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The Otherwhere Chronicles #1
Saloon at the Edge of Everywhere
Arthur Blacke might be the universe's least likely hero. He is over fifty years old and works as a custodian in a Texas saloon on a big, alien space station called the Hub. He is lazy, opinionated, and self-absorbed. He has, to put it mildly, a complete lack of ambition. The high point of his life is the weekly poker game he hosts with a strange cast of alien and human friends. When the poker game is interrupted by alien pirates in a hijacked cruise liner, Arthur leads a ragtag assortment of misfit aliens and humans on a daring mission to free the hostages.
160 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 29, 2013
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A.H. Browne
4 books1 followerA.H. Browne was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Quote from his smashwords page " I am an all-art-side-of-the-brain type of person, and I have no real life skills. But I do all kinds of art. My brain is a little bit like a crack-addicted monkey in a very small cage, so you might want to take a few steps back. I tend to throw ideas. This makes me eminently qualified to write humorous and exciting science fiction. Oh, and aliens are real. They just haven't found Earth in this dimension yet."
Quote from his smashwords page " I am an all-art-side-of-the-brain type of person, and I have no real life skills. But I do all kinds of art. My brain is a little bit like a crack-addicted monkey in a very small cage, so you might want to take a few steps back. I tend to throw ideas. This makes me eminently qualified to write humorous and exciting science fiction. Oh, and aliens are real. They just haven't found Earth in this dimension yet."
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January 4, 2016Twas the week before Christmas
(almost two till my birthday)…
When all through the blogosphere…
not a blogger was stirring…
ok, some are stirring, but mostly cocktails…
Yet posts were still flying out with hopes that readers might give them a shout!
Christmas isn’t the most wonderful time of the year for bloggers, readers and many bloggers are off prepping for the big day, partying, waiting in line for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and of course, searching for perfect gifts.
Here are some, er, helpful last-minute gift ideas for those hard to buy for folks:
1. O Christmas tree! As a cautionary note, unlike in the movies, apparently it’s ‘frowned upon’, some might even say illegal, to just randomly cut trees down. Who knew?
2. Draw happy faces on all their socks/nylons so they’ll feel happy as they start each day. Or sneak into their house or room and draw a happy face on their wall, or mirror in red lipstick or paint. Wait, is that creepy? Nah, it’ll be a fun surprise.
3. Fix something for them: TV, car, fridge, cellphone, alarm system, computer, appliances, sewing machine, etc. Even if none were broken (but might be after), it’s the thought that counts.
4. Donate to a cause in their name or better yet, start a foundation in their name, I’m sure it won’t affect their taxes…much.
5. Sing them a song, but only if your voice doesn’t resemble fingernails on a chalkboard, mastodons dying in a tar pit, Bridget Jones singing, or my Mom singing (love you, please don’t sing).
6. Indie books. Mass-produced can be good, but a steady diet can leave you feeling flat. Best thing about indie, less cookie cutter, same goes for everything. Like indie author/blogger, A.H. Browne who kindly beamed aliens into my email. As they scurried around my brain, I 1christmas177was laughingly sucked into space to cavort (hey, I can cavort with the best of them) through the Saloon at the Edge of Everywhere. That sounds familiar, did I spend time there in my youth, next to CBGB, right? Book One of The Otherwhere Chronicles made me reluctant to return to Earth, like when you’re at a party, it’s past time to go home, but you think, just a few minutes more. If you’re feeling brave and in need of some fun, visit Arthur at http://pouringmyartout.com/ – don’t say I didn’t warn you! Any indie authors reading this, please add links in the comment box below where your work can be found (heck, it’s Christmas, anyone add links).
And here’s more indie talent (and keep checking the comments for indie author links):
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/10/03/s...
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/10/09/y...
7. Taco ties, socks, and hats. Also available in: lasagna, kung pao, pizza, chocolate, wine, beer, hamburger, and curry flavours. Hungry? Bored? Clothes never tasted so good!
8. Make a sculpture, coat, hat, scarf, or quilt out of your hair and nail clippings – natural, organic, and very, very personal.
9. Lint kittens and puppies. Easy to keep – no walks, no food, soft and cuddly, and simple to house train. Do not expose to water.
10. Honesty – they may not appreciate it at first, but it might be the best gift ever, someday.
So, these aren’t the gifts you’re looking for (except the indie books), in the end, the best gift of all is still…you!
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
All the best in 2016!
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/12/18/t...
.
(almost two till my birthday)…
When all through the blogosphere…
not a blogger was stirring…
ok, some are stirring, but mostly cocktails…
Yet posts were still flying out with hopes that readers might give them a shout!
Christmas isn’t the most wonderful time of the year for bloggers, readers and many bloggers are off prepping for the big day, partying, waiting in line for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and of course, searching for perfect gifts.
Here are some, er, helpful last-minute gift ideas for those hard to buy for folks:
1. O Christmas tree! As a cautionary note, unlike in the movies, apparently it’s ‘frowned upon’, some might even say illegal, to just randomly cut trees down. Who knew?
2. Draw happy faces on all their socks/nylons so they’ll feel happy as they start each day. Or sneak into their house or room and draw a happy face on their wall, or mirror in red lipstick or paint. Wait, is that creepy? Nah, it’ll be a fun surprise.
3. Fix something for them: TV, car, fridge, cellphone, alarm system, computer, appliances, sewing machine, etc. Even if none were broken (but might be after), it’s the thought that counts.
4. Donate to a cause in their name or better yet, start a foundation in their name, I’m sure it won’t affect their taxes…much.
5. Sing them a song, but only if your voice doesn’t resemble fingernails on a chalkboard, mastodons dying in a tar pit, Bridget Jones singing, or my Mom singing (love you, please don’t sing).
6. Indie books. Mass-produced can be good, but a steady diet can leave you feeling flat. Best thing about indie, less cookie cutter, same goes for everything. Like indie author/blogger, A.H. Browne who kindly beamed aliens into my email. As they scurried around my brain, I 1christmas177was laughingly sucked into space to cavort (hey, I can cavort with the best of them) through the Saloon at the Edge of Everywhere. That sounds familiar, did I spend time there in my youth, next to CBGB, right? Book One of The Otherwhere Chronicles made me reluctant to return to Earth, like when you’re at a party, it’s past time to go home, but you think, just a few minutes more. If you’re feeling brave and in need of some fun, visit Arthur at http://pouringmyartout.com/ – don’t say I didn’t warn you! Any indie authors reading this, please add links in the comment box below where your work can be found (heck, it’s Christmas, anyone add links).
And here’s more indie talent (and keep checking the comments for indie author links):
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/10/03/s...
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/10/09/y...
7. Taco ties, socks, and hats. Also available in: lasagna, kung pao, pizza, chocolate, wine, beer, hamburger, and curry flavours. Hungry? Bored? Clothes never tasted so good!
8. Make a sculpture, coat, hat, scarf, or quilt out of your hair and nail clippings – natural, organic, and very, very personal.
9. Lint kittens and puppies. Easy to keep – no walks, no food, soft and cuddly, and simple to house train. Do not expose to water.
10. Honesty – they may not appreciate it at first, but it might be the best gift ever, someday.
So, these aren’t the gifts you’re looking for (except the indie books), in the end, the best gift of all is still…you!
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
All the best in 2016!
http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/12/18/t...
.
November 27, 2013
A.H. Browne’s story begins just as all good stories do, with a reluctant hero. Our hero is Arthur Blacke, a loveable loser whose life orbits around playing poker and maintaining the status quo. That is until a hijacked cruise ship full of intergalactic pirates interrupts his weekly poker game.
Once hostages are taken, Arthur and his friends are threatened with more than just harshing their calm. Does this affable custodian have what it takes to become the Space Cowboy the Universe needs to save it?
You’ll just have to buy the book to find out.
Book one of The Otherwhere Chronicles, A.H. Browne’s SALOON AT THE EDGE OF EVERYWHERE is a breath of freshly oxygenated air that I highly recommend.
Once hostages are taken, Arthur and his friends are threatened with more than just harshing their calm. Does this affable custodian have what it takes to become the Space Cowboy the Universe needs to save it?
You’ll just have to buy the book to find out.
Book one of The Otherwhere Chronicles, A.H. Browne’s SALOON AT THE EDGE OF EVERYWHERE is a breath of freshly oxygenated air that I highly recommend.
April 9, 2014
Saloon at the Edge of Everywhere is a book very much along the lines of Pratchett or Adams. It has humour in it at just the right moments, and the descriptions of some of the characters are amusing. Places in the book had me smiling to myself, and others had me wincing at the ineptitude of some of the characters.
There is the occasional repetition, where the author describes something and then later on describes it again almost to a tee. Ignore that though as it is only occasional and fleshes out a scene a little more. The beginning of the book has a cast of the characters along with their races, detailing how they look and how they react to situations and their nicknames. After all, we call Plaice, Turbot and Dover Sole “flat fish”, so why not aliens.
The book is sometimes rude, from the perspective of one person and narrated through his journals and musings. I did find the main story a while to start, as the first quarter is the daily, sometimes dull, life aboard the station and the ways the residents make their entertainment. Once it does start, you see the fear that everyday people would feel in the situations and encounters along with their way of dealing with it.
I am not a huge fan of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams or Tom Sharpe with their humour in books, but Browne places his in a different manner. If you like the other authors I named, then this will definitely be one to add to your collection.
There is the occasional repetition, where the author describes something and then later on describes it again almost to a tee. Ignore that though as it is only occasional and fleshes out a scene a little more. The beginning of the book has a cast of the characters along with their races, detailing how they look and how they react to situations and their nicknames. After all, we call Plaice, Turbot and Dover Sole “flat fish”, so why not aliens.
The book is sometimes rude, from the perspective of one person and narrated through his journals and musings. I did find the main story a while to start, as the first quarter is the daily, sometimes dull, life aboard the station and the ways the residents make their entertainment. Once it does start, you see the fear that everyday people would feel in the situations and encounters along with their way of dealing with it.
I am not a huge fan of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams or Tom Sharpe with their humour in books, but Browne places his in a different manner. If you like the other authors I named, then this will definitely be one to add to your collection.
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