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Welcome back to Argren – a kick-ass epic fantasy series about witches and rebels who take on an evil oligarchy!

Welcome to all new members who signed up as part of the ongoing book funnel promotion! So happy to be growing a community of folks who actually read. As a child and young adult, reading for pleasure was as natural as breathing. Not any longer. If you’re struggling to find the time, energy and focus to read novels, you are not alone.  A podcast about this really struck a nerve. Our writing and community building adventure is one small effort to reclaim our brains.

It all begins with books that grab your attention. Here are some book funnel reads you may want to check out:

• Ongoing: Free Book Fridays! link to book funnel free book Fridays.
• Starting August 1^st:  Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books – check out a chapter from a collection of non-romance sci-fi and fantasy.
• Starting August 15^th: Exploring New Worlds: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction
• Ends August 15^th “Once Upon a Quest: Fantasy & Sci-fi With Myth, Legend, Lore, and Fairy Tale Twists”.

News from Argren Faire!

If you are in the Milwaukee area Saturday September 13^th, please visit us for Argren Faire, a Ren Faire based on the world of Argren. A festival of fantasy authors, artists, food vendors, live action role players and mermaids (it’s complicated).  Several local artists are helping with images to promote the event. David Arnold, who is also pouring hot aluminum (!) at the event, created the flyer. One of the mermaids (in her human form) created the Argren Faire logo. E.E. Bowers created some amazing sketches of characters for the costume contest. Our friends at Deeplight LARP are helping us with the scavenger hunt. Really looking forward to "pummel the plutocrat" theme at the Tomato Justice booth.

What we’re reading

Ross is reading Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen. Hiaasen once said it was as if the entire country was lifted up, tipped and shaken, and all the nuts ended up in Florida. We thought he was exaggerating until we lived there. He wasn't.

Deb just finished another Michael Harnett book, Blue Gowanus. An excerpt from the review: This book reminds me of The City We Became by NK Jemison. Beyond the New York City setting, both books assert that a city has a spirit as fragile as the ecosystem and just as precious. And protecting that spirit requires an unflagging determination to combat the forces of capitalist excess. 

Why we love Milwaukee

Only on the Riverwest Secret Garden Tour do you meet crunchy off the grid hippies in the middle of the city, happy to share their vegetable growing hacks.

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Check out our latest book, Desulti, prequel to the Spirit Song Saga

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Tok se Andsutra!

Ross and Deb