THE GOLDEN TELESCOPE 6

Episode 6 – The Golden Telescope

Episode 6 in this live reading from The Golden Telescope features Chapters Nine - Cliff Notes, and Ten - Uncle Earl & Aunt Lizzie. In Chapter Nine, we join Sir Edward and his captors on the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland. In Chapter Ten, we meet Bill Flanagan, Bart's dad, and owner of Flanagan's Hobby Shop. Bill gives Jack a ride home where Jack is confronted by his Uncle Earl and Aunt Lizzie. Jack notices the ring on his uncle's hand is now...
THE GOLDEN TELESCOPE 5

Episode 5 – The Golden Telescope

Episode 5 in this live reading from The Golden Telescope features Chapters Seven - Deception, and Eight - The Portal. In Chapter Seven, Thaddeus O'Brien notifies Inez Mac Paidin of Arthur's appearance in Ethan's bedroom. He tells her that her father, Sir Edward Mac Paidin, sent the family butler to abduct the boy, and take him to the ancestral home in Dublin, Ireland.  Together they devise a plan for deceiving Ethan so that he will go along...
THE GOLDEN TELESCOPE 4

Episode 4 – The Golden Telescope

Episode 4 in this live reading from The Golden Telescope features Chapters Five - The Telescope and Six - The Dark Cabal. In Chapter Five, we return to the scene with Jack and Bart at Flanagan's Hobby Shop in downtown Portland, Oregon. The two boys try to figure out the cause of Jack's recent visionary experience when he touched the golden telescope. In Chapter Six, we learn more about Jack's aunts, Inez and Clara Mac Paidin, and the roles they...
THE GOLDEN TELESCOPE 3

Episode 3 – The Golden Telescope

Episode 3 in this live reading from The Golden Telescope – Book One in my Jack and the Magic Hat Maker middle-grade fantasy series, features Chapters Three: Ethan and Chapter Four: Eaves Dropping. In Chapter Three, we'll learn more about how Sir Edward Mac Paidin crafts the magic teleportation hats and sends his trusted servant, Arthur Loyal, with a hat, on a mission to retrieve his grandson, Ethan. In Chapter Four we'll meet Ethan Mac Paidin,...
THE GOLDEN TELESCOPE 2

Episode 2 – The Golden Telescope

Episode 2 in this live reading from The Golden Telescope features Chapter Two: Edward. In Chapter Two, we are introduced to Arthur "Arty" the Mac Paidin family butler, as well as Sir Edward Mac Paidin, Jack's grandfather. We meet Edward's two estranged, adult daughters, and Jack's aunts; Inez and Clara Mac Paidin. We watch as Edward's evil daughters try to deceive their father into teaching them how to make and use the magical hats. When their...
THE GOLDEN TELESCOPE 1

Episode 1 – The Golden Telescope

Episode 1 - This first live reading from The Golden Telescope features the Prologue, as well as Chapter One: Jack. In the Prologue, we observe as a mysterious stranger magically materializes into a nursery where three small children are sleeping. He snips a clipping of hair from each of the children, placing them into envelopes, before vanishing into the night. Chapter One introduces us to our protagonist, 12-year-old Jack Mac Paidin, and his...
Trying the Carnivore Diet

Trying the Carnivore Diet

Will I see any benefit from adopting a carnivore diet? I decided to give it a try and find out for myself. I was eating a whole-food, plant-based diet for several months (off and on for y-e-a-r-s!) but that wasn't working for me. So, I decided to pull out all the stops and try this all-animal (no dairy for me) approach. Why the dramatic shift in my diet and lifestyle? Many people would probably assume I was eating a plant-based diet for ethical...
Kettle and Fire Bone Broth and Soup Review

Kettle and Fire Bone Broth and Soup Review

Keto Bone Broth from Kettle & Fire. Delicious, Nutritious, Organic, Affordable. Bone broth is something my daughter, Rachel, has never tried before. So, I asked her to  join me for a review of 6 flavors of Kettle & Fire's quality broths and soups. Flavors we sampled include: Beef - Marrow bones from pasture-raised, 100% grass-fed & finished cattle. This broth contains collagen, a protein many say they haven’t been getting enough...
Update - Jack and the Magic Hat Maker - Sept. 5, 2019

UPDATE – My YA Fantasy Fiction Novel Series

Update and significant changes to the way the story starts and some core character changes for Book One: The Golden Telescope in my Young Adult Fantasy Fiction series: Jack and the Magic Hat Maker. Beta-Readers - Visit THIS PAGE for a link to where you can sign up to receive new chapters as they come available for review.
Mary's Mini - 10 Day Results

Mary’s Mini: Amazing! 5 Pounds In 10 Days!

MY AMAZING MARY'S MINI RESULTS I gotta tell you...after 10 days on the Mary's Mini version of Dr. John McDougall's Starch Solution I was pretty happy with my results! Not only did I lose weight, but I'm also noticing some other health conditions improving in that short time. Yes, I lost 5 pounds in 10 days...which is incredible...but I also noticed my skin looking better and my energy improving! Honestly, I'm not completely sure if my success...