Gardening With Squirrels

By Cynthia Sax on June 7, 2023

Our backyard truly belongs to the Mafia Squirrels. They run the show. They decide what lives or doesn’t live.

But we’ve figured out a few tricks to increase the odds our vegetables and other plants will survive.

If I’m planting seeds in a planter/container, I leave a gap between the soil and the top of a planter/container. Once the seeds are planted, I cover the top with wire netting/fencing, pinning it in place with sticks (so the squirrels can’t knock it off). The squirrels are unable to easily access the soil so they leave it alone.

I stick sticks or branches in the soil around bigger plants (like the tomatoes), creating a little fence. Again, this blocks access to the actual plant. And our squirrels DO dig up tomato plants.

(Tomato cages don’t stop the squirrels. The gaps are too large.)

I walk around the garden a couple times a day and replant dug up plants. Usually if I replant them right away, they will survive.

Hot pepper flakes or sauce WILL keep the squirrels away but only for a short time.


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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)

This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.

Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.

Soon, she’ll die.

Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.

Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.

While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.

The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.

And she is in danger.

Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.

Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.


Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272

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Strive For Forever And Euryale’s Name

By Cynthia Sax on June 6, 2023

I collect awesome names. If you have a unique name and you contact me, I’ll likely ask you if I can use it in a story. (grins) I’m always looking for great names.

Euryale, the heroine of Strive For Forever, the fourth core story in the Cyborg Unity series (releasing in July), has an awesome name.

The most famous Euryale is likely the Gorgon Euryale. She is the second eldest of three awesomely ‘monstrous’ sisters sporting snake hair and having the ability to turn beings to stone. Euryale is the daughter of the sea god and goddess Phorcys and Ceto and, unlike Medusa, she is immortal.


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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)

This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.

Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.

Soon, she’ll die.

Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.

Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.

While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.

The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.

And she is in danger.

Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.

Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.


Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272

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Muse Food – The Survivor

By Cynthia Sax on June 5, 2023

The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I spotted this one flower growing in an otherwise empty plot.

I suspect the entire plot was sowed with seeds. But only one flower grew.

Why did this one flower survive? Was it luck? Was it the flower version of willpower? Was it genetics? Was it a combination of all of those factors?

When a character is a lone survivor, I wonder why they endured also. What made the difference between life and death for them?


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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)

This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.

Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.

Soon, she’ll die.

Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.

Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.

While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.

The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.

And she is in danger.

Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.

Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.


Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272

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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – June 4

By Cynthia Sax on June 4, 2023

This week, I focused on completing some admin tasks.

I also sent the Cover Art Request Forms for the 5 stories in the next cyborg subseries (tentatively called Dauntless Cyborgs – as their ship is the Dauntless – grins) to my Awesome Cover Artist.

Plus I crafted the CAR for this year’s thank you story (releasing in December).

That thank you story will focus on Hazard. You first met Hazard in Over Torque, last year’s thank you story. You know we couldn’t leave him lonely for long. (grins

Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Go online to a virtual bookstore and gaze at all the beautiful romance covers. Aren’t they awesome? I’ve purchased books 100% based on their covers in the past. If you have print books, run your fingers over the covers. Do they have raised fonts? I love those. Enjoy these mini works of art.


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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)

This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.

Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.

Soon, she’ll die.

Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.

Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.

While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.

The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.

And she is in danger.

Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.

Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.


Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272

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A Cyborg Named Strive

By Cynthia Sax on June 3, 2023

Cyborgs were given a model type and number when they were manufactured. It was inked high on their cheek. And that was how the cruel creators, the Humanoid Alliance, referred to them.

They gave themselves names. The names often reflected something important to them.

Strive chose his name because, at that time, he was merely striving to exist. He had no interest in killing or training or anything else warrior-related. And he processed that put him in danger.

After Strive and his brethren escaped the clutches of the Humanoid Alliance, he continued to strive but now, he’s striving to be the best artist he can be. And he’s striving to find his own version of calm, serenity, peace.


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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)

This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.

Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.

Soon, she’ll die.

Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.

Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.

While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.

The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.

And she is in danger.

Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.

Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.


Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272

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The Countdown To Strive For Forever Begins

By Cynthia Sax on June 2, 2023

I’ve started to talk about Strive For Forever, the fourth core story in the Cyborg Unity series, and that always makes me smile. It means the release day for this story is fast approaching!

Soon, you will all be able to read about Strive, Euryale and Adam, the entity using Euryale as his host. I love this unique threesome (though the steamy bits are only between Strive and Euryale). They are magical together.


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Strive For Forever
(This description is still VERY rough.)

This cyborg seeks to vanquish an ancient entity and save his curvy human female.

Euryale made a terrible mistake. She opened a container she shouldn’t have touched and released one of the oldest lifeforms in existence. That all-powerful entity is now utilizing her as its host and is slowly draining her energy.

Soon, she’ll die.

Euryale has accepted this fate and is determined to use her remaining moments in the universe to save as many lives as she can.

Her plans do NOT include a smoldering hot, poetry-wielding cyborg willing to decimate entire planets to save her.

While under the control of the Humanoid Alliance, Strive, a K Model cyborg, disobeyed direct orders and refused to kill on their behalf. If he hadn’t escaped their cruel clutches, his defiance would have led to his death.

The male knowingly risked that fate to save the lifespans of complete strangers.

There is nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Euryale. The curvy human female is his genetic match, the one being he is destined to defend.

And she is in danger.

Strive would break every vow, cross every boundary, risk absolutely everything to keep her from harm.

Including battle a deity no one has ever defeated.


Strive For Forever is Cyborg SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes-violent universe.

Pre-order Today:

Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Strive-Forever-SciFi-Cyborg-Romance-ebook/dp/B0BSMXYHPC

Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/strive-for-forever/id6445480449

B&N:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strive-for-forever-cynthia-sax/1142963331

Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/strive-for-forever

Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1322272

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