Tag: A. Catherine Noon

  • Happy Ninth Anniversary, Torquere Press!

    Torquere Press is celebrating their 9th Anniversary this month with prizes and new releases.  Be sure you stop on by and check it out.  You\’ll be glad you did!

  • Brainstorming!

    Join me today for my thoughts on brainstorming, in the form of a little fairy tale called \”The Magic Number.\”  Enjoy!

  • Author Extra for Taking a Chance

    Torquere Press does a pretty neat thing with its author release days: it allows the author, if they wish to, to give an \”Author Extra\” that\’s related to the new release.  It can be anything from an excerpt to an essay or something fun that get readers engaged.

    Rachel and I had fun picking our Author Extra for \”Taking a Chance,\” our short story for the Leather Bound Charity Sips for 2012 to support the NOH8 Campaign.  In the story, our hero Jay offers to cook dinner for Chance Renton, the attractive leather-clad motorcycle rider that gave Jay a ride home.  What better \”Extra\” than a recipe for what Jay made for dinner that night?

    Come on over to the Torquere Press Blog to check it out!

  • Take a Chance on \”Taking a Chance\”


    It\’s out!  I\’m so excited to bring you \”Taking a Chance\” today!

    It is available for purchase on Torquere Books and Rainbow Ebooks.

    \”Taking a Chance,\” by A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder

    Doctor Jacob Davison has outgrown the hookups of his younger days and wants to settle down. When he’s abandoned by the side of the road, a leather-clad stranger stops and offers him a ride. Chance Renton is different from anyone Jay’s ever met. He’s caring and helpful, yet cynical and world-weary.

    From the first moment of their shared motorcycle ride, an attraction begins to simmer between them. Between Jay’s ex-boyfriend showing up and the misconceptions they have about each other, does this relationship have a chance?

  • Take a Chance on \”Taking a Chance\”


    It\’s out!  I\’m so excited to bring you \”Taking a Chance\” today!

    It is available for purchase on Torquere Books and Rainbow Ebooks.

    \”Taking a Chance,\” by A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder

    Doctor Jacob Davison has outgrown the hookups of his younger days and wants to settle down. When he’s abandoned by the side of the road, a leather-clad stranger stops and offers him a ride. Chance Renton is different from anyone Jay’s ever met. He’s caring and helpful, yet cynical and world-weary.

    From the first moment of their shared motorcycle ride, an attraction begins to simmer between them. Between Jay’s ex-boyfriend showing up and the misconceptions they have about each other, does this relationship have a chance?

  • I Need a Nap.

    \’Nuff said.

  • Tue Cent Twosday – Empowerment

    I remember where I sat at 9:00 in the morning on that fateful Tuesday, Central Daylight Time. Work began as usual, with a whirlwind of tasks. The entire Executive Committee headed for Europe; in fact, half already waited “on the ground” (the term for having arrived at their destination) and the other half staged to leave for the airstrip in an hour and a half.

    The news already came of the first tower. I couldn’t get my head around the news of the second one, no one could have predicted it. I knew in my gut that this day wasn’t like any other day. I went to one of the managers to ask him to start the evacuation of our building, but he laughed it off as premature, the worry of a young and inexperienced admin. But I wasn’t; I’m a trained triage officer from the crucible of Silicon Valley and quakes like Whittier and Loma Prieta.

    Then the events sped up. The second tower. People leaping out windows. The CIO showed up in my office and said, “It’s time to start the evacuation. Call the boss.”

    Relief. I could do something.

    Over the next two hours, the entire Executive Committee met to review our company’s disaster plan. Ten thousand employees worldwide, and a flagship office building in the third largest city in the United States, meant that we couldn’t act on a whim. Our behavior must be calm and reasoned. People watched us.

    It wasn’t until one of the Senior Directors drove me home that morning at 11:30 that I heard on NPR that the towers fell.

    No one in that room thought to tell me.

    I learned something important that day from the smoke and twisted metal, the lives destroyed and hope rekindled by a mayor who rose to the occasion and a President who did not. In times of crisis, it is critical to remember one thing: focus on what you can control. Communication is key. Keep your head and breathe. Feelings are not facts, but they are necessary. Respond, don’t react.

    On the anniversary of those terrible events, I want to remind myself that I can control how I respond to events. I can write. I can talk. I can cry. I can work. I can take positive steps on my own behalf, even if that means cleaning out the sock drawer or petting my cats. The news media wants to sell us advertising, which means they must induce us to watch – and empowered people act, they don’t spectate. Remember that. The motive of the news media is to have a passive audience. For our own sanity, we cannot afford to be passive. That’s true for the awful days like Tuesday, September 11, 2001, as well as ordinary days like Tuesday, September 11, 2012.

    Remember. Act. Write. Breathe. Claim your own reality. In all the world, there is no one just like you. Your gift to the Creator is your use of that creativity you were given.

    Write on.

  • \”Taking a Chance\” on Wednesday!

    For 2012-2013, Torquere\’s authors have chosen the theme \”Leather Bound\” in honor of Torquere’s ninth anniversary. The ninth is traditionally the leather anniversary; what better theme to let GLBTQ writers go wild? The charity which will benefit from this year’s Charity Blitz is NOH8, whose mission is to promote marriage, gender and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest. More than twenty-five authors have written short fiction pieces and have agreed to donate all proceeds of the sales of these stories to this year\’s charitable organization. Torquere Press Inc. will match the authors\’ donations completely.

    This year, we\’re also pleased to announce that our distribution partner, Rainbow eBooks, has agreed to once again be the title sponsor of our Sip collection, and will be our sole distributor outside of the Torquere Books website. Please support our sponsor by visiting their website. at www.rainbowebooks.com.

    Rachel and I are participating with our short story, \”Taking a Chance\”, which will be available for purchase on Torquere Books and Rainbow Ebooks.

    \”Taking a Chance,\” by A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder
    Doctor Jacob Davison has outgrown the hookups of his younger days and wants to settle down. When he’s abandoned by the side of the road, a leather-clad stranger stops and offers him a ride. Chance Renton is different from anyone Jay’s ever met. He’s caring and helpful, yet cynical and world-weary.

    From the first moment of their shared motorcycle ride, an attraction begins to simmer between them. Between Jay’s ex-boyfriend showing up and the misconceptions they have about each other, does this relationship have a chance?

  • \”Taking a Chance\” on Wednesday!

    For 2012-2013, Torquere\’s authors have chosen the theme \”Leather Bound\” in honor of Torquere’s ninth anniversary. The ninth is traditionally the leather anniversary; what better theme to let GLBTQ writers go wild? The charity which will benefit from this year’s Charity Blitz is NOH8, whose mission is to promote marriage, gender and human equality through education, advocacy, social media, and visual protest. More than twenty-five authors have written short fiction pieces and have agreed to donate all proceeds of the sales of these stories to this year\’s charitable organization. Torquere Press Inc. will match the authors\’ donations completely.

    This year, we\’re also pleased to announce that our distribution partner, Rainbow eBooks, has agreed to once again be the title sponsor of our Sip collection, and will be our sole distributor outside of the Torquere Books website. Please support our sponsor by visiting their website. at www.rainbowebooks.com.

    Rachel and I are participating with our short story, \”Taking a Chance\”, which will be available for purchase on Torquere Books and Rainbow Ebooks.

    \”Taking a Chance,\” by A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder
    Doctor Jacob Davison has outgrown the hookups of his younger days and wants to settle down. When he’s abandoned by the side of the road, a leather-clad stranger stops and offers him a ride. Chance Renton is different from anyone Jay’s ever met. He’s caring and helpful, yet cynical and world-weary.

    From the first moment of their shared motorcycle ride, an attraction begins to simmer between them. Between Jay’s ex-boyfriend showing up and the misconceptions they have about each other, does this relationship have a chance?

  • Sleepy Sunday

    I worked on the garden today and met a friend for lunch.  Other than that, I studied for my exam next Saturday and set up a new forum.  Very sleepy.

    What do you have planned for the weekend?

  • Saturday – Zoom!

    I\’m went to day two of my class today.  I\’m afraid I have nothing more intelligent than that to say – my brain is leaking out of my ear! 🙂

  • Class

    I have class today and tomorrow.  Wish me luck!