The Smell Of Parchment: December 2013

It's that time of the year. A time filled with joy, cheer and a whole lot of christmas spirit.

I've been AWOL for quite a while now, with no explanation whatsoever for the same. But that's a post for another time.

All i wish to do right now is wish all of you a very Merry and Joyous Christmas!! Hope 'tis season brings with it a boat load of happiness and joy in all of your lives!

'merry christmas' photo (c) 2009, Nao Kitano - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.

Tis the season to be jolly,

Fa la la la la, la la la la.!!

*cough* *hack* *sputter*

I thought i'd sing a little something, but there seems to be a little *ahem* something in my throat.
May happiness and goodwill follow you where ever you may go!

Merry Christmas!

The Migraine Mafia
Author: Maia Sepp
Publication date: December 13th , 2013
Purchase from: Amazon / B&N / Kobo

Book Blurb

On paper, Viive McBroome lives the perfect life—a key player in a fast-paced, technical field, one promotion away from real success—but that’s only if you ignore one little problem.

Sandwiched between one migraine and the next, Viive’s life is like those choose-your-own-adventure books you read as a kid, only less fun and with a lot more drugs. And lately, as her bosses politely march her toward a vacation that might never end, even the good days seem like a struggle for survival.

Faced with frustration from her loved ones and the dark machinations of a new coworker, Viive feels herself getting pulled under by guilt, apologies, and workplace shenanigans. But then she meets the Migraine Mafia, a quirky, vibrant support group, and her fragile camouflage begins to crumble. She discovers that a room full of strangers just might be able to change the way she views her illness—and realizes that if she doesn’t learn to ask for help, her health isn’t the only thing she stands to lose.

Sometimes painful, frequently hilarious, never dull, The Migraine Mafia is the story of one woman’s life-altering decision to thrive in the face of chronic illness.

About the Authors

Maia left the tech sector to write about sock thievery, migraines, and...the tech sector. She lives on the Danforth in Toronto with her better half, John.

The Sock Wars is her debut novel. The first chapter of The Sock Wars was published as a short story/novel excerpt titled Irish Drinking Socks, and became a Kobo bestselling short story. The Sock Wars has been a top-100 digital bestseller on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the iBookstore, as well as a genre and Writing Life bestseller on Kobo.

Maia's next novel will be released in December 2013: The Migraine Mafia, a story about a nerdy thirtysomething's quest to come to terms with a chronic illness.