The Eagle & Child

A Literary Pub for Readers & Writers
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Welcome to the Eagle & Child, home of The Inklings, where C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and ten others met together to discuss and critique their work. This is a place for writers and readers to come together and do the same. So grab a pint, sit yourself down, and join the circle.

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The Curse of Oak Island season finally was a real cliffhanger. Here's a great read to hold you over until next season. https://www.amazon.com/Practician-Gray.../dp/B0BB129Z6X...

AI caption: the cover of the practitioner, the curse of oak island revealed, cover of a book
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The storm has passed. It's time to get back to work. I have cast the lot, put out the fleece and the answer comes, "write the next in the Bible Book Club Series." So be it. I begin the final draft of "Patriarch". https://bjameswilson.wordpress.com/2022/10/03/for-my-next-title/

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"They sat chatting together, less reluctantly this time, while they drank coffee. Their conversation was mostly mundane. They talked about Nova Scotia, Halifax, and the fact that Monica was from Boston, but she offered very little about the job he was interviewing for. When Rick...See more

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Deep down inside Rick Townsend's subconscious mind, a little boy lives in fear of the things he's seen because of a genetic gift he inherited from his mother. The boy in Rick's mind has been running from that gift, and from the visions it conjures for a very long time. Trouble is, wherever Rick goes, his "gift" goes with him. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1161025

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Rick Townsend has a secret. He has PTSD and a drinking problem too, both following two tours in Afghanistan. Winston Churchill called the place "…the graveyard of empires". He was right. It's the graveyard of many things. Rick lost a lot of good friends there. If you ask him why...See more

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For The Love of Opening Lines:

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Update: As it is often said, "My work here is done." The manuscript for The Practician is at last complete at 200,188 words. Now I have to search through the hat pile and begin the biz of being an author/publisher. Today I wrote a query letter to Bob Hosteter at the Steve Laube...See more

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Update: The final revisions on The Practician are nearly complete with twelve chapters to go. The manuscript stands at 201,492 words and working downward. The goal is for under 200,000. Still on schedule for a September release. Be looking for it in the fall. Excerpt: Though he...See more

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A Literary Pub for Readers & Writers