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C. Rene Astle

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

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Pura Vida: Costa Rica travels

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021CR Leave a comment

I’m starting to think about travel again, as more and more people are getting vaccinated for COVID-19. But it’s still…

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Cast one’s bread upon the water

April 14, 2020April 26, 2020CR Leave a comment

My bread and butter. The greatest thing since sliced. Know what side one’s bread is buttered on. To break bread.…

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Why science fiction and fantasy?

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020CR Leave a comment

One thing I’m struck by the few times I’ve sold books at local markets is the number of women over…

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Gimjang: how I make kimchi…and why

October 20, 2019February 9, 2020CR 2 Comments

One of these days, I’ll finish my series of posts about my time in Korea but not today. Instead, this…

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Forged in Fire, Born in Blood

October 6, 2019October 7, 2019CR Leave a comment

Now that I have your attention, let me introduce you to Bertha. My axe. My beautiful axe. My beautiful throwing…

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What’s in a name

September 6, 2019February 4, 2020CR Leave a comment

Authors spend a fair bit of effort coming up with names for their characters. For example, Mina Sun, star of…

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Dar and Rhys: A Tale of Two Characters

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019CR Leave a comment

I’ve seen a few reviews of A Scarlet Fever asking whether there’s more about Rhys and Dar’s relationship future books…

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7 books to read this summer

June 24, 2019September 9, 2019CR Leave a comment

It’s summer here in the Northern Hemisphere (it’s official now that the solstice has passed). But it was around mid-May…

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Travel and my magic power

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019CR Leave a comment

I seemed to be charmed when it comes to travel. Whenever I travel somewhere that should be warm and sunny…well,…

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