My first Recommenday offering

Each week, I’ll try to make some recommendations on things both Internet and not, media and not.  We’ll call it Recommenday. You’re welcome.

This week, it’s time to focus on some of the things my friends are doing. I can’t capture everyone in this post, so if I didn’t catch you this time, my memory stinks and this column is recurring. So, from ghosts to the Grim Reaper, writing to great design, much of what many of my friends around the world is worth a look. So, in alphabetical order …

• Melanie Avila wrote about her life in Mexico until recently. Now she writes about her life in Western Michigan. She also ghost writes a blog about her dog, Owen. Owen came from Mexico and is trying to figure out freezing temperatures, billboards and everything else American. Great writing and Mel updates these sites daily. Mel does great design work. She also tweets.
• Karey Brown is the spouse of an Airman and writes novels. She’s VERY funny, too. She’s helped me adapt to my life in Europe and offered a few other tidbits in the process.
• The Webcomic Eben07 is published by Eben Burgoon and Dan Bethel. Dan’s art has grown stronger and the writing gets better each page. They’ve also branched out and are producing some cool side features. Dan sketches on these are just great. Check out their Facebook fan page, too. Eben07 tweets regularly.
• Chris Eder teaches yoga. He also talks about eating and living green on separate blogs. With his day job, he’s doing some great stuff with the American Forces Network in Italy.
• Stacey Graham started “An Army of Ermas” and is already receiving praise. The Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop awarded the site its comedy writers of the month for March 2010. Stacey is also a ghost chaser and is looking for an agent for the latest work about zombies. I’ve read excerpts. It’s funny and pops with life. Oh, and she tweets.
• June “Bug” Kramin embroiders things, which are brilliant. She’s also a fine writer who blogs about a great many topics, including her daily word counts, life in Minnesota, chickens and more.
• Kelly Meding has one published urban fantasy book, Three Days to Dead,  and will have another, As Lie the Dead, in July. The first got great reviews. The second will be better, I’m sure. She tweets and blogs.
• Scarlett Parrish has writing chops. That is to say, in almost everything of hers I’ve ever read, she writes damn good. Read her blog, too, but, again, not necessarily for the faint of heart.
• Adam Slade will have his first novella, A Reaper’s Tale, published by Lyrical Press Incorporated, in May. He just popped 100 fans on his Facebook fan page and  has a pretty good blog about writing and editing. He’s a nice guy and I’m looking forward to reading his novella. Oh, and he’s got this private eye thing …
• Sara Spock blogs about a greener life, among other things, on her blog. She’s also a contributor for the Army of Ermas.
• Chris Vadnais builds iPhone applications. He recently finished a quiz game for the iPhone about “Seinfeld” called “Nothing” and another about “The Office.” You’ll find his work in the iTunes store and on American Forces network broadcasting outlets across the globe.
• Julie Weckerline’s 365 Memories Photography business is taking off. She has a great eye and is having success in the DC area. She also blogs regularly about her family and life. Julie also does some design work as well, and also likes food.
• Lori Witt is has a wry wit and is a writer of erotica. She’s preparing to release her sixth book, but her material is sometimes not for the faint of heart. Her blog as the wife of a sailor is particularly worth following, especially for the photography and, well, wit. Buy her books, too.

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