Happy New Year!

 

 

 

 

 From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

Happy New Year's Eve

 

Happy New Year's Eve

 

 From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

55 Writing Contests in January: No fee - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our adventuresome kitty boy found a post about writing contests in January.

 

There's no time to waste.

According to the post by site owner Erica Verrillo, she found 55 writing contests in January. The list includes fiction, nonfiction, plays, and poetry contests. Some have specific rules for entry. All are free to enter.

 

Panzer says, "You might need to hurry and dust off something in your computer files because some of the contests have a January 1 entry deadline."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a big mug of cocoa and two muffins for today's readings.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Contests

No Post

My important project? Sleeping.

Panzer here.

No post today.

Mom has an important project to finish.

Andrew Vachss: R.I.P. - Mystery Fanfare

Today, Panzer made a quick trip to the Mystery Fanfare site. There he read a post by Janet Rudolph about the death of mystery author Andrew Vachss.

To read the post tootle over to Andrew Vachss: R.I.P.

Traditional After Christmas Panzerism

 

The dent? The big guy with the reindeer.*

Panzer on the Christmas holiday:

Do I think those look like my paw prints on the hood of the car?

 

Noooo ...

From here I'd say they're reindeer prints.

*From Cat Wisdom for humans

It's Christmas!

 

 

 

 

From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

Christmas is Tomorrow!

 Happy Christmas Eve!

Christmas Is Coming!

 

 

Happy Holidays

 

 From Panzer, Mom and What's His Name

Winter Solstice

 

 

Happy Winter Solstice

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Is Coming (1)

Just 5 days until Christmas.

Panzer here.

It snowed here a few minutes ago ...

and ...

What's His Name is running around looking for his coat and hat and gloves and scarf and snow shovel ...

and ...

now ...

Mom is just looking out the window watching the rain fall.

A Panzerism

 Panzer on cleanliness:

Mom's toothbrush floats very well.

Five flushes ...

Round and round it goes.

and it still didn't go down in the whirlpool.

I don't know why she's so upset.

I washed it ...

and put it back where I found it.

* From Cat Wisdom for humans

August 1 Trial Date Set for DoJ Case Against PRH - Publishers Weekly

Only 7 Days until Christmas.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. With just a little digging in the posts there our little kitty boy found one about the Penguin Random House (PRH) blocked acquisition of Simon and Schuster.

 

According to the post by Jim Milliot, the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Penguin Random House (PRH) have agreed to an August 1 trial date for the DoJ blocked PRH  acquisition of Simon and Schuster. The DoJ says the acquisition will be harmful to authors as well as consumers (book purchasers). PRH says this is false.

 

Panzer says, "At least this one doesn't look like it's going to go on forever like some of these court cases do."

 

Note:This is a short post. Bring half a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to DoJ case against PRH

Mystery Fanfare Cartoon of the Day: Cats and Dogs

Not funny.

Today, Panzer made a stop at the Mystery Fanfare site. With a little digging in the posts he found a cartoon. Unfortunately, it's not a funny cartoon.  

 

As unlikely as it seems, some of you might not agree with him.

So ...

 

To view the carton tootle over to Cats and Dogs

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Ready for Christmas?

Panzer here.

 

No post today.

Mom is busy getting our Christmas cards ready to mail.

We'll be back tomorrow.

Send A Name to Mars - NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

 Today, Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere hunting for Christmas gifts when he stopped in at the NASA site. 

 

There he came up with an interesting Christmas gift idea.

NASA is collecting names to include on its July 2026 launch to Mars.  When you enter a name and email address, you can download and print a Boarding Pass for the Mars mission.

 

Don't tell her, but here's the one he got for Mom:

 

 

(It looks and reads much better when it's printed larger and on nice paper.)

 

To add a name and get a Boarding Pass to the Mars trip go to Mars Mission

50 Flash Markets - Eric Scot Tryon Blog

 Today Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he made a stop at the Eric Scot Tryon Blog site.

Flash. Short and to the point.

There our traveling kitty boy discovered a post with a list of 50 flash fiction markets for writers of that short form. Some of the markets are closed to submission now, but most are open.

 

 Panzer says, "Be sure to read the markets guidelines before you submit, because there are different definitions of the length of flash fiction."

 

To read the post tootle over to 50 Flash Markets

A New Panzerism

 

Missed it again. *

Panzer on the virtue of cat naps:

 

Don't you just hate it when you're late for a nap because you overslept?

* From Cat Wisdom for humans

Judge Extends Discovery Deadline in Internet Archive Book Scanning Suit - Publishers Weekly

 Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There with a little digging in the posts our illustrious kitty boy found one about the lawsuit against the Internet Archive. Panzer has been telling you about this ongoing court case since it began.

 

10 years?

According to Andrew Albanese's post, the judge in the lawsuit against Internet Archive (IA) has extended the discovery process until January 31, 2022. The lawsuit involves publishers Hachett, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins and Wiley suing the Internet Archive for its practice of scanning and lending the publishers' books without their permission and without payment. The discovery extension comes because the Internet Archive and the publishers have been unable to come to an agreement about IA's demand for the publishers' sales records for all of their print books from 2011 forward. Attorneys for the publishers say this would take months of work to provide this information and has nothing to do with the case. There are several links to other information included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Ten years worth of books sales information for four major publishers? It gives this little kitty a headache just hearing about it."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of cocoa and four muffins.

 

To read the post tootle over to Internet Archive

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to IA stonewalling 

No Post

 

Panzer here.

No post today. Mom and What's His Name are doing Christmas decorating.

We'll be back tomorrow.

B&N NOOK Glowlight 4 eReader coming December 8 for $150 - lilyputing

 Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the lilyputing site. With a little digging in the posts our intrepid kitty traveler found one about Barnes and Noble's new NOOK Glowlight 4.

 

This is worth looking into.

According to the post by Brad Linder, the new NOOK Glowlight 4 is available today. The Glowlight 4 comes with page-turner buttons, a USB-C charger and 32 GB of storage among other features. The post includes a link to Barnes and Noble's original press release about the ereader and also has links to other posts containing information about previous Glowlight versions.

  .

Panzer says, "The post has lots of screen shots of the new Glowlight."

 

Note: Because of the screen shots this is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a muffin too.

 

To read the post tootle over to Nook Glowlight 4

December 7 - Pearl Harbor Day

 

A New Panzerism

 Panzer on a canine's true value:

You expected something different?

Let sleeping dogs lie ...

After all, they're dogs ...

That's all they're good for.

* From Cat Wisdom for humans

Top 7 Book Cover Creators - Make Your Book Cover for Free - DiggiNet

On Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today he went to the DiggiNet site. With some digging in the posts, our fabulous kitty hunter found one about free book cover creators. 

 

Free is good.

In a post by Anita Nipane she describes each of the seven cover creators on her list. Each of the cover creators is either free or has a free version to make your own book cover. There are links included to each cover creator.

Panzer says, "Some of these this little kitty already knew about (Who doesn't know Canva and KDP Cover Creator?), but the others he didn't."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea, three muffins, and a pen and paper to take notes.

To read the post tootle over to free cover creators

71 Writing Contests in December 2021 - No entry fees - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Panzer stopped in at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site today. There our traveling kitty boy found a post about writing contests.

 

You decide which to enter.

Erica Verrillo's post lists 71 writing contests accepting submissions in December. There are contests for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, and novels. The post lists all the contest submission deadlines, but, unfortunately some of the deadlines have already passed.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the rules before submitting!"

 

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. You decide what refreshments to bring for your reading today.

 

To read the post tootle over to writing contests

The Big Thrill Magazine

On today's trip into the Catosphere Panzer discovered the December edition of The Big Thrill is online. The Big Thrill is the International Thriller Writer's publication.

 

This edition features book reviews and interviews with authors.

 

Bring your slippers and a blanket.

Panzer says, "There's a lot of interesting information about the authors in this issue."

Note: This is a huge issue. You decide what to bring for refreshments for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to The Big Thri