Monthly Archives: March 2011

March 28, 2011 Ah, life can be so interesting… While I’m finishing final revisions to the third book in the People of the Longhouse saga, THE BROKEN LAND, Mike is off to the Society for American Archaeology meetings to present a paper and moderate a panel. When he left this morning, his puppy, Jake, stood at my side to watch the truck head off down the road. Over the next hour, Jake had to go out five times to sniff Mike’s tire tracks, and when I finally forced him to come in out of the snow, he charged into Mike’s office and howled, listened for a response, then howled again at the top of his lungs. When all of that failed, Jake moped his way into the den and demonstrated his general malaise by peeing on a chair leg. He’s fine now, sleeping at my feet as I write, but it’s taken a lot of treats to convince him the world has not ended. At this rate, he will have gained three pounds by the time Mike returns.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! It’s a sunny day here in northern Wyoming. We’ll be celebrating the driving of the snakes out of Ireland by making bison Irish stew and chocolate Guinness cake. It’s the first time we’ve made this cake, the recipe was forwarded by our friend, Charles Curley, so we may need the luck of the Irish to get it right. Fortunately it only requires one cup of Guinness, which means we can soothe our sorrows if it falls flat. THE DAWN COUNTRY, which was released on Tuesday, is getting wonderful on-line reviews, and we especially want to thank all the bloggers who have read the book. We know how much time it takes to read a book and provide a thoughtful review. We’re especially grateful to: www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/dawn-country www.genregoroundreviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/dawn-country-w-michael-gear www.bythebookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/dawn-country-people-of-the-longhouse-novel http://bibliophilegirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/blog-tour-review-dawn-country http://www.daemonbooks.com/2011/03/16/the-dawn-country-by-kathleen-oneal-and-w-m-gear www.examiner.com/book-in-san-jose/review-the-dawn-country-by-kathleen-o-neal– And Jon Land, if you’re listening out there, we owe you beer for the rest of your life. Thank you. We sincerely appreciate your kind words about The Dawn Country. Mike and Kathleen