Big News from the Mining Camp!

                                                       Spoiler Alert:                                                                     It's not the Motherlode, but it just might be the next best thing...

Hello, Friends!

If you'ns are one wit like me, storytelling is near and dear your hearts.  As a young boy, my Grandpa told stories to anyone who would listen and I spent many a hour soaking up the tales from his mighty life.  Tales of uncovering Indian artifacts from the hills around his Pa's farm; tales of the vast farmland and wagon trails of Los Angeles (yes, indeed, his life stretched back that far!); and even tales of suffering a shotgun blast to his side during a duck hunting trip, only to be rescued by the henchmen of Al Capone!  

Even though my Grandpa passed on to his reward and can no longer share those tales, they live on in my imagination.  I think they remain powerfully embedded in me because the words passed from his lips to my ears.  As fond as I am of writing, there's much to be said for the spoken word.  Much indeed!

As a middle-grader, I enjoyed listening to story-records before bedtime.  Did any of you'ns have such things?  Well, my Mammy bought me a collection of Bible stories on vinyl that I'd play as I drifted off to sleep.  In time I added Gulliver's Travels and Aladdin to my collection, too.  Oh, children, those were bar-none the best days of my young life!  But where have all those audio bedtime stories gone? 

Troubled by this lack of good bedtime listening stories for the current generation, I took matters into my own hands.  Which brings me to the big news: 

On May 23rd, I submitted the audiobook files for The Lost and Found Journal of a Miner 49er, Vol. 1 to the Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) for distribution on Audible, Amazon, iTunes and beyond!  Best of all, every last word of the book is performed by yours truly, including the memorable characters of Clementine, Rameses the Coyote, and Crysco Gringo. 

Submission-to-market takes 10-14 days, so if all goes well, look for the title around June 1, 2018.  I'll keep you posted on the progress!

In the mean time, visit the link below to preview an audio sample.  Not to be too brazen, but I think you will agree it is the next best thing to the Motherlode and - quite possibly - the best storytelling you've heard since your Grandpappy's knee!

Keep chasing those dreams and Up the Adventure!

Jack

Preview Audiobook Here!