Dear Friends and Loyal Readers,

Aidan’s story is being told with the help of a friendly squirrel. He informed me in January that he needed a name. So we held a contest to name him.

Thank you for all the wonderful name suggestions! We held the drawing live Saturday night, April 7, 2007 at Spirit Awakening in Alton, IL.

The lucky winner is Samantha and the squirrel’s name is Samus.

“Aidan’s First Full Moon Circle” is currently in the final stages of development. If all goes as planned (oh no, we have a plan!!) a limited number of advanced copies will be ready for purchase by early June 2007. Stay tuned as we have a special surprise planned before that so you can see inside the book!

Bright Blessings,
Lyon

A Magical Child

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