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May 13, 2011 We spent the day hiking the steep hills, repairing fence that was knocked down by a herd of thirty elk yesterday. Usually, they jump the fence, but not yesterday. They climbed through the wires. The wildflowers are coming up like crazy. We got to eat shooting star, phlox, desert parsley, and wild onion while we worked. A wild salad with a delightful tang. Then we rested around 2:00 p.m. and watched the ducks nesting beside the beaver pond in the creek. While the beavers chew down a lot of young treees, they also create excellent water fowl habitat. Jake, our sheltie, managed to collect every cocklebur along the creek beneath his armpits. All in all, it was a relaxing, warm, sunny day. The physical labor felt good after a long winter inside… Mike and Kathleen

MAY 2, 2011 We woke to the beautiful sight of a new buffalo calf romping around the meadow, kicking his heels as he raced through the lush green grass. It’s such a strange poignant contrast to the death of America’s #1 enemy, a man who changed the course of history, and brought so much pain to so many. Innalilahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. For anyone who cares to know more about the true Islam, a beautiful tradition that has nothing to do with hate or murder, we recommend Asra Nomani’s book, “Standing Alone: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam.” Mike and Kathleen

Hi Everybody! We just finished final revisions to both THE BROKEN LAND, the third book in the PEOPLE OF THE LONGHOUSE quartet, and A SEARING WIND, the third book in the Contact: The Battle for America series. SOOO…today we decided to go relax for a while. The end of May we’ll be spending two weeks wandering around some of the great archaeological sites of Europe and Africa. Part of the trip will be research for our next thriller for our wonderful German publisher, Luebbe. We’ll be exploring ancient Ephesus in Turkey, the Acropolis in Greece (can’t wait to see the golden mask of Agamemnon), Corinth and Mycenae, the Parthenon, and we’ll camp out in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens (actually, well try to camp, but they’ll probably find us and throw us out at sunset), then off to Tuscany to drown in Etruscan civilization, next to the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. We are, naturally, also looking foward to drowning in great Italian wines. If we’re lucky, and the revolution has somewhat stabilized, we’ll head to Tunisia and the Roman and Punic ruins of Carthage. We’ve wanted to see the legendary collection of Roman mosaics housed there for much of our lives. Lastly, we’ll head to Barcelona for a few days of mucho cerveza con mi esposo, y sol, y Espagna linda, y mi esposo, y mas sol, y mas mi esposo! y mas cerveza. Si…por dos weeks…es una vida dulce. We hope everyone has a beautiful Spring. Kathleen

Dear All, Buffalo and coyotes have an interesting relationship. The coyotes love to hang around the herd because as they move, buffalo hooves send field mouse, voles, and rabbits scurrying for cover, and the coyotes have a chance at breakfast. But the two species also play all the time. We spent the morning watching one young male coyote tease the buffalo into chasing him. The buffalo love the game. They wait for the coyote to sneak up close and wag his tail, then the buffalo toss their heads and charge him, chasing him out of the meadow. The coyote flies away at top speed, leading them on a twisting path toward the fence. Once on the other side, brother coyote leaps around, as though to say, “Ha! I beat you again.” An hour later, the game starts over. …they look like they’re having so much fun.

Dear All:

For all of those who have been asking, PEOPLE OF THE THUNDER has finally been put on Amazon as an ebook for $7.99. Downloads can commence at your leisure. Special thanks to our associate publisher Linda Quinton and the good folks at Forge Books. You can take the following link to arrive at the appropriate page.

http://www.amazon.com/People-of-the-Thunder-ebook/dp/B001QREWOQ/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Meanwhile, Graphic Audio has released Part One of PEOPLE OF THE WOLF. We’re awaiting our authors’ copy and will let you know what we think. Meanwhile, Google “Graphic Audio” for a rundown on all of their wonderful titles.

Now, back to Black Shell, Pearl Hand, and that despicable de Soto as we finish the third book: A SEARING WIND.