It's been forever . . .

My blog! I have finally found my way back to it. Ideas have not been lacking, but when Google changed its format, I couldn't figure out how to post to my blog. Tonight I finally found the magic button to allow me to return and post again. Yeah! Since my last post, Konrad Reichenberger is still a missing persons. As he has now been gone seven years, last spring his family decided to hold a memorial service for him in Coloma, California, one of his favorite places. I was fortunate enough to attend this beautiful outdoor ceremony celebrating Konrad's life. Even know the family and all his friends are still seeking him or information to his whereabouts. As a reminder he disappeared in the California Pine area of Alturas County California. Meanwhile I have been writing. It's been so long that I don't remember if I wrote about the last two books of mine to be published. The first is the last in The Conrad Chronicles series and is titled Resolution. As with all my books it is available at . The book is only available through Lulu or via me if you see me at some fair. By doing this I can keep the price down. If I made it available everywhere I'd be force to accomadate Amazon's pricing and that would mean I'd need to sell the book for more than $20 just to make a quarter. The other book is in a different genre. Years ago I connected with a publisher to write this book, but the press never came through in the end, so I decided to make it available on Lulu.com as well. This book I chose to create a hardback edition first. It is Ghost Tales from Northern California's Highway 101. The link to purchase it is . Ghost Tales is not connected to any of my other books and involved me dusting off my history degree and doing some research. The tales inside are spooky, but not horrifying. As the back reads Welcome to chilling stories from Northern California's Highway 101. Ghosts, spooks, and other supernatural creatures hide within these pages. Spine tingling tales from behind the Redwood curtain will send you exploring ship wrecks, haunted houses, and up the old Highway 101 now known as Bell Springs Road. Enjoy. Happy Reading! I'm back!

Konrad Reichenberger now missing 5 years!

Today is the 5 year anniversary of my friend, Konrad Reichenberger, discovered missing. His family and friends are still hoping to find him and learn what happened. Just to remind everyone of this missing persons case: Konrad Charles Reichenberger was last seen on January 13, 2018 in Alturas, California in the California Pines Hill Area.

Konrad is 6'2" tall, weighed 200 lbs when he disappeared, and is now 49 years old. He has tattoos on his right arm, brown hair that he usually has worn very short to almost shaved off, and usually has facial hair. Some friends called him Kurt. Modoc County, where Konrad disappeared, is a rural area. It is one of the poorer counties in California, and is filled with a lot of wilderness. In the area he disappeared from there had been illegal logging, as well as drug labs hidden in forested areas. None of us are sure what has happened to Konrad other than he was last seen at his cabin home on January 13, 2018 and that he loved his dogs so much he would never had just left them without a solid reason or being forced to leave against his will. When he disappeared there was several feet of snow on the ground.

(Konrad and my brother at my sister's wedding. Konrad is in the brown shirt). If you have any information on his disappearance please contac the Modoc Sheriff's department at 503-233-4416. Please feel free to share this information and repost it.

Pondering Blog and Recon Squadron

For the past several days, I have been feeling the urge to blog, but couldn't think of what to actually blog about. After writing about the one year anniversary of Konrad Reichenberger being missing, I just couldn't think of anything worthy to say. Updating where I am with my writing also made no sense as I am just typing and editing novels right now.

Over the last couple of years I started taking photos of beloved items around my home with the intention of archiving the photos with information on the possession, but that doesn't feel like a good topic for this particular blog.

Then the two year anniversary of Richard Hatch's passing arrived. I considered writing about that as a friend of mine did on her Facebook Battlestar Galactica page, but that didn't motivate me to come here and blog either.

Last night I had a dream where I was a character I had created years ago. This character I used in the fandom group I was a member of in the late 1980's through the 1990's. In fact for most of the 1990's I ran the group and was in charge of collecting the artwork and stories as well as cutting and pasting and photocopying the four time a year zine.

When I woke up, I realized my brain had mushed together Richard Hatch's death anniversary with the desire to archive information and my friend's complaint that people are too lazy to scan in old photos taken before digital cameras. Now I have something worthy to blog about.

Yahrens ago, I flew in Recon Squadron, a subchapter of Battlestar One International, under the name Captain Crystalrose. Back in those yahrens, at least when I started off, the internet really didn't exist. Putting together a zine meant people mailing stories and artwork through the post office, then cutting and pasting, and sometimes retyping (in WordStar) to create a page that one then photocopy (at a photocopy center). Then a giant stapler was used to combine the pages into a booklet form, which was stuffed in a handwritten envelope and mailed through the post office to the members.

One of the great challenges was always finding members. Given my club was so small that we couldn't afford any advertising in magazines like Starlog, the membership of Recon only grew through word of mouth in the early years. Later, when AOL had chat rooms, I belonged to a Battlestar Galactica chat room and that helped me find a few new members.

Though once the internet became widespread and information could be searched out easily and stories could be posted online, there was no really purpose for creating zines anymore.  In the Winter of 2000 I officially shut down Recon Squadron. Battlestar One International  had folded years earlier.

Now you have the backstory to go with the following. This morning I scanned in the original artwork I used in the Recon zines. Most of the artwork I used I created myself, but over the years I had members more artfully skilled than me that provided great cover art. Here are a few of the many pieces for your enjoyment.

Last Recon Squadron Cover which combined artwork from several of the club's artists.

Commander Adama and Captain Apollo

Easter Cylon

Christmas Cylon

The Battlestar Galactica

Artwork by Johnny "Steelhawk" Motley

Viper Artwork made out of construction paper

One of my favorite pieces done by Lance Dobersek

P.S. Remember all this artwork was done by hand and before the use of computers for making art.

Christmas Poem 2018

Christmas 2018
by Heather Hobson Lewis

As 2018 closes, my pen writes this holiday poem   
to bring you joy and good cheer.
   
Two small trips marked this year.        
One bore us via Southwest wings
to Dad’s 75th birthday bash
for a jovial time,
while the other sent us to Alturas in search
of our missing friend, Konrad Reichenberger.

Books two and three of The Conrad Chronicles,
Realizations and Rejection,
have found book form,
while Stubby and Tale of Butts
are now alive as audio books on Audible, i-Tunes, and Amazon.

Fern and Boomer enjoy play and happiness every day,
from professional photo shoots to
participating in the Walk-n-Wag to
Fern’s first visit to the beach.
   

Merry Christmas and a magical winter to all!

Fern and Boomer playing on the beach in 2018

New Flyer: Missing Person Konrad Charles Reichenberger

Just this evening I received a new flyer being put up for Missing Person Konrad Charles Reichenberger.

If you have any information about his disappearance please report it to the Modoc County Sheriff's Department at 530-233-4416.

More Information on Missing Person: Konrad Charles Reichenberger

Most people who have lived or live in rural Northern California (as I did for 11 years), know what is going on in many of our state and national parks, especially in the smaller towns and rural areas. The drug cartel has been using our forests and parks for years to grow drugs. Anyone who is unfortunate enough to hike into where they are, or to stand up to them, or to learn details of who they are, often vanishes. Many of these rural areas do not have a large enough law enforcement to deal with the issue or cover the hundreds of miles of wilderness. This brings me to the fact that other than a few friends and family members, after nine months, the sheriff's department probably doesn't have the resources to really keep looking for Konrad Reichenberger on a full-time basis, though I know they are interested in information.

The sad part is because he wasn't married and didn't have children that would make him even less of person who would be looked for. But Konrad has family and friends, who care, including a sister and father, and we are going to keep looking and seeking answers.

So here I am, making sure that people are aware of what is going on and hope that someone who knows something they haven't told the sheriff's department of Modoc  County will step forward with information. Again the basics of the case are:

Konrad Charles Reichenberger disappeared from his home in Alturas, California some times between January 13 and January 16, 2018. He has brown eyes and brown hair (often kept short). Konrad is 6'2" tall and 200lbs. He was 44 when he disappeared and is now 45 years old. If you know anything, you should contact the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office at 530-233-4416.