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Today, Sept. 17, is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. This traditional harvest festival usually falls on—or within two days of—the night of the harvest moon.  The Chinese believe the moon at this time is the fullest and brightest of the year. It’s particularly true this year because the harvest moon is also a supermoon tonight, which means it will be especially bright because it’s nearer to Earth than usual. Not only that, you’ll get to enjoy a partial lunar eclipse as well!  Another name for the holiday is the Mooncake Festival. Mooncakes—round pastries stuffed with nuts, salted egg yolks, and bean paste or lotus seed paste—are traditionally eaten during the festival. This is a time for family and friends to gather outside for moon-gazing parties. In addition, people hang lanterns on their homes and carry lanterns to light their way to good fortune and wealth.  This was a highlight of the year when I was a child growing up in Singapore. Stores in Singapore would stock paper lanterns sh

Yay, it's here!  My novella Under a Hunter's Moon is the sequel to Offerings for the Dead . Both are spin-offs from my Geomancer's Apprentice urban fantasy series.  Pearl is half sister to Joe Tham, the geomancer in the series. Pearl makes her first appearance in book #2, The Forgotten Guardian . You don’t have to read the series first before starting on the Pearl adventures. They take place many years before Pearl reunites with Joe and meets Joe’s apprentice Junie Soong. The Pearl adventures are fun, fast-paced, action-oriented stories that are exclusively available to my newsletter subscribers.  Get Your Free Copy If you're already a subscriber, head on over to my author  website  for your free copy. Please fill in the sign-up form if you're interested in becoming a subscriber, or click here .  The blurb for Under a Hunter's Moon : ********** A castle in the French Pyrenees. A family with incredible wealth. A priceless heirloom. Art thief Pearl Tham is prese