Stories 4 You: December 2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

End of the Year Book Giveaway and Sale

End of the year giveaways, contest, and sales UNTIL JANUARY 1ST

by Erika M Szabo

50% discount on all books and 100% discount on two books at

SMASHWORDS

CONTEST TO WIN A TRILOGY

Help me to decide which covers are the best and when the books will be re-published newly edited with new covers, five winners will receive the complete trilogy eBooks.

CHILDREN'S BOOK GIVEAWAY

Until January 1st I'm giving away 20 copies altogether of my children's books. Click on the link below the book cover of your choice and enter the coupon code: FREEFORKIDS and download the eBooks for free.

Friday, December 28, 2018

Loki’s Animal Stories: Margie the Scaredydog Fights Her Shadow

Today in Loki’s Animal Stories, author Toi Thomas recounts a true animal adventure as told from the perspective of Loki, the Small Gang of Authors mascot. So, it’s a fake true story. Enjoy!

As the new year draws near, I thought it would be fun to revisit one of the new friends I’ve made this year. So, I decided to have a chat with Margie the Scaredydog to learn more about her transition into her forever home. I was delighted to learn about her trials in getting used to daily walks.

Margie told me how much she loves to run and sniff, and chase birds, but for some reason, she’s not allowed to run and chase birds all the time. Plus, where she lives seems to have more cars than trees. At least that’s what she thought until she went for her first long walk. She started down the sidewalk as usual but after a while, all the houses were gone and there were trees everywhere. It was wonderful and she got to run and run and run.

Margie didn’t think she and her human mom had been out that long, but on the way back to the neighborhood, the sky turned all red and purple, at least that’s what her mom said. All Margie saw were shades of grey, until… she looked down… and there was... something huge and black coming at her. Her mommy squatted down and assured her it was nothing to worry about, but Margie knew something was off. She had seen that thing before and never liked the look of it. Plus, that thing doesn't even have a smell.

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Whoa...Mommy, you see those guys following us? #dogs #coonhoundsofinstagram #somebodywatchingme

A post shared by Margie "Scaredy Dog" Thomas (@margiescaredydog) on Jan 27, 2017 at 2:55pm PST

Later that night, Margie saw the black thing again, following her around the room. That’s when her mommy said the word “shadow” and laughed. Margie decided then that her shadow was nothing to worry about.
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Find out more about Toi Thomas, her work, and her inspiration at the following links:

Amazon | Goodreads | The ToiBox of Words | YouTube | See a list of Toi's other posts here.

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Tricia Drammeh

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Fun story from Loki and Margie!

Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

1 month ago - Shared publicly

Meet Margie the Scaredydog on #OurAuthorGang. (Story told by Loki - via Toinette Thomas)

And friends, if you're thinking of adding a new furry family member, think shelters and rescues. There's plenty of wonderful animals who will fill your life with joy and more adorable dog (or cat) tales.