JAIME RAMOS' THE STREETS OF GOLGOTHA

Alas the man is gone, but his legacy lives on.

Cover art by Adam Shaw

Jaime Ramos reluctantly left us September 30, 2025 with his last project still pending at the time, but his friends pulled together to make his dream become a reality, for Airship 27 has published JAIME RAMOS' STREETS OF GOLGOTHA.

The word Golgotha means "the city of skulls," and "the place of Christ's crucifixion.” Jaime thought that a city based on this meaning, which was founded by French monks in the 1800s, would be an interesting place to set noir and detective stories with a touch of horror. As he wrote in his introduction when the project was first being developed back in 2023:

"I wanted the city to be hard-core, filled with dirty cops, the Mafia, corrupt religious figures, and a TV psychic named John Normandy. I wanted the city to be laid out with French catacombs underneath and urban Gothic design on the surface."

After designing landmarks for the city, Ramos had a friend create a map, placing Golgotha in upper Wisconsin, where it always seemed to be raining or snowing or both. Crime was mixed with mysticism and darkness.

Inviting several author friends to contribute, Ramos created an omnibus of collected stories about the city.

The back cover

Unfortunately, life and medical issues kept Jaime from seeing this through, that's when we stepped up to help.

Assembled here for your enjoyment is the fruit of his editorial and creative desires through the loving labors of Jaime Ramos and his friends Teel James Glenn, Nancy Hansen, Wayne Carey, Bobby Nash and myself.

Interior illustrations are by Rob Davis and cover by Adam Shaw.

The Ramos' in happier times.

According to Airship 27 co-founder Ron Fortier: "Jamie's wife Phyllis asked me to pass along her sincerest thanks to all of you for your efforts on the book and more importantly, for your friendship and support of Jamie all these years. She is deeply touched by what all of you have done."

Part of me wishes we could have done more, but at least one last dream came true for Jaime.

Take a walk down the shadowy, dangerous, and mysterious STREETS OF GOLGOTHA.

Available in print and e-book from Airship 27 via Amazon at 

https://tinyurl.com/y7zvmmbr

The above is a combination of my thoughts and feelings along with Ron Fortier's press release. Any mistakes are purely my own.—lh,jr.

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2026

 HELLO EVERYBODY!

There's a lot of ground to cover this week so let's get right to it.

There isn't much progress to report in regards to HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE's prequel novel PRIVATE BATTLES. Still within Chapter 19 and the 35,000+ word count.

But this time it wasn't because of life, the universe and everything else that usually gets in my way.

Early last week I, and all the other contributors to the project, received the PDF galley from Airship 27 to proofread and make any corrections concerning the Jaime Ramos Tribute Anthology.

The book's back cover

Jaime's last writing endeavor before his untimely passing on September 30, 2025 was a new noir project entitled Streets of Golgotha.

Part mystery. Part horror. All Jaime, who was kind enough to open the mythical Wisconsin city to his friends and fellow contributors.

Jaime has the first tale "The City of Skulls" and introduced his latest character, John Normandy. A reluctant TV personality and psychic.

Then Teel James Glenn, Nancy Hansen, Wayne Carey, Bobby Nash and myself all explore those unforgiving streets before a round robin adventure closes out the anthology.

As he wrote in the introduction back in 2023:

"I wanted my city to be hard-core, filled with dirty cops, the Mafia, corrupt religious figures. I wanted the city to be laid out with French catacombs underneath and urban Gothic design on the surface. I set the landmarks of the city and had a friend of mine make me a map. I decided to place it in upper Wisconsin. And I decided it always seemed to be raining or snowing or both. Crime would be mixed with mysticism and darkness."

He was even hoping to work on a second volume once the first was published, but life and health issues had other ideas.

The anthology is due out soon from Airship 27 in print and e-book formats via Amazon and everyone involved has done Jaime proud.

I'll have more about this upon publication but before I go, I would just like to thank all my readers and fans for granting this blog 32,120 page views during the month of May 2026.

Now I better get back to writing.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

7 June, 2026

SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA NOW AVAILABLE!

Cover by Ted Hammond

 I said I'd let everyone know when it was released and I'm a man of my word.

Just didn't expect to see it so soon.

When the son of a wealthy aviation corporation owner is kidnapped by a vicious gang, the family turns to the mysterious entity known as Solitaire to rescue him.

In the process, the female master of disguise soon uncovers a personal vendetta against Andrews Aviation. The gang’s goal is not only to ruin the family but also steal their experimental new drone which the U.S. Military is hoping to purchase.

Once again Solitaire will have to rely on her many roles to confuse and defeat a fanatical enemy.

Airship 27 Production is thrilled to present pulp scribe Lee Houston, Junior’s second fast pace thriller featuring his original, amazing new heroine, Solitaire. This one is filled with exotic locales, cunning bad guys and non-stop action.

With a stunning cover by Ted Hammond and interior art by Chuck Bordell.

Now available in print and e-book formats from Amazon!

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTION – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 2025

 Well....

It was another interesting week.

No work on the HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE: PRIVATE BATTLES prequel novel because I got the galley proof of SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA that I have to go over for Airship 27 to make sure everything is alright before the book is published.

Received that late Monday evening so started fresh on it Tuesday morning.

One has to go over every word and punction mark, line by line from start to finish and note any mistakes there might be along the way so they can be corrected before publication.

Everything was going fine until Friday when the storm hit. 😢

Didn't regain power until Saturday afternoon.

Didn't regain the Internet (let alone cable service) until about a half hour ago.

Thankfully both THE PUZZLE CORNER and THE WEEK IN REVIEW for The Free Choice E-zine were on the Post Timer this weekend, although I didn't discover until well after the fact that I miss set the one for the news, hence it not posting until almost midnight Saturday night.

And I've still got to post this week's SUNDAY FUNNIES on TFCE when I finish here.

With everything that had to be dealt with, I'm only about halfway through the galley.

Chuck Bordell did good work on the interior illustrations for the novel again, although the galley does NOT include the cover art, so no review on that because I'll be seeing it when the book is published like everyone else.

But for that to happen, I better get back to it although considering the time, I won't be staying up much longer to night.

In any event, take care.

STAY SAFE!

Have a great week and I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

21 December, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30, 2025

 I HAVE FINISHED WRITING

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN FOLLY!😁

I still have to finish proofreading the manuscript before adding my behind the scenes essay and Author's Bio so I can send it off to Airship 27, but obviously once all that is done the big question before me is: WHAT NEXT?

There has still been no official, public announcement on that MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING, although a lot of you have already accurately guessed what is going on, if not all of the reason(s) why.

I can tell you that I have not been sitting idly by twiddling my thumbs when not working on Holmes.

I have been researching and studying my options.

What comes next will be a big step for yours truly, but while not fully prepared yet, it is one I am willing to take and hope for the best on.

But what I have in mind will also require a LOT of writing, so I better get back to it now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

31 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16, 2025

 While it is not totally finished yet, the conclusion of SHERLOCK HOLMES and "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly" IS in sight!😀

But then what?

Once the HOLMES story is completed, I will be taking a couple of days off to relax from Victorian England before returning to give the tale a final proofreading as well as adding my Creation Of Essay and my usual Author Bio before sending it off to Airship 27.

But what do I do in-between and past HOLMES?

It has to do with that MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING.

I've had a few friends and fans ask about it.

One was actually correct in their assumption of what was going on, although not the reason(s) why.

Unfortunately I still cannot officially discuss it publicly yet.

All this teasing is as close as I can come to saying anything at the moment, and even this is questionable at best but I should be safe since I haven't given any actual details nor neither confirmed or denied any speculations.

In any event, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

17 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2, 2025

 Work proceeds apace on SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN FOLLY.

I had to stop and do some research last week in regards to The Bard's plays, but it has paid off as the story approaches the 10,000 (out of 15,000 for the average Airship 27 short story) word mark.

I'm sure that at least a few astute observers out there have noticed changes to some key Amazon listings in recent days, if not the Facebook pages of myself and a few other people as well.

Unfortunately all that is part of the MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING that I still cannot officially discuss with anyone publicly at this time, but rest assured that myself and everyone else involved are working on the problem(s) and, in my case, once the SHERLOCK HOLMES story is finished, I will be devoting my full attention to the matter, even if I have to wait awhile longer before I can actually say in complete detail what is going on.

With that in mind, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

3 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JULY 5, 2025

 Sometimes I wonder if I might be overthinking the situation, but it seems to me like trying to write a SHERLOCK HOLMES story worthy of the title character is like trying to solve a used jigsaw puzzle you bought at a flea market without the cover picture and no idea whether or not you have all the pieces to begin with.

In any event, work is proceeding apace on "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly", but every day I have to pause at least once to look up some detail about the Victorian Era or information on another related matter.

That is dedication to the writing craft, making sure I've got everything as correct as humanly possible.

The rest is just a question of time, effort and stubbornness.

I'd say I'm approaching, but haven't actually reached the halfway point yet.

Short stories are roughly 15,000 words on average. I haven't even made 10,000 yet, but every time I do get to write adds a little more to the overall manuscript.

Besides telling me that SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA has been proofread and only lacks interior and cover art at this point before publication, Ron Fortier at Airship 27 has inquired how my Holmes work is going, so I know the story has a home when finished.

But to reach that point I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

6 July, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JANUARY 4, 2025

 LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD

Welcome to the first PROGRESS REPORT of 2025!

Last year was rough.

TWO MAJOR computer crashes, knocking me offline and out of work for a couple of months between them. The loss of a beloved pet was bad enough, but losing my father was another matter. 😢

Looking back over 2024, while I completed the manuscript to SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA, unfortunately the only work that actually got published last year was "Operation Colossus", my short story that appeared within the third volume of the CODE NAME: INTREPID CLASSIFIED anthology series for Robert J. Mendenhall via Blue Planet Press.😊

Even though what you're reading right now covers December 29, 2024 through January 4, 2025; unfortunately nothing got done creatively before New Year's Day and for better or worse, I've only managed to proofread another page of the SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA manuscript since then. 😞

Pending projects for the beginning of this year are:

*Finish proofreading S2 before submitting it to Airship 27.

*Proofread the Science Fiction novel I finished in 2023 before attempting to find it a publisher.

*Get back to work on the ZEPHYR LILY novel at some point, but that is currently delayed because...

*It has been suggested by my friendly neighborhood beta proofreader Nancy Hansen that I write another SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY before Airship 27 goes into semi retirement.

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT HEARD...

At the end of their 96th podcast on YouTube, Ron Fortier and Rob Davis, the co-founders and main employees of Airship 27, announced that they are going to start scaling back production to enjoy their Golden Years more.

They will NOT be closing the Hangar completely, just that by 2027 at the latest, neither them nor the company will be going full tilt releasing titles on a regular/monthly basis.

Both gentlemen have had long and distinguished careers professionally and personally, so I wish them well in all their current and future endeavors. Yet that also leaves me with the unanswered question of

WHAT NEXT?

Airship 27 will definitely take SOLITAIRE 2 once I finish proofreading it and SHERLOCK HOLMES once I finish writing it.

But ZEPHYR LILY, let alone the Science Fiction novel and any future SOLITAIRE adventures?

And there is still the enigma of trying to figure out the future of HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE and ALPHA the Superhero because I haven't heard a word from Pro Se Press in years, hence my concentrating on SOLITAIRE and other works for Airship 27.

Yet while I don't have all the answers at the moment, the one thing I do know is that: no matter what happens, I WILL KEEP WRITING!

So with that in mind, I better try to get back to it.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

5 January, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 23, 2024

 Since I don't post PROGRESS REPORTS on Saturdays, I hope those who celebrated had a good Doctor Who Day November 23.

Now then, as mentioned last week, ♫I'm back in the saddle again♫ to quote one of my dad's heroes: Gene Autry, trying to catch up on my writing.

At the moment I'm still transcribing all my hand written notes.

After I finished those to complete SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA, I started a new novel called ZEPHYR LILY.

The title lady was originally to be my contribution to Jim Beard's 1970s set sequel to the SUPER SWINGIN' HEROES 1968 SPECIAL Anthology from Mechanoid Press.

That project unfortunately got canceled, but Jim was nice enough to let everyone keep the material(s) they were working on, hence I still have LILY.

I had no luck finding a home for the original short story, so I'm rewriting and fleshing out the entire plot and concept into a full length novel.

In the coming weeks I'll share more details about who ZEPHYR LILY is but, since I'm in a musical mood today, ♫“Where it all ends I can't fathom, my friends,♫ to quote Jimmy Buffett.

However, there is no way I will let good material wither in my files.

I still have Chapter 2 to finish transcribing, which will give me about the first 5000 words to the overall manuscript.

Once that's done, I will take a short break to go back over and proofread SOLITAIRE 2 before sending it off to Airship 27 for publication.

Then I will be devoting at least the rest of 2024 to ZEPHYR LILY, when I'm not dealing with The Free Choice E-zine and the rest of my life's responsibilities.

The latter includes the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, which will be spent with friends and family.

Sadly, as the years pass and times change, there are two personal Thanksgiving traditions that I have been unable to observe since the start of the current millennium.

Enjoying the annual Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Turkey Day marathon and one particular episode of WKRP In Cincinnati.

In any event, I hope those celebrating remember to be thankful for the good things you have in life, and I'll see you around the Internet.

Take care.

Lee Houston, Junior

24 November, 2024

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JULY 6, 2024

 I have finished Chapter 28 of SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA and am currently on Chapter 29 as the
overall manuscript approaches the 51,000+ word mark.

As usual life has had its own demands along the way, so not every moment of my day is at the keyboard writing, but I do make those that are count.

In any event, I am proud of the work I've done so far on this manuscript between the latter months of 2023 and what I've accomplished in 2024 so far.

The computer crash, the death of beloved pet Ariel the Wonder Dog and the passing of my father have taken their toll over the first half of this year.

I hope everyone understands that I just didn't really feel like talking about my personal losses, especially the latter considering I wasn't able to fly back to Texas for his funeral. 😢

Yet somehow I've persevered, even to the point of managing to write "Operation: Colossus" for the third volume of Robert J. Mendenhall's CODE NAME INTREPID CLASSIFIED anthology, which is now scheduled for a pre-Labor Day release next month.

SPEAKING OF WHICH...

Robert had the space available in Volume 3, which he is allowing contributors a chance to share brief excerpts of their work with Intrepid readers, so there WILL be a Sneak Peak of S2: THE AGENDA in that volume!😀😁😎

So I better get back to writing now to ensure that S2 really is "a forth coming release from Airship 27".

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

7 July, 2024

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 2023

 I'm conducting my midpoint review of SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA at the moment.

Just something I do in the middle of every manuscript. Especially the novel size ones.

So far, besides catching either a misspelled word, a missing word or having to change a word outright to something better than what I originally wrote; I've also added about a 1,000 words between three new scenes scattered throughout the story.

I'm on Chapter 12 of the existing 23 at the moment and will resume writing when I reach where I left off.

A friendly reminder that the first SOLITAIRE novel (no subtitle) is available in print and e-book formats from Airship 27 via Amazon. 😀

I'm not usually one to toot my own horn, but I'm very proud of this novel and it opening a brand new series for me.

My personal thanks again to interior artist Chuck Bordell and cover artist Ted Hammond as well as Ron Fortier and Rob Davis of Airship 27 for helping to bring my manuscript into reality.

Seeing this book in print is a dream come true and if I want the dream to continue I better get back to writing now so

Take care.

STAY SAFE!😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

25 June, 2023

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JUNE 17, 2023

 😀"OH HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!"😁—Ren & Stimpy.

Cover by Ted Hammond

For those few out there who might not have heard the news yet, SOLITAIRE Book 1 (no subtitle) is now available in both print and e-formats from Airship 27 on Amazon! 😄😎

Nine fantastic illustrations by artist Chuck Bordell and my action packed prose are within a beautiful cover by Ted Hammond.

Like James Bond? Mission: Impossible? Artemus Gordon?

Then you'll love the Mysterious Samaritan known as Solitaire!

Afraid it's a little too soon for sharing reviews yet, but the initial feedback on word of the novel's release has been highly positive and of course I'm hard at work on writing BOOK 2: THE AGENDA.

About to start Chapter 23 and break the 35,000+ word mark in the process but to do, so I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

HAPPY FATHERS' DAY! 

This is my 550TH WRITING BLOG POST!😲

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

18 June, 2023

SOLITAIRE DEBUTS!

 To keep my promise from yesterday, SOLITAIRE's debut novel has been released by Airship 27! 😁

Art by Ted Hammond

Jesse Frost was a rising star in the world wide conglomerate known as Megaplex until he accidentally stumbled upon one of their deep dark secrets.

Though unable to contact the authorities before he's assassinated, Frost desperately reached out for help.

While too late to save an innocent man, his warning initiates a page turning action packed thrill-a-minute adventure that leads from New York to Japan and finally the desert outback of Australia as the Clandestine Crusader some only know as SOLITAIRE tries to stop a global communications takeover and bring a murderer to justice.

In his press release, Airship 27 Captain Ron Fortier wrote: "Lee Houston Jr. offers up a brand new pulp hero that will soon have readers mesmerized. Solitaire’s debut appearance is a welcome addition to the role of new modern day avengers." High praise indeed.

Bordell's rough sketch of Solitaire's Camouflage Suit

Artist Chuck Bordell provided the interior illustrations while Pulp Factory Award Winner Ted Hammond contributed the beautiful cover to accompany the prose of this humble writer/creator, who is hard at work on SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA, the second novel in the Mysterious Samaritan's new on-going series.

SOLITAIRE is now available in Print and/or E-book form from Amazon.

HAPPY READING!

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JUNE 10, 2023

IT'S GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS TIME.

 The bad news? 😒

Afraid I didn't get much actual writing done this past week.

The good news is why! 😎

Late Monday I received the Galley Draft for SOLITAIRE 1 (no subtitle) from Airship 27 and went over it line by line from start to finish in case there were any corrections that needed to be made.

While I did eventually get it done and sent back to Rob Davis to prepare the publication for print and e-book releases, that obviously took away from actual writing time.

Hopefully I'll make progress on SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA this coming week and I will DEFINITELY let everyone know when Book 1's been released!😁

Until then, take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

11 June, 2023

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JUNE 3, 2023

 Can you believe we're already a few days into the sixth month of 2023? 😲

Seems like the new year just started yesterday.

Outside my window right now. Gene Kelly not included. 😉

Especially considering how miserable the weather is outside at the moment.

ANYWAY...

About to start Chapter 23 of SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA as the manuscript cruises into the 34,000+ word range.

While I certainly didn't get as much writing time as I would have liked to, a subject previously discussed in past Progress Reports trying to balance writing with everyday life, I am making the most of what writing time I have when I do have it.

Okay, that last sentence may be a bit convoluted even for me, but you get the idea.

There are only so many hours in any given day and so much life one has to live.

Household responsibilities, appointments, errands, etcetera, along with eating healthy and sleeping regularly.

Those last two are especially important for all living beings.

Including those like me with a heart or other medical condition.

But getting back to the book in progress.

Like its predecessor, SOLITAIRE 2's average chapter is about 1500 words long.

Some are more, a few a tad less, but it all works out in the end to create a real page turner of another action adventure thriller featuring the title character.

Someone who I will definitely talk about more when SOLITAIRE, BOOK 1 (no subtitle) is released later this year by Airship 27.

So I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

4 June, 2023

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING APRIL 22, 2023

 Obviously I'm still working on SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA.

Haven't quite finished Chapter 19 yet, but am writing when I get the chance between Life, The Universe, and Everything Else going on around me.

As I've said before, it can be tough sometimes to find the time to write.

The dog isn't going to feed and take herself out to the bathroom.

Chores and errands are incapable of doing themselves and I've still got to eat and sleep sometime.

For those wondering, Airship 27 is still preparing the first SOLITAIRE novel for publication!😀

Ron Fortier recently let me know that artist Chuck Bordell is working on the remaining interior illustrations and although I unfortunately cannot share it with anyone at this time, I have seen the front cover art and it is GORGEOUS! 😎

Besides the (sorry I can't name drop yet) artist doing a wonderful job, Airship 27's Art Director Rob Davis has designed a fantastic SOLITAIRE logo for the series!

When their work is finished and ready to go, I'll be getting a PDF to review in case there are any last minute corrections that need to be made. Hey, despite everyone bringing their A Games to this project, we're all still human.

Once I go over that and send it back to Rob, then the novel will be released in both Print and E-book formats.

My personal prediction on the subject is sometime after Memorial Day 2023, but whatever happens, I'll keep everyone updated as I can.

In any event, I better get back to writing SOLITAIRE 2 now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

23 April, 2023

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING APRIL 1, 2023

 Well, despite last week ending with April Fools Day, I had a good time writing when the time was available when not tackling life's other priorities.

While I am still on Chapter 18 trying to create that big action scene in SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA, I have broken the 29,000+ word count.

Consider I was still within the 27,000+ neighborhood when creating the previous PROGRES REPORT, that's pretty dang good.

Now that may not seem like much, but considering that as I try to create this action scene, I am going back and forth between Google Maps, Google Earth and other points on the Internet because it's taking place somewhere I have never been...

Have heard from Ron Fortier at Airship 27 that artist Chuck Bordell has just completed the sixth (of nine) interior illustrations for SOLITAIRE'S DEBUT NOVEL.

No word on an exterior cover yet, but there will definitely be one when the book is released later this year by A27.

More news as things develop.

Now I better get back to writing.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

2 April, 2023

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 18, 2023

 Well folks, unless the group decides to make a second inning or whatever you would call it to make the story longer, I've finished with the Round Robin I contributed to and am now back on SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA.

Sketch by Chuck Bordell

Speaking of which, with the kind permission of Ron Fortier at Airship 27, I am able to share a preliminary sketch by artist Chuck Bordell for the first SOLITAIRE novel, no subtitle.

The action/adventure/thriller is to be published later this year by that august company.

The image on the right is of Solitaire's camouflage suit, a unisex outfit that gives absolutely no hint as to the identity of the wearer while being very useful in covert activities.

That outfit plays a prominent role in several chapters of the first novel and will be back again in other SOLITAIRE adventures down the road. Maybe even the one I still working on write right now.

Speaking of which, I better get back to writing or Book 2 will never get finished.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

19 February, 2023

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JANUARY 14, 2023

 Here we are again...

Still going back over what I've written so far of SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA with the proverbial fine toothed comb to make sure all the I's are dotted, the T's crossed and all the minute details of this action-adventure-thriller are in order.

I am getting close to where I left off on Chapter 16 and will resume writing from there.

I already explained last week why I'm doing this, and hopefully all my hard work will pay off in the long run.

Captain Ron Fortier at Airship 27 has found an artist who is now creating the illustrations for the first SOLITAIRE novel (no subtitle), so that book will be out sometime later this year. 😀

In any event, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

15 January, 2023