The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Author Archives: Meryl Yourish
Another weekend writing
Another weekend trying to finish the novel. Over 3100 words and Chapter 13 is finally finished. There are four more unfinished chapters in various stages of incompleteness. I’m sure I can get two of them done this weekend, and I’m … Continue reading
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Palestinian terrorists show their gratitude for peace gesture by killing Israelis
On the heels of Israel returning the bodies of terrorists to the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist managed to murder an IDF soldier. The exchange began after the militant cut through the fence separating the Hamas-run Gaza Strip … Continue reading
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Flame on! news briefs
Angry Flame: The creators of Flame used the same programming language as did the creators of Angry Birds. It’s really not all that big a deal, and reflects more on the language (it’s easy, that’s why they used it) than … Continue reading
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Les Miz, the movie
Can. Not. Wait.
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Wednesday news roundup
Anywhere you may find them, just like the Nazis: The Israeli Eurovision team was targeted by terrorists. Forty suspects were arrested. Forty. Why so many? Because they had big plans: The group was planning attacks on the concert hall where … Continue reading
A writing weekend
I spent many hours writing this weekend, especially since I don’t have a car and couldn’t really go anywhere. (Although I went shopping with a neighbor on Saturday and out to a friend’s for dinner on Monday, so carless does … Continue reading
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Back to work briefs
Stuxnet, Part 3: Looks like the creators of Stuxnet are far more awesome than we thought, except for the computers infected in Israel bit. But then, if you want it to look like Israel didn’t create it, infecting your own … Continue reading
On Memorial Day
Think of the veterans. And read America: Her finest hour is yet to come
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Grover Norquist, asshole
I rarely put up a title like the one on this post, but in this case, I would absolutely love to be the number one hit on Google when you type in “Grover Norquist asshole”. Here’s why: The anti-tax activist … Continue reading
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The refugee problem the UN doesn’t find pressing
How many billions of dollars have gone to Palestinian “refugees” living in the Middle East? How many salaries are paid by UNRWA to descendants of Palestinian refugees from 1948? And how often do we hear that the Palestinian “refugees” are … Continue reading
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Friday holiday weekend briefs
And they’ll take care of the Temple Mount. Honest. They promise: A fifth-century synagogue in Palestinian-controlled Jericho was desecrated with swastikas. Because the Palestinians are all about respecting other religion’s holy sites. Just ask the Christians in Gaza. Oh. Wait. … Continue reading
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Yet another busy day
Well, let’s see. Yesterday, I brought my car to the shop and this morning discovered that it has a bent valve, so off it goes to another shop for a large repair and I am carless until next Wednesday at … Continue reading
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Another book report?
In case you were wondering, I’m now past 64,000 words and on my way towards completing the novel on deadline. Well, unless I wind up adding another chapter near the end. It may be necessary. Five thousand words last weekend, … Continue reading
Wednesday news roundup
The hatred only goes one way: A young Israeli mountain climber gave up his lifelong dream in order to save a dying Turkish mountain climber who others were passing by on their way to the summit. So the Turk lived. … Continue reading
Tuesday, briefly
Hamas is in deep doo-doo: I like my headline better than Ynet’s, but read Guy Bechor’s analysis for a nice, cheerful story about Hamas. Cheerful for us, that is. Money quote: Until recently it appeared that the so-called “Arab Spring” … Continue reading
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