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Self-Isolation Adventures. Unprocessed Thoughts April 2020. Beer Note: Parallel 49 Trash Panda

Self-Isolation Adventures

April 2, 2020 | Unprocessed Thoughts

Wow, the world sure has been thrown upside down. The whole COVID-19 has shaken up every country on the planet. Now we all are having…

Beer Note: Town Square Brewing Co. Alberta Ale Air Tractor

Home Stretch

November 29, 2019 | Unprocessed Thoughts

Almost at the end of 2019, which means the end of a whole decade! We will officially be living in the 20s. That’s a fun…

Unprocessed Thoughts Revisions September 2019 - Beer Note: Mainframe Category 12 Brewing

Revisions

October 1, 2019 | Unprocessed Thoughts

September is wrapped up! What a ride. The beginning of the fall is always a rollercoaster as everyone returns from holidays. This year, I was…

Game Time - Unprocessed Thoughts August 2019. Beer Note: Anarchist Amber Ale by Cannery Brewing Company

Game Time

August 29, 2019 | Unprocessed Thoughts

Another summer has come to an end, and we are close to the final convention of the year for my appearances. What a ride it…

Edmonton Comic Expo 2019

August 14, 2019 | Event

Edmonton Comic Expo! Next, I’ll be at the Edmonton Comic Expo with The White Hand. Location within the expo TBA When and Where: 20 –…

Working Smarter - Unprocessed Thoughts July 2019 - Beer Note: T Verzet Oud Bruin Crasp Berry

Working Smarter

August 4, 2019 | Unprocessed Thoughts

We’re into summer now. Unprocessed Thoughts was a little later than usual. Same old reasons –crunch time and juggling many projects. Working smarter has been…

Forecasting, Beer Note: Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale, Unprocessed Thoughts 2019 April

Forecasting

May 9, 2019 | Unprocessed Thoughts

Okay! So, April was an exciting month. We had a book signing and then the Calgary Comic Expo which was a four-day fandom convention. I…

Crusaders

May 1, 2019 | Flash Fiction, General

Constellate Publishing E-Zine May 2019 Find the Mental Damnation prequel short story, The Crusaders, by Konn Lavery in Constellate Publishing E-Zine. Available on their website…

Konn Lavery Geek Nerd Net

GeekNerdNet Interview

May 1, 2019 | Press

During Edmonton Comic Expo 2018 GeekNerdNet did an interview with me. The following interview was recorded and written by Chris Doucher, Managing Editor for GeekNerdNet….

Konn Lavery Book Signing Strathcona Chapters March 2019

Book Signing at Strathcona Chapters

February 25, 2019 | Event

Head over to Strathcona Chapters for the first signing of 2019! After the first DeadbyCon, I will be having the first book store signing on…

My Instagram

Mar 25

March's short story is here! Link in bio. ---- Are

March's short story is here! Link in bio.
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Are we living in a narrow viewpoint of reality, or is this all there is? One can go mad, trying to dig too deep into the big questions. You can be labelled a conspiracy nut for thinking outside of the box. Understandably so as we cannot comprehend what we do not understand. Don’t go looking too close, or you’ll stand out, and they are watching.
Secrets of the Universe is March’s short story that brings you into a sci-fi conspiracy about where the secrets of the universe reside. It is loosely tied to the previous story, Behind You.
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#shortStory #flashFiction #scifi #paranormal #conspiracytheory #conspiracy #writer #free #freestory #bookstagram #writersOfInstagram #authorsofinstagram

March's short story is here! Link in bio.
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Are we living in a narrow viewpoint of reality, or is this all there is? One can go mad, trying to dig too deep into the big questions. You can be labelled a conspiracy nut for thinking outside of the box. Understandably so as we cannot comprehend what we do not understand. Don’t go looking too close, or you’ll stand out, and they are watching.
Secrets of the Universe is March’s short story that brings you into a sci-fi conspiracy about where the secrets of the universe reside. It is loosely tied to the previous story, Behind You.
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#shortStory #flashFiction #scifi #paranormal #conspiracytheory #conspiracy #writer #free #freestory #bookstagram #writersOfInstagram #authorsofinstagram ...

Mar 22

The White Hand, a Rutherford Manor novel is curren

The White Hand, a Rutherford Manor novel is currently free on ebook format for a limited time. Link in bio.
Enjoy the award winning novel that brings you into the dark world of the Fleshers and Savidges in preparation for the forthcoming Fire, Pain, & Ruin novel.
Stay well, healthy, and home as often as you can during these times. #freeBook #freeNovel #rutherfordmanor #giveaway #freebie #yeg #yegWrites #bookstagram #author #historicalThriller #theWhiteHand #ebook

The White Hand, a Rutherford Manor novel is currently free on ebook format for a limited time. Link in bio.
Enjoy the award winning novel that brings you into the dark world of the Fleshers and Savidges in preparation for the forthcoming Fire, Pain, & Ruin novel.
Stay well, healthy, and home as often as you can during these times.

#freeBook #freeNovel #rutherfordmanor #giveaway #freebie #yeg #yegWrites #bookstagram #author #historicalThriller #theWhiteHand #ebook ...

Mar 19

Check it out, proof copy of Fire, Pain, & Ruin, a

Check it out, proof copy of Fire, Pain, & Ruin, a @rutherford.manor novel.
Passed the book in a parking lot, like some kind of drug deal... BUT better safe than sorry with covid-19 out there.
Cant wait to get this story out to everyone once life returns to normal.
All the best and enjoy self isolation!
#author #yeg #yegWrites #rutherfordmanor
#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writeOn #writer #historicalThriller #historicalFiction

Check it out, proof copy of Fire, Pain, & Ruin, a @rutherford.manor novel.
Passed the book in a parking lot, like some kind of drug deal... BUT better safe than sorry with covid-19 out there.
Cant wait to get this story out to everyone once life returns to normal.
All the best and enjoy self isolation!
#author #yeg #yegWrites #rutherfordmanor
#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writeOn #writer #historicalThriller #historicalFiction ...

Mar 18

Another read this year, no particular order. Homel

Another read this year, no particular order.
Homeland by Cory Doctorow. It's a YA sequel to Little Brother, but stands on it's own. The story is about cyber security, big data collection, and human rights. Fun read and good message.
#catTax #spankTheCat #coryDoctorow #thriller #yanovel #cyberpunk #novel #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #readOn #read #book

Another read this year, no particular order.
Homeland by Cory Doctorow.

It's a YA sequel to Little Brother, but stands on it's own. The story is about cyber security, big data collection, and human rights. Fun read and good message.
#catTax #spankTheCat #coryDoctorow #thriller #yanovel #cyberpunk #novel #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #readOn #read #book ...

Mar 6

Next weekend is @edmontondeadbycon! Just picked up

Next weekend is @edmontondeadbycon!
Just picked up some new goodies from the print shop.
Fire, Pain & Ruin postcards with exciting news on the back. @rutherford.manor
Also printed copies of the Harvesters short story. See you all next weekend! #horror #horrorstories #scifihorror #historicalFicrion #yeg #yegWrites #author #writer #authorLife #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #horrorcon

Next weekend is @edmontondeadbycon!
Just picked up some new goodies from the print shop.
Fire, Pain & Ruin postcards with exciting news on the back. @rutherford.manor
Also printed copies of the Harvesters short story.

See you all next weekend!

#horror #horrorstories #scifihorror #historicalFicrion #yeg #yegWrites #author #writer #authorLife #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #horrorcon ...

Feb 24

Just over three weeks away!! @edmontondeadbycon F

Just over three weeks away!! @edmontondeadbycon
First convention of 2020, I will be at Edmonton’s horror convention, Dead by Con. When and Where? March 14/15
Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
4235 Gateway Boulevard NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6J 6S7, Canada
Edmonton
Alberta Guests and the Event Learn about all the guests and the event itself at the DEADbyCON website: deadbycon.ca
#horror #horrorCon #yeg #author #authorLife #convention #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #darkFantasy #thriller #historicalThriller #bookSigning #authorLife #writerLife #writer

Just over three weeks away!! @edmontondeadbycon
First convention of 2020, I will be at Edmonton’s horror convention, Dead by Con.

When and Where?

March 14/15
Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre
4235 Gateway Boulevard NW, Edmonton, Alberta T6J 6S7, Canada
Edmonton
Alberta

Guests and the Event

Learn about all the guests and the event itself at the DEADbyCON website: deadbycon.ca
#horror #horrorCon #yeg #author #authorLife #convention #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #darkFantasy #thriller #historicalThriller #bookSigning #authorLife #writerLife #writer ...

Feb 22

SYNOPSIS IS HERE Fire, Pain, and Ruin A @rutherfor

SYNOPSIS IS HERE
Fire, Pain, and Ruin
A @rutherford.manor Novel Rutherford Manor has entered a new era. Spalding Savidge and his wife Penny Savidge raise their twin daughters, Lisa and Louise, in hopes of a normal life. All while the Fleshers further their dark interest through secretive new contracts involving the government, ultimately funding Spalding’s wishful dreams of a simple life for his family. The past fails to stay behind as Spalding is haunted by a ghost long since forgotten. This leads him to lustful temptations, disregarding everything he stands for and challenging his morals to the core. Lisa and Louise try to make sense of the abnormalities of their home – Uncle Nox’s secret laboratory, Uncle Billy’s large body-shaped bags, their mother’s headaches, and their father’s late work nights. They struggle with adulthood traumas, trying to find their own feet against their violent heritage. Lisa struggles with the hardships of first love. Louise faces a tipping point due to the involvement of a new family in the town of Rowley, the Connors. Mr. Connors is the first to treat Louise with a kindship that she is familiar with from men. The twins discover otherworldly secrets from the midwives of Rowley. The Savidge girls join them in their ritualistic practices, unaware of the lurking evil that they are about to unleash. Nothing could prepare the midwives or the Savidge twins of the horrors that waited beyond the worldly. Some doors should be kept shut. The Savidge twins learn that despite their growing differences, they must come together for their family, or they risk losing each other forever. Pre-orders will be online coming in March. This is one book you DON'T want to miss!
#rutherfordmanor #supernatural #ancientevil #fiction #thriller #horror #book #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #historicalThriller #historicalFicrion #theWhiteHand #bookcoverdesign #bookcover

SYNOPSIS IS HERE
Fire, Pain, and Ruin
A @rutherford.manor Novel

Rutherford Manor has entered a new era. Spalding Savidge and his wife Penny Savidge raise their twin daughters, Lisa and Louise, in hopes of a normal life. All while the Fleshers further their dark interest through secretive new contracts involving the government, ultimately funding Spalding’s wishful dreams of a simple life for his family. The past fails to stay behind as Spalding is haunted by a ghost long since forgotten. This leads him to lustful temptations, disregarding everything he stands for and challenging his morals to the core.

Lisa and Louise try to make sense of the abnormalities of their home – Uncle Nox’s secret laboratory, Uncle Billy’s large body-shaped bags, their mother’s headaches, and their father’s late work nights. They struggle with adulthood traumas, trying to find their own feet against their violent heritage. Lisa struggles with the hardships of first love. Louise faces a tipping point due to the involvement of a new family in the town of Rowley, the Connors. Mr. Connors is the first to treat Louise with a kindship that she is familiar with from men.

The twins discover otherworldly secrets from the midwives of Rowley. The Savidge girls join them in their ritualistic practices, unaware of the lurking evil that they are about to unleash. Nothing could prepare the midwives or the Savidge twins of the horrors that waited beyond the worldly. Some doors should be kept shut. The Savidge twins learn that despite their growing differences, they must come together for their family, or they risk losing each other forever.

Pre-orders will be online coming in March. This is one book you DON'T want to miss!
#rutherfordmanor #supernatural #ancientevil #fiction #thriller #horror #book #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #historicalThriller #historicalFicrion #theWhiteHand #bookcoverdesign #bookcover ...

Feb 22

Check out the amazing interior artwork that will b

Check out the amazing interior artwork that will be in the Fire, Pain, & Ruin, a @rutherford.manor novel by @yugennnn! She illustrated The White Hand as well. Coming this spring. #illustration #bookIllustration #rutherfordmanor #thriller #historicalThriller #theWhiteHand #horror #historicalFiction #firepainruin #drawing #creepy #cult #witches #ritual #bookstagram

Check out the amazing interior artwork that will be in the Fire, Pain, & Ruin, a @rutherford.manor novel by @yugennnn! She illustrated The White Hand as well.

Coming this spring.

#illustration #bookIllustration #rutherfordmanor #thriller #historicalThriller #theWhiteHand #horror #historicalFiction #firepainruin #drawing #creepy #cult #witches #ritual #bookstagram ...

Feb 19

February's Short Story is here! Transmit. Link in

February's Short Story is here! Transmit.
Link in bio. Humanity’s only hope of survival is to head for the stars and escape the harvesters’ grasp. Their latest ship is to colonize an earth-like planet in a new solar system. Despite their excessive research on space travel, the unknown proves far more dangerous than anticipated.
Transmit is February’s flash fiction that brings readers into the expanding Harvesters/Scrappers sci-fi horror universe. Enjoy the story in written word, audio, artwork and soundscape. #shortStory #flashFiction #scifi #scifihorror #sciencefiction #creepy #horror #story #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #read #readOn #transmediaStoryTelling

February's Short Story is here! Transmit.
Link in bio.

Humanity’s only hope of survival is to head for the stars and escape the harvesters’ grasp. Their latest ship is to colonize an earth-like planet in a new solar system. Despite their excessive research on space travel, the unknown proves far more dangerous than anticipated.
Transmit is February’s flash fiction that brings readers into the expanding Harvesters/Scrappers sci-fi horror universe. Enjoy the story in written word, audio, artwork and soundscape.

#shortStory #flashFiction #scifi #scifihorror #sciencefiction #creepy #horror #story #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #read #readOn #transmediaStoryTelling ...

Feb 16

The White Hand, a @rutherford.manor is a finalist

The White Hand, a @rutherford.manor is a finalist in the 2019 The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award!! Winners will be announced later this year.
#bookAward #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #celebration #thriller #historicalThriller #theWhiteHand #rutherfordmanor #book #novel #award

The White Hand, a @rutherford.manor is a finalist in the 2019 The Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award!! Winners will be announced later this year.
#bookAward #bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #celebration #thriller #historicalThriller #theWhiteHand #rutherfordmanor #book #novel #award ...

Feb 13

“It happens. Whenever you just want to have a go

“It happens. Whenever you just want to have a good time, something always goes down.”
Vicky to Michael
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Vicky is a key character in the novel Seed Me who we find next to no info on. She makes a cameo in YEGman where we actually get to meet her alive for the first time.
LAST photo illustration for Seed Me. Moving the experimentation onto a secret project, more on that later this year. Learn about Vicky on the wiki. Link in bio. #photoIllustration #horrornovel #design #seedMe #YEGman #graphicDesigner #graphicdesign #aurhor #authorLife #design #illustration #thrillerNovel #creepy #flowers

“It happens. Whenever you just want to have a good time, something always goes down.”
Vicky to Michael
----
Vicky is a key character in the novel Seed Me who we find next to no info on. She makes a cameo in YEGman where we actually get to meet her alive for the first time.
LAST photo illustration for Seed Me. Moving the experimentation onto a secret project, more on that later this year.

Learn about Vicky on the wiki. Link in bio.

#photoIllustration #horrornovel #design #seedMe #YEGman #graphicDesigner #graphicdesign #aurhor #authorLife #design #illustration #thrillerNovel #creepy #flowers ...

Feb 10

Another read this year, no particular order. Who O

Another read this year, no particular order.
Who Owns the Future by Jaron Lanier. Dense read that dives into where we're going. Covers cultural, tech, business, and social. Not too political. It focused on humanity as we are continually absorbed into software.
In the end he proposes an interesting humanistic economy with a 2-way copy method of digital files to keep rights and payment in place. Far different from the current system of free web and spy agencies.
Lots more in this book.
Well worth the read. #reading #readOn #socialScience #catTax #spankTheCat
#bookstagram #books #book #nonFiction #social #reader #amReading

Another read this year, no particular order.
Who Owns the Future by Jaron Lanier.

Dense read that dives into where we're going. Covers cultural, tech, business, and social. Not too political. It focused on humanity as we are continually absorbed into software.
In the end he proposes an interesting humanistic economy with a 2-way copy method of digital files to keep rights and payment in place. Far different from the current system of free web and spy agencies.
Lots more in this book.
Well worth the read.

#reading #readOn #socialScience #catTax #spankTheCat
#bookstagram #books #book #nonFiction #social #reader #amReading ...

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