Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Everyone likes free stuff, especially at this time of the year, and I’m happy to say that I have established a “Free Stuff” page. “Their Glorious Summer” is there of course, but so, too, is “The History of the World!” Yep, if you look around and wonder how we got here, this will explain it, and all in only three pages, too. New visitors to this site will receive “The History of the World” in exchange for their email addresses, but for those of you already on the list, you are receiving it now and with much appreciation for your readership. And yes, that is Hobbes on the cover.

Ask your friends to sign up so that they can receive it, too.

As for my Christmas present, you can give me a review (I’ll take any size), particularly of Time Is A Pool. It seems that Amazon’s magic number for reviews is 50, at which point the algorithms will include a book in the “You Might Like This Also” banner. Only 41 to go, so please, if you would, submit a few good words. If you haven’t read it, then buy it, read it, and then review it!

With a release date of December 23rd–Riley Harper Dice–will debut as our first grandchild. Mom is in the final editing phase right now. I just might have a photo or two or ten in these pages once she does arrive, but in the meantime, here’s a Christmas baby from a little while ago. . . . A long while ago.

Austin E. Gisriel, Sr. introduces 9 month old Austin E. Gisriel, Jr. to that whole Christmas stocking thing.

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