Even though the ladies of Podioracket are on hiatus, that doesn’t mean they ever stop. Rhonda’s biggest contest of the year is drawing to a close and your odds of winning are just too good! H.E. Roulo is teaming up with P.G. Holyfield for a live reading. Check out all the details!

H.E. Roulo’s LIVE Short Story Reading by P.G. Holyfield

The fantasy short story Feverfew, written by Fractured Horizon author H.E. Roulo, will be read LIVE on Wednesday, December 30th 2009 at 6:30 pm Pacific by P.G. Holyfield on video at http://www.stickam.com/pgholyfield.

The story is set in the world of Murder at Avedon Hill (available now on Podiobooks.com, and in print in 2010). The Tales of the Children anthology explores the stories of the Children of Az. These gods are born into the world as men, unaware of their own origins and with their powers dormant until someone or something awakens them.

Here’s a quick look at the opening to Feverfew:

Feverfew Flowers

In a land of magic where gods are born to men the concerns of both must mingle.

The five curved peaks of Darsun’s Claws, beyond the mountains of Anarin, marked the boundary of man’s reach. Though an adventurous few sometimes risked the steaming vents and climbed among the rainbow hued pools to trade across the mountains, no one called it home. When the winter storms blew from Drakesmont, the tallest of all the Claws, strange-smelling mists hid beasts that stalked man’s tenuous claims.

The fury of one such blizzard echoed the storm that raged in Rondac Whitestaff’s heart. He leaned into the whipping winds. His feet crunched through layers of blowing snow. His breath puffed out in icy crystals that the wind greedily snatched away. On his back lay his son Alastair. The boy’s whining and crying had stopped and he had become so quiet that not even shivers disturbed him any longer. Rondac, the mighty warrior, was afraid to look back.
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Join P.G. Holyfield for the rest of the tale. Wed, Dec 30th at 6:30pm Pacific at http://www.stickam.com/pgholyfield. Mark your calendar!

If you would like more information, visit H.E. Roulo’s Fractured Horizon website.

The Mark of a Druid Contest Reminder!

Contest Time!

Rhonda R Carpenter, the author of The Mark of a Druid and co-host of Podioracket.com, has conducted an ongoing stream of contests. But this is it. This is the big one. This is the month where she awards the ultimate prize–the original oil on canvas artwork used as the cover for The Mark of the Druid. Painted by Amie Perry-Reavis this work was titled Through The Void. Amie painted this astounding piece complete with hidden symbols and images from the book. The artwork will be awarded to one lucky contest participant.

The artist would not even tell Rhonda where all the hidden images were. So that is your job. Find and identify the symbols, images, people, and places from the book in the art. This is like gazing at clouds. I have found 10. How many will you find?

Then email info@themarkofadruid.com with your entry by Midnight Pacific time December 31, 2009. On January 1, 2010 one lucky winner will be getting an email telling them they are the proud owner of an original Amie Perry-Reavis. You can find more of Amie’s works on her website Goddessprints.com, including a series of works she did for the book The Mark of a Druid. As a matter of fact, she is already working on a new piece for the next book When Ethers Descend. Please support Amie by buying her products from her Zazzle store.

See Rhonda’s website for more details.