Happy New Year

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From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

 

76 Calls for Submissions in January 2026 - Paying markets - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

Panzer stopped in at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

There, Erica Verrillo's post  lists 76 markets accepting submissions. Included are fiction, novel, short story, flash, nonfiction. and poetry.

 

Panzer says, "Several of these have restrictions, so be sure to read the submission guidelines."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to 73 Calls for Submissions

NYT Reporter John Carreyrou, 5 Others Sue OpenAI, Google, Meta for Copyright Infringement - The Wrap

Interesting how they want the lawsuit setup.

Panzer's first stop today was at The Wrap site. With just a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found one about another copyright infringement lawsuit.

 

According to Andi Ortiz's post, six writers have joined together to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against some of the AI giants.

 

Panzer says, "This one isn't part of the Anthropic lawsuit."

 

Note:This is a long medium-length post. You'll need a big mug of cocoa, a brownie, and three chocolate chip cookies. (You can never have enough chocolate.)

 

To read the post tootle over to  Writers Sue

64 Writing Contests in January 2026 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

 

All kinds of writing contests here.

Today, Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site.

 

Erica Verrillo has a list of 64 writing contests with no entry fees on her site. It includes contests for fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

 

Panzer says,"You know what I always say: Read all the rules before you enter."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to 64 Writing Contests

A Panzerism

Panzer on showing love:

 

I gave Mom a dead mouse today.

I left it on her pillow so she'd see it when she woke up.

 

That really hurts.

Then ...

She let What's His Name have it

and ...

he threw it in the garbage can outside.

 

Humans just don't know the value of love gifts.

 

 

 

 

*From Cat Wisdom for humans 

Your New Puzzle: Can I take this silly thing off now?

Here's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.

 

At the puzzle site you can click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.

 

This one is a real challenge.

 

Have fun!

 

To do the puzzle tootle over to Jigsaw Puzzle 

Free to Watch Bah Bah GhoulieThriller Scrooge Christmas 2025

What did you think of that opening scene?

Here's an interesting Christmas special Panzer found on the OTR HALLOWEEN HOLIDAZE channel on Youtube.

 

There's not much he can say about this one, except it's two episodes put together. 

 

Make some pizza, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy the show.

 

To watch the movies tootle over to Classic Mysteries 

Free to Read Christmas Sweet Romance Audiobook:A Sprinkle of Christmas Magic

It is getting cold outside here.

For the lovers of single dad Christmas romance audiobooks Panzer found this one on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

The small town romance A Sprinkle of Christmas Magic was written by Laura Abbott. It's 4 hours 38 minutes long.

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Christmas Romance Audiobook 

Author Interview Episode Authors on the Air: Paula Munier

Were you on Santa's nice or naughty list?

In keeping with Panzer's Christmas holiday theme, here's an interview with Paula Munier at the Authors on the Air podcast.

 

She's the author of the Christmas thriller The Snow Lies Deep. The episode is 32 minutes long. 

 

To listen to the interview tootle over to Authors on the Air 

Free to Listen Christmas Mystery Audiobook: Snowglobe and Mistletoe Murder

Crime and holidays go together?

Here's your Christmas cozy mystery Panzer found on the author's channel on Youtube.

 

 Snowglobe and Mistletoe Murder was written by Wynn Valentine. It's 5 hours 39 minutes long.

 

Note: This has ads. 

 

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Snowglobe and Mistletoe Murder