Author Archives: philangelus

About philangelus

Mom, freelance writer, novelist, angelphile, Catholic, know-it-all.

Reminder! The blog has moved.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by philangelus

Just a reminder that the blog has moved to http://www.janelebak.com/blog. If you want to keep seeing posts from me, you can either click the subscribe button on any of the posts there or you can use the RSS feed. If … Continue reading →

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We’re moving!!! Come with me!

Posted on March 9, 2015 by philangelus

I’m moving my blog over to my actual website, that way I can do whatever I want with my own pages. Come visit me here: http://janelebak.com/blog/ I’ve already got one post up there (and I’ve moved all the rest of … Continue reading →

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New story — and it’s free!

Posted on December 11, 2014 by philangelus

Yay! It’s a new short ebook about Father Jay, from about a year before The Boys Upstairs. It’s free, and it’s free forever.   You can find the ebook at Smashwords  and Omnilit  or direct from the publisher. (I’d say do … Continue reading →

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Funerals and laughter

Posted on December 1, 2014 by philangelus

I attended Uncle Mayhem‘s funeral about three weeks ago. At my aunt’s house before we went to the church, I’d been there about ten minutes before I noticed Kiddo1 looking shocked. I pulled him aside and said, “This is how Italian … Continue reading →

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The Boys Upstairs only $.99

Posted on November 29, 2014 by philangelus

Oops — in the flurry around the rosary, I totally forgot to post this here. My publisher marked down the Boys Upstairs ebook to only $.99 through December 2nd! Even if you already own it, you can still gift an ebook … Continue reading →

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That rosary?

Posted on November 26, 2014 by philangelus

It’s home. It’s been identified, and it’s with its proper owner. As it turns out, that rosary took a path it never should have taken to that donation table, but now it’s home and it’s being properly appreciated by the … Continue reading →

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An update on that fabulous rosary

Posted on November 25, 2014 by philangelus

If it was a surprise to me that my $7-free-with-donation rosary was worth hundreds of dollars, then it was even a bigger surprise when the parish priest wrote back to me. “He’ll tell you to keep it,” my Patient Husband … Continue reading →

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Hey, look what I found!

Posted on November 24, 2014 by philangelus

I sold books at my parish craft fair this weekend, which is kind of exciting but not the most exciting thing. You see, when you sell at a craft fair, you’re there before they open, and you can browse. This … Continue reading →

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Mama said, Mama sang

Posted on November 21, 2014 by philangelus

If you’ve been hearing “All About That Bass” lately, (and honestly, who hasn’t? I even heard it on W-Old-Phartz) then you know that Mama told Meaghan Trainor not to worry about her size. Then I heard the song, “You Can’t … Continue reading →

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Bubbles, Bubbles

Posted on November 20, 2014 by philangelus

About two months ago, my children convinced me to get a Betta fish. I researched bettas, conducted a field trip to the fish store, came home to survey the house, and then began several trips back and forth to properly … Continue reading →

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