Author Tyler Tichelaar pens time travel fiction Odin’s Eye

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In Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel “John” has a problem. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know where he’s from. He’s not even sure if he’s in the right time.

“He wants to wear a t-shirt and shorts,” Tichelaar said in a recent podcast interview. “But they didn’t wear that in the 1900s.”

 

 

When John is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it’s the year 1900, but somehow John’s memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn’t belong in this time. Soon several people are trying to help John regain his memory from his teenage friend Hugh Allen to Marquette’s most prominent businessman, Peter White. But despite how many times John walks around Marquette, and no matter how many people he talks to, he can’t seem to remember anything and no one recognizes him. Then Hugh suggests John accompany him and his friend Howard Longyear on a canoe trip to the Huron Mountain Club. That way John can visit the place where he was found unconscious and see if it triggers his memory. Desperate for answers, John agrees to return there, but he is hardly prepared for what will happen next.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Odin’s Eye.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Australian author Jennifer Raines

Author Jennifer DiVita pens Not Your Shoe Size

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Jennifer DiVita is an influencer in positive aging. She works for AARP and is a TV talk show host, writer, and sought-after speaker. She was named one of the 50 Most Influential Women in W. Michigan and uses her voice to share the upside of going down over the hill. Her expertise (plus her mid-life gaffes and extensive shoe collection) inspired her to write Not Your Shoe Size to encourage women to find the silver lining after becoming silver.
 
 
Julia and Colette are life-long best friends who couldn’t age more differently. Julia is a goody-two-shoes who embraces her gray hair, wrinkles, and geriatric sneakers. Colette is as tough as old boots and relentlessly chases after the elusive fountain of youth-wearing stilettos. Growing up and growing old together, they clash decade by decade, starting when they’re ten and are forced to write their obituaries for homework. Their assignment? Live to 100. Despite being at odds on whether to embrace their age or defy it, they journey through life competing to see who reaches the finish line not first, but best. Their fierce loyalty, endearing friendship, and shared experiences—from puberty to menopause—are challenged by the ups and downs of life. And the older they get the more they realize it just might be the other woman who’s learned the secret to aging well in an ageist society. Not Your Shoe Size is a coming-of-age story told through a series of witty and poignant vignettes that will strike at the osteoporotic funny bone of all women who are trying to figure out how to bloom in every stage of life.

Author Tyler Tichelaar pens time travel novel Odin’s Eye

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b3c2s-15f8f25

Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel “John” has a problem. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know where he’s from. He’s not even sure if he’s in the right time. When John is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it’s the year 1900, but somehow John’s memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn’t belong in this time. Soon several people are trying to help John regain his memory from his teenage friend Hugh Allen to Marquette’s most prominent businessman, Peter White. But despite how many times John walks around Marquette, and no matter how many people he talks to, he can’t seem to remember anything and no one recognizes him. Then Hugh suggests John accompany him and his friend Howard Longyear on a canoe trip to the Huron Mountain Club. That way John can visit the place where he was found unconscious and see if it triggers his memory. Desperate for answers, John agrees to return there, but he is hardly prepared for what will happen next.

Author Tyler Tichelaar pens time travel novel Odin’s Eye

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fwb6w-15f8626

In Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel “John” has a problem. He doesn’t know his real name. He doesn’t know where he’s from. He’s not even sure if he’s in the right time.

“He wants to wear t-shirt and shorts,” Tichelaar said in a recent podcast interview. “But they didn’t wear that in the 1900s.”

 

When John is found unconscious at the Huron Mountain Club and brought back to Marquette, Michigan to recuperate, everyone assures him it’s the year 1900, but somehow John’s memories of automobiles, televisions, and other modern devices seem to suggest he doesn’t belong in this time. Soon several people are trying to help John regain his memory from his teenage friend Hugh Allen to Marquette’s most prominent businessman, Peter White. But despite how many times John walks around Marquette, and no matter how many people he talks to, he can’t seem to remember anything and no one recognizes him. Then Hugh suggests John accompany him and his friend Howard Longyear on a canoe trip to the Huron Mountain Club. That way John can visit the place where he was found unconscious and see if it triggers his memory. Desperate for answers, John agrees to return there, but he is hardly prepared for what will happen next.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Odin’s Eye.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Australian author Jennifer Raines

Author Melinda Falgoust pens Church Da Surfin’ Staffy

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In her children’s book Church Da Surfin’ Staffy, author Melinda Falgoust tells the story of a real-life therapy dog Chuch, whom she met while visiting her favorite island Maui.

“I saw a dog surfing on a surfboard with a young child,” she said in the podcast interview. “I followed the owner and asked if I could tell Church’s story.”

 

Once there was a tiny pup who needed a good home-born on Maui island where the ocean waters foam. When a lonely puppy named Church finds his “fur-ever” home on a surfboard with a man named James, life is pretty maika’i. But when the local surf pup earns his official service animal rating and works to help other people overcome their fears-it gets even better.

Listen in to win a signed copy of Church Da Surfin’ Staffy.

Sponsored by Doc Chavent and Australian author Jennifer Raines

North American Solar Eclipse April 8 2024

Sky gazing with special eyewear to watch the solar eclipse.

Although we are located 120 miles from the path of totality, I could see the partial solar eclipse with 94 percent sun coverage in West Michigan.

The feature photo was taken with an Android at 2:50 p.m. by Ludek’s co-worker. I didn’t have much luck with my iPhone or iPad even when I used a filter.

The eclipse was special because it fell on our daughter’s birthday and our name day according to the Czech calendar. I have a few fascinating stories about the Czech calendar. Subscribe to get access.

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Solar Eclipse 2024

Happy birthday to our daughter Emma.

Also happy name day to all Emmas today April 8.

Apple Podcasts

Listen in for a chance to win a signed copy of Tim Doppel’s The Wind That Did Not Blow.

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Easter Monday traditions in Czech Republic

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Easter Monday is one of the biggest holiday traditions of the year in the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The signature trademark of “schmigrust” is the whipping custom of women and girls in exchange for colored eggs, ribbons, and shots of Slivovitz. Men braid the whips from willow branches and decorate them with ribbons. In Slovakia, the custom takes a different flavor of pouring cold water on women.

Come celebrate “schmigrust” with Moravian Sons Distillery and their spirits during our regular tastings at your favorite liquor store in Michigan.

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Pictured below: a giant rattle to scare away bad spirits, the folk art of making Vizovicke pecivo, the whips, and the cookies.

Adhering to the custom, Josephine ties a ribbon to an Easter whip.

Camp NaNoWriMo starts today April 1

I will need all the angels by my side as I finish the draft of my new book.

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Happy Easter 2024

Wishing you a blessed Easter as we move into spring .

For the first time in years, the only Easter tradition I kept was the Easter Triduum at St. Pat’s Church in Parnell. The strict three day ritual wraps up the Holy Week for Catholics with Easter Sunday.

I skipped the coloring of eggs and baking. I couldn’t resist buying Cadbury chocolate eggs, and peeled the colorful wrap off thinking about the past Lenten season and the near future.

It will be day by day, as it should be anyway as my parents age. I was happy we could get together for Easter. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for them to travel. We enjoyed a delicious meal together: a crown of pork, sauerkraut and dumplings. Al-Bos Cafe provided desserts since no one had the energy to bake anything.

One Czech tradition we kept was making canopy sandwiches aka “chlebicky.” These creations originate in Czech buffets or delis, and they can get pretty elaborate; just ask any Czech. I dusted off the Easter willow whips with ribbons, a tradition that continues to fascinate the Americans.

According to the old customs in villages, teams of boys and young men head out on Easter Monday morning with whips made from willow branches. When the lady of the house opens the door, she gets whipped in

exchange for eggs and shots of brandy.

To be continued on Easter Monday.

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