Tweet Augean Stables Eurystheus sought to humiliate Hercules with his fifth task – the cleaning of the Augean Stables. The chore was also deemed impossible. Housing over one thousand cattle, it had never been cleaned in over thirty years. I should also mention that the livestock were immortal and produced healthy quantities of…uh…dung. Augeas, the [...]
Archive for June, 2012
Tweet Thanks to all of you for stopping by today to help me celebrate the release of Wraith, Book Two of the Carriena Oracles! I’m also over at Spacedock 19 today, having a chat with M Pax. Please stop by and join in the discussion. Just click here and the shuttle will fly you up [...]
Tweet Erymanthian Boar This particular tale makes me wonder how Hercules managed to keep any friends… Eurystheus sent Hercules to capture the fierce Erymanthian Boar as his Fourth Labor. On the way there, Hercules stopped off to have a drink with his old centaur pal, Pholus. The smell of wine attracted other centaurs to the [...]
Tweet “BREAKTHROUGH: “THE ADVENTURES OF CHASE MANHATTAN” BY Stephen Tremp, will be free for (2) days on Amazon June 18th – June 19th. Be sure to grab your copy! “In a world about to be radically changed by a scientific discovery that will trump for good or evil purposes, a power-play struggle unfolds with breakneck [...]
Tweet The Third Labor of Hercules Eurystheus and Hera were spitting nails after the first two Labors failed to produce a corpse with “Hercules” written on the toe tag. They put their evil heads together and decided to make the third Labor much harder – capture the Ceryneian Hind, Artemis’ pet hind and sacred animal. The [...]
Tweet It’s here! The cover for my space opera novella, Wraith. The story picks up a short time after the ending of Raven, Book One of the Carriena Oracles. Wednesday, June 27th is the official launch date. If anyone would care to pimp give a shout out for my book on their blog that day, [...]
Tweet Lernaean Hydra This is the second labor that Eurystheus charged Hercules with – to kill the Lernaean Hydra. The Hydra was a serpent living in Lake Lerna, guarding an entrance to the Underworld…when she wasn’t terrorizing villages. She possessed many heads; if one were to be cut off, two would replace it. Only one [...]
Tweet The Self-Conscious Writer Many of you are familiar with K.M. Weiland’s Wordplay blog – but if you aren’t, hie yourself over there and sign up for it. Her May 20th post is titled “Why Self-Conscious Writers Are Doomed” and I knew immediately that this was my subject for today. In it, Weiland states that, [...]
Tweet I have Demon in the Basement on sale for only .99! This sale will only last a few days, then go back to 2.99, so grab it now! Links: Amazon US Amazon UK (Price may take an extra day or two to change) Nook Smashwords As always, any reviews are much appreciated. Happy reading!
Tweet The Nemean Lion – a ferocious monster with fur impervious to mortal weapons and claws sharper than swords, able to cut through any armor. The first labor tasked to Hercules by his cousin, King Eurystheus, was to slay this mighty lion which terrorized the town of Nemea. Now, my first question is: why did Hercules wrestle [...]
