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C. Rene Astle

Curious Cat | Odd Duck | Author of SciFi • Fantasy • Urban Fantasy

Art, Vikings and Books

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025CR Leave a comment

I haven’t been active here much at all. I usually post over on Substack but have been been feeling lately…

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On Moving

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022CR Leave a comment

I’ve been a bit quiet lately. There’s a reason. Maybe you can guess from the title of this post ……

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A twitch in the tale

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022CR 2 Comments

I feel every ship needs a ship’s cat. Am I right or am I correct? The Lyra has a cat,…

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A sense of abandonment, or tea monks and lizard people

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022CR Leave a comment

I read a couple of books recently that might not seem related, but they both got me thinking of a…

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It’s not a resolution…writing goals in 2022

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022CR Leave a comment

I stopped doing resolutions many years ago. Instead, I reflect then I set goals. The difference between resolutions and goals…

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All the pretty things

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021CR Leave a comment

I love gorgeous visuals. Well, not so much gorgeous but visually compelling. I’m someone who watches movies or TV shows…

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Getting into Overdrive

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021CR Leave a comment

Let me tell you a secret about me: before I was a writer, I was a reader. Quel surprise! Okay,…

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A Cerulean Story

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021CR Leave a comment

NB: Book links in this post take you to books2read, letting you choose the store where you want to view…

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Rambles in and about Andalucia

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021CR Leave a comment

I’ve been fascinated by Andalucian history for years, where myth and fact blend in a heady mix of Moorish architecture…

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