where the series is set. I figure you can’t write a long series about Oklahoma and not have at least one book deal with a tornado. \u00a0Not if you want to be realistic, that is. \u00a0It took me a long time to finish HWTLBO.\u00a0<\/em>In fact, sometime I despaired. But it did get done, and it turned out very well, if I do say so myself. \u00a0I’ll tell you more about it, Dear Reader, as launch time nears. Look for an excerpt to be posted on this very site in the future. \u00a0Here’s a first gander at the new cover. \u00a0What do you think?<\/p>\n

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And last but not least, today is my sister Carol’s birthday. She lives in Missouri and I live in Arizona, so we don’t see one another in the flesh very often any more, but no matter. \u00a0We have been through a lot together. \u00a0In any event, here, immortalized in black and white, is the first time she and I ever met. Happy Birthday, Carol, and many more.<\/p>\n

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