Fitness Goals for Summer 2023
I don't normally do this, but I was astonished and ashamed to step on the scale and 'tip in' at over 210 pounds. I decided I needed some...
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mike bennett
- May 23
- 8 min
Moths to the Flame, Chapter 3...
Chapter 3 Iran—October, 1979 The state of disorder in Tehran was plummeting sharply as protesters milled about the American embassy on...
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mike bennett
- Mar 26
- 2 min
I bid Whistler adieu...
After 5 months in the Canadian wilderness (not really, Whistler itself is pretty tame, nearly cosmopolitan as Mountain town's go), I...
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mike bennett
- Feb 10
- 5 min
Chapter One of Book 7...'Moths to the Flame--Origin of The Warlock'
Chapter 1 Monte la Difensa-- December 2, 1943 Felt more than seen during the pitch of a midnight assault, Corporal Ryder Beaton had no...
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mike bennett
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
My REAL purpose in Whistler...
OK...I confess...my REAL mission here at Whistler Base was indeed NOT to be seduced by nubile snow bunnies or other comely wenches...but...
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mike bennett
- Dec 10, 2022
- 1 min
Beefy update of Whistler shenanigans...
I have alluded briefly of the beauty of my view out my window...words cannot express (and I am supposed to be a writer!). On a very...
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mike bennett
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Here am I: Whistler, BC
First, my confession-- I have been negligent in posting since I got here. I could say I've been really busy, but that would be far from...
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mike bennett
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
Sasquatch sighting!!!
As a writer, of course, it would be completely unethical to embellish a story just to hook new readers or to enhance a story to create...
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mike bennett
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Whistler bound, South Dakota (part 1)
OK, I'll start right off with a caveat-- I'll only do a Part Deux if something really cool happens... I am out of order chronologically,...
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mike bennett
- Oct 23, 2022
- 2 min
Whistler bound...day 1...
The great adventure started, really, at least 5 years ago...I had gone to Whistler, my second time round, and after a week, I said to...
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mike bennett
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
More Character development and time integration across books
I thought you might be interested in how I keep track of character 're-use' across the 6 book series. If you have read the series and...
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mike bennett
- Sep 30, 2022
- 4 min
'Splain yourself! (a small expansion of each novel's plot lines)...
Here is an opportunity to emphasize the Warlock series is better understood when read as a complete series. Seems obvious, but it...
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mike bennett
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Pre-deployment considerations...
So, I put out a tweet today and inquired what the correct protocol was for mounting Old Glory on a flagpole topped by a satellite dish. ...
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mike bennett
- Sep 24, 2022
- 3 min
Why Maine is so important to the Warlock Series...
If you have ever been to Maine, the idea of featuring such a beautiful state would be far less mysterious. If you lived there, or grew...
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mike bennett
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
Destination: Whistler
A plan is forming, and that is a dangerous thing. What was once just a dream became concrete. A start time, a route, remain over night...
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mike bennett
- Sep 16, 2022
- 1 min
A late summer adventure...
Skies bright and tides low, with winds of change still brisk and merry; each day deceivingly takes a leap toward stretching a season of...
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mike bennett
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
A writer's revelations to character development in The Warlock Series
I thought I'd do something a little different: talk about some of the main characters in the novels. I am writing an action series that...
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mike bennett
- Sep 11, 2022
- 2 min
The Warlock's Lair (traveling writing sanctuary on pilgrimage to Whistler)
Sep 11, 2022 -- It seemed fitting to start the blog on this day, as this day had much to do with the way my life unfolded to present. ...
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