Labor Day weekend sale

Labor Day weekend, get 50% off any of the e-book titles available through my website. It doesn't matter whether you order one, a dozen, or all of them...no matter how many you get, they're all 50% off.

Simply go to http://www.jalanerwine.com/blog/shop" target="_blank">http://www.jalanerwine.com/blog/shop and use the coupon code labor at checkout.

Hurry! The sale ends Monday night!

The Martian Wave 2016 is here

Taken from the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
The 2016 issue of The Martian Wave is now here as both an e-book and a print magazine.  Order your copy today by going to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/tmw.htm
The Martian Wave: 2016 brings you stories and poems that look at humanity’s exploration and colonization of space, with a special emphasis on our solar system.
You’ll find fiction from E. M. Eastick, Samuel Van Pelt, Lars H. Hoffmann, Francis W. Alexander, Robert N. Stephenson, Guy Stewart, GC Rosenquist, and Benjamin Cooper. You’ll also find poetry from David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Christina Sng, Shelly Bryant, Lisa Timpf, and M. C. Childs.
Some of what you read will leave you optimistic about our futures, while other stories and poems may leave you doubting our future, but no matter what, The Martian Wave: 2016 will leave you convinced that our future lies beyond the Earth.

August Recap

The Martian Wave: 2016 pre-sale has begun
I'm still around
Get the September issue of The Fifth Di... early
Would you like to read the new issue of The Martian Wave early?
Damn insurance companies
New zines available on my site
The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di... is here

The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di... is here

Taken from the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di.. is now available at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/fifth.htm.  It is also available anywhere else that print and e-books are sold.
What's in this issue?
The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di… features fiction from Robert N. Stephenson, G. O. Clark, Rik Hunik, and Rick Novy.
A woman trapped on a conquered planet spends her days harvesting human blood for her alien conquerors, plotting her escape and eventual revenge. An astronaut goes back in time, and hopes to leave his mark on the future. An acid induced parlor trick leads to the creation of living origami goats that eat paper and become a menace…but not as big of a menace as the predator that’s created to take care of the goats. And finally, a man becomes a butler for an eccentric rich man, but he has no idea just how eccentric the man really is, and then he must figure out how to stop him.
You can also read samples from this issue at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/tfdsample.htm

New zines available on my site

You can order the e-book versions of the new issues of The Martian Wave and The Fifth Di... directly from my website at http://www.jalanerwine.com/blog/shop.
The Martian Wave: 2016 brings you stories and poems that look at humanity’s exploration and colonization of space, with a special emphasis on our solar system.
You’ll find fiction from E. M. Eastick, Samuel Van Pelt, Lars H. Hoffmann, Francis W. Alexander, Robert N. Stephenson, Guy Stewart, GC Rosenquist, and Benjamin Cooper. You’ll also find poetry from David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Christina Sng, Shelly Bryant, Lisa Timpf, and M. C. Childs.
Some of what you read will leave you optimistic about our futures, while other stories and poems may leave you doubting our future, but no matter what, The Martian Wave: 2016 will leave you convinced that our future lies beyond the Earth.
The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di… features fiction from Robert N. Stephenson, G. O. Clark, Rik Hunik, and Rick Novy.
A woman trapped on a conquered planet spends her days harvesting human blood for her alien conquerors, plotting her escape and eventual revenge. An astronaut goes back in time, and hopes to leave his mark on the future. An acid induced parlor trick leads to the creation of living origami goats that eat paper and become a menace…but not as big of a menace as the predator that’s created to take care of the goats. And finally, a man becomes a butler for an eccentric rich man, but he has no idea just how eccentric the man really is, and then he must figure out how to stop him. 

Damn insurance companies

Those of you that have been reading this blog for a while know that I have a hate/hate relationship with health insurance companies. Well, now they've gone and pissed me off again. Rebecca spent days doing research to try and find a surgeon that might be able to help me with my chronic pain. She finally found one. We got the referral from our doctor. I talked to the surgeon's office, and he decided to send me in for a new CT scan, mostly to see if there had been any change since my last one (which could indicate something very serious.) All was well and good, since they'd already acknowledged that they take our insurance, but when his office called to try to get the CT scan approved, the insurance company informed them that there are two different types of insurance that this company has...the most common one, which the surgeon is in-network for, and the less common one, for which he is out-of-network. I'm sure you can guess which insurance we have...
So, the only way I can get into see this guy is to prove that there's no one in-network who would be capable of doing the surgery...which of course is interesting, since we hadn't even talked about an actual surgery yet. We just wanted to see what kinds of options I might have. So, now it's back to the drawing board as we try to find a surgeon who performs this operation (whatever that operation might be), who accepts our particular insurance, and who works with adults, since the majority of cardio-thoracic surgeons that deal with these kinds of issues work with kids. This will be interesting.
Now, thanks to another screw over by the insurance companies, I have to be in continuing pain, which is getting worse, especially as I'm having to work harder and harder each day at the "real" job. For example, I didn't get much sleep last night because I was so nauseous that I thought I was going to throw up, and it's not because I'm sick, it's just because I'm in so much pain.
So, I would again say that government needs to do something useful (like that ever happens) and reign in the insurance companies, and the pharmaceutical companies, instead of letting these companies set policy for the government.

Would you like to read the new issue of The Martian Wave early?

If you'd like to read the new issue of The Martian Wave early, now's your chance. Although the official release date is September 1st, we're making the e-book version available today through our website.  And instead of paying the normal $3.99 for your issue, you can get it for just $2.99...but this sale is only good until the release date, so you need to order soon. Go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-martian-wave-2016/ and order your copy now.

Get the September issue of The Fifth Di... early

Borrowed from the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
We're still a week away from the release of the September issue of The Fifth Di..., but you can pick up your e-book version of it right now from our website at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-fifth-di-september-2016/.
Not only can you be one of the first to read it, but you can also pick it up for just $1.49, but this sale ends at the end of the month, so order now.
What's in this issue?
The September 2016 issue of The Fifth Di… features fiction from Robert N. Stephenson, G. O. Clark, Rik Hunik, and Rick Novy.
A woman trapped on a conquered planet spends her days harvesting human blood for her alien conquerors, plotting her escape and eventual revenge. An astronaut goes back in time, and hopes to leave his mark on the future. An acid induced parlor trick leads to the creation of living origami goats that eat paper and become a menace…but not as big of a menace as the predator that’s created to take care of the goats. And finally, a man becomes a butler for an eccentric rich man, but he has no idea just how eccentric the man really is, and then he must figure out how to stop him.

I'm still around

This blog has been very quiet this month. Mostly it's because we've been crazy busy here, and also because many of the posts I've been thinking of have been political rants...and I just don't feel like getting into that right now.
Why have we been so busy? Back to school has been the main reason, and this year Alexis started Kindergarten, meaning that we had three different back to school nights, three different start dates, three different kids to buy clothes and supplies for...in other words, a lot has been going on.  It's impossible to believe that Alexis is actually in Kindergarten now, but I guess that's what happens...kids grow up, whether we want them to or not.
In addition to back to school, Rebecca has been trying to put in some extra hours to try and help us survive financially, and I've been putting in a couple of extra hours, but my hours have been very busy as we head into Halloween, which is the busy season at my "real" job.  And I won't even get into the quality of some of my co-workers...
I've also been getting two zines put together and reading for two anthologies...more on those later.
As far as our health issues, I've been suffering quite a bit more.  Even four hour shifts at the "real" job leave me in excruciating pain. I'm working on setting up an appointment with a surgeon, but they want me to get another CT scan, and I can't say I'm thrilled with the idea of another massive radiation dose, but maybe there's something he can do for me, as the meds don't seem to be doing it for me like they were.  If I take it easy, the pain is manageable, but exertion makes it difficult to do much.
Rebecca is still dealing with her issues, but we do have an appointment with a specialist in early September, but it still will probably take a while to get her meds right, so who knows how long it will take for her to get some relief...hopefully not too long.
Well, that pretty much sums up my recent absence.  You can expect the typical promotional blog posts, as well as the occasional rant as I finally get caught up on everything I need to get done.
Now, I just need to breathe...

The Martian Wave: 2016 pre-sale has begun

The pre-sale for the 2016 issue of The Martian Wave has begun.  You can pre-order your print copy from us for just $9 until the release date of September 1st.  The print version of the zine will also be appearing in other on-line markets in the weeks to come.
You can pre-order the e-book version of the zine from just about every on-line source now.  To order your copy, go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/tmw.htm and link to the site you want to order from.

July recap

Smashwords sale
Tales sale
Pain and illness
Half price tales
Christmas in July at DriveThru
The Martian Wave 2016 cover
Christmas in July at NDP

Christmas in July at NDP

Taken from the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
For the rest of July, you can get 25% off your entire order from the Nomadic Delirium Press store.  This is a discount off of any of our e-books or print books.  This includes novels, anthologies, collections, magazines, RPG supplements, and everything else we carry.
Simply go to http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop and use the coupon code "25off" at checkout.

The Martian Wave 2016 cover

Here is the cover for the 2016 issue of The Martian Wave.  Cover "art" is Curiosity on Mars, with cover design by the multi-talented Laura Givens.
Pre-order info will be coming from Nomadic Delirium Press in early August, and the zine will actually be released on September 1st.

Christmas in July at DriveThru

From the Nomadic Delirium Press website:
DriveThruRPG and DriveThruFiction are both having a Christmas in July sale.  You can get 25% off of any of our Ephemeris titles at http://www.drivethrurpg.com/summersale.php?manufacturers_id=2805&filters=0_0_0_0_0_31815#selectpub
And you can get 25% off any of our fiction titles at http://www.drivethrufiction.com/summersale.php?manufacturers_id=2805&filters=0_0_0_0_0_44595#selectpub.  This includes our novels, magazines, anthologies, and collections.
This is a great opportunity to save money on all of our great titles!

Half price tales

Just a reminder...
Now through the end of July you can pick up the e-book versions of any of my "Tales" collections for half price through my website...
Tales of Mars: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-mars/
Tales of the Earth and Moon: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-the-earth-and-moon/
Tales of the Solar System: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-the-solar-system/
Tales of Interstellar Space: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-interstellar-space/
Tales of Dystopia: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-dystopia/
Tales of Twisted Realities: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-twisted-realities/
Or, you can pick up all six collections for just $5.50 at http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-bundle/

Pain and illness

An update on the pain front.  I've been back on the meds I'm supposed to be on for just over two months now, but they don't seem to be as effective as they were before I was forced to change to another drug.  I'm still not in as much pain as I am without the meds, but I'm definitely experiencing pain...especially after a day at the "real" job.  I have to push myself so hard there that there are times that I come home and can't sleep because of the pain.  Tylenol has never really done anything for any kind of pain that I have, and I can't take any other pain relievers because they interact badly with my medication.
On the illness front, most of you don't know, but Rebecca has been dealing with a lot of sickness in the time that we've known each other...and before anyone says anything (Spencer), it's not because of being married to me.  Over the years, she's had various things diagnosed, but never anything that actually explains everything that's wrong with her.  Last week, we finally got a diagnosis that makes sense.  She's dealing with a chronic illness that she doesn't want named...and no, it's not cancer, although it does increase her risk of developing cancer.  The illness is something that she will have to deal with for the rest of her life, but at least now that we know what it is, we can hopefully get her on medication that will improve her quality of life.
Suffice it to say, that between the two of us, we will probably have many doctors visits in our future...

Tales sale!

Now through the end of July you can pick up the e-book versions of any of my "Tales" collections for half price through my website...

Tales of Mars: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-mars/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-mars/

Tales of the Earth and Moon: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-the-earth-and-moon/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-the-earth-and-moon/

Tales of the Solar System: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-the-solar-system/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-the-solar-system/

Tales of Interstellar Space: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-interstellar-space/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-interstellar-space/

Tales of Dystopia: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-dystopia/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-dystopia/

Tales of Twisted Realities: http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-twisted-realities/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-of-twisted-realities/

Or, you can pick up all six collections for just $5.50 at http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-bundle/" target="_blank">http://jalanerwine.com/blog/product/j-alan-erwines-tales-bundle/

 

Smashwords sale

Smashwords is having an e-book sale during July, and you can pick up all of my "Tales" collections for half off.  I've also made a few more of my individual stories free.  So here's your chance to pick up more of my stories for cheap... https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/jaerwine

June recap

Tales of Mars
Tales of the Earth and Moon
Tales of the Solar System
Tales of Interstellar Space
Tales of DystopiaTales of Twisted Realities
Free RPG Day
My Tales of Amazon
The July issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk is here

The July issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk is here

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
The July issue of Spaceports & Spidersilk has now been released and is available for download for just $1 at http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/spaceports-spidersilk-july-2016/.