Just Added the 142nd & 143rd Countries Reading My Blog & Updated the "Other Countries" Category

             

Readers Around the World

  

I want to say hello to everyone around the world reading my blog! Readers from Grenada & Benin are the latest. They are the 142nd & 143rd countries on the list! Welcome!

Great to have all of you along on the journey!

The OTHER category is for all countries not specifically listed in the database for this blog but still counted. I'm giving those a prominent spot at the top of the list with the number of pageviews as of the day I post this entry. I’ve also included them in the number of countries by using the plus sign: 143+.

Here's a complete list of the countries where my blog is being read:

• Other - not listed in the database by name
• 27,900 pageviews as of 19 August 2026
• United States
• Poland
• Ukraine
• France
• Turkey
• Germany
• Denmark
• China
• Russia
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Romania
• Taiwan
• Saudi Arabia
• Italy
• Canada
• Brazil
• Indonesia
• Mexico
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Colombia
• Austria
• Macau
• Ireland
• India
• Singapore
• Moldova
• Pakistan
• Netherlands Antilles
• South Africa
• Philippines
• Czech Republic
• Finland
• Malaysia
• Kenya
• Australia
• Estonia
• Japan
• United Arab Emirates
• Greece
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Switzerland
• Hungary
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Bulgaria
• Israel
• Mongolia
• Puerto Rico
• Iraq
• Latvia
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Georgia
• Azerbaijan
• Iceland
• Croatia
• Egypt
• Algeria
• Turkmenistan
• Cyprus
• South Korea
• Ecuador
• Kenya
• Ethiopia
• Kazakhstan
• Armenia
• Morocco
• Uzbekistan
• Madagascar
• Belarus
• Mozambique
• Albania
• Haiti
• Zimbabwe
• Uruguay
• Fiji
• Afghanistan
• Guinea
• Panama
• Hong Kong
• Venezuela
• Sweden
• Argentina
• Ecuador
• Chile
• Paraguay
• Dominican Republic
• Trininad & Tobago
• Botswana
• Algeria
• Peru
• Tunisia
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Costa Rica
• Kyrgyzstan
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bolivia
• Angola
• Western Sahara
• Gabon
• Oman
• Côte ďlvoire
• Sri Lanka
• Guatemala
• Senegal
• Brunei
• Honduras
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• Congo - Brazzaville
• Côte ďlvoire
• Bhutan
• Jordan
• Guyana
• Palestine
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Barbados
• Jamaica
• Burkina Faso
• Mali
• Togo
• Cameroon
• Mayotte
• Nigeria
• Maldives
• Lithuania
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Eswatini
• Rwanda
• Mali
• Mauritius
• North Macedonia
• Grenada
• Benin

  

A Wonderful Daily Kos Article: What Are Your Top 5 Priorities In Order Of Importance?

 

I just read a wonderful article in Daily Kos, written by MurielVieuxThePoet. Its title is “What are your top 5 priorities in order of importance?." I was taken by it because of her passionate, strong, honest, and brave poetry, as well as her list of priorities. See what you think.

To go directly to the article, simply click on the Daily Kos logo above or on the title of the article, which is highlighted in orange print.

Traveling, Book Promotions, & Sales!

Good News!

The Port Townsend, Washington Public Library has included the complete "Alban Saga Trilogy" in their collection.

The Yachats, Oregon Public Library has included "Merlin & Arthur: The Awakening” in their collection and may add more books as time goes by.

The Cloud & Leaf Bookstore in Manzanita, Oregon are selling all six of my books. 

The Cannon Beach Book Company in Cannon Beach, Oregon is considering selling some or all of my books.

The Cannon Beach Library in Cannon Beach, Oregon is considering adding some or all of my books to their collection.

It’s been a busy 2 1/2 months camping and traveling on the coast of Washington and Oregon after my trip overseas. While I’ve been out having fun, I’ve also been working. I started doing research for a new fantasy book and began writing it on 19 July; I've also been involved in a lot of promotional activities.

The pictures above are two libraries and a bookstore that accepted some or all of my books into their collections, and two others who are considering it. My book sales have also been doing well. During my entire 5-month trip—which began overseas on 15 March—I have sold books every month. That has continued a trend which began about two years ago! In addition, my blog has increased its readership incredibly over that same time-frame—thanks to all of you!

Reminder: Since 2013, when I started this journey as an author, readers from 18 different countris have purchased and read one or more of my books! So, for all of you who live ouside the United States: if you haven’t already, you can purchase my books online from any Amazon site in or near the country you live in. Just find the search window and type “Bob Stegner.” That’s the easiest way to locate all six of my fantasy/sci-fi books on the Amazon site you’re using.

Finally, and most importantly, I just want to say once again that I am very grateful to all of you for your support and interest in my blog and in the books that I write!

THANK YOU! 

Just Added the 141st Country Reading My Blog & Updated the "Other Countries" Category

            

Readers Around the World

  

I want to say hello to everyone around the world reading my blog! Readers from North Macedonia are the latest. They are the 141st country on the list! Welcome!

Great to have all of you along on the journey!

The OTHER category is for all countries not specifically listed in the database for this blog but still counted. I'm giving those a prominent spot at the top of the list with the number of pageviews as of the day I post this entry. Plus, I've included you in the number of countries with the plus sign: 141+.

Here's a complete list of the countries where my blog is being read:

• Other - not listed in the database by name
• 25,600 pageviews as of 24 July 2026
• United States
• Poland
• Ukraine
• France
• Turkey
• Germany
• Denmark
• China
• Russia
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Romania
• Taiwan
• Saudi Arabia
• Italy
• Canada
• Brazil
• Indonesia
• Mexico
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Colombia
• Austria
• Macau
• Ireland
• India
• Singapore
• Moldova
• Pakistan
• Netherlands Antilles
• South Africa
• Philippines
• Czech Republic
• Finland
• Malaysia
• Kenya
• Australia
• Estonia
• Japan
• United Arab Emirates
• Greece
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Switzerland
• Hungary
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Bulgaria
• Israel
• Mongolia
• Puerto Rico
• Iraq
• Latvia
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Georgia
• Azerbaijan
• Iceland
• Croatia
• Egypt
• Algeria
• Turkmenistan
• Cyprus
• South Korea
• Ecuador
• Kenya
• Ethiopia
• Kazakhstan
• Armenia
• Morocco
• Uzbekistan
• Madagascar
• Belarus
• Mozambique
• Albania
• Haiti
• Zimbabwe
• Uruguay
• Fiji
• Afghanistan
• Guinea
• Panama
• Hong Kong
• Venezuela
• Sweden
• Argentina
• Ecuador
• Chile
• Paraguay
• Dominican Republic
• Trininad & Tobago
• Botswana
• Algeria
• Peru
• Tunisia
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Costa Rica
• Kyrgyzstan
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bolivia
• Angola
• Western Sahara
• Gabon
• Oman
• Côte ďlvoire
• Sri Lanka
• Guatemala
• Senegal
• Brunei
• Honduras
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• Congo - Brazzaville
• Côte ďlvoire
• Bhutan
• Jordan
• Guyana
• Palestine
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Barbados
• Jamaica
• Burkina Faso
• Mali
• Togo
• Cameroon
• Mayotte
• Nigeria
• Maldives
• Lithuania
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Eswatini
• Rwanda
• Mali
• Mauritius
• North Macedonia

  

Camping, Promotional Work In Oregon, & The Beginning Of A New Book!

 

Some pics from my time camping along the Oregon Coast!

After traveling to Europe and staying in Poland and Scotland, I came home and spent time camping along the Oregon Coast. What a gorgeous place!

While I was there, I finished revising and republishing Merlin & Arthur: The Awakening and also began doing some promotional work for all six of my books. I successfully placed them in libraries in two different towns along the coast; they will also be sold in two different bookstores once I provide them with copies to sell. Both are exciting ways for people to be exposed to and discover my writing!

In addition, I've started doing research for my next book and am almost ready to begin the first draft of the manuscript. I have determined the timeframe of the story, the location, and have a real sense of the general direction of the plot. I've also determined a great deal about the protagonist, some of the other characters, and how I will set the tone and setting of the story from the very beginning.

There is much that I can't share with you yet, but I can say that this book will be a fantasy set in ancient Ireland, not in Scotland this time. It will be as authentic as possible while still telling a fanciful and captivating tale.

I'll let you know more after I get further into the manuscript, which is when my stories actually take shape and form in a more concrete way, and my imagination begins to spark and thrive as the characters, plot, and setting become more and more real in my mind.

We’ll talk more soon! Exciting times! :)

Just Added the 140th Country Reading My Blog & Updated the "Other Countries" Category

           

Readers Around the World

  

I want to say hello to everyone around the world reading my blog! Readers from Mauritius are the latest. They are the 140th country on the list! Welcome!

Great to have all of you along on the journey!

The OTHER category is for all countries not specifically listed in the database for this blog but still counted. I'm giving those a prominent spot at the top of the list with the number of pageviews as of the day I post this entry. Plus, I've included you in the number of countries with the plus sign: 140+.

Here's a complete list of the countries where my blog is being read:

• Other - not listed in the database by name
• 25,000 pageviews as of 10 July 2026
• United States
• Poland
• Ukraine
• France
• Turkey
• Germany
• Denmark
• China
• Russia
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Romania
• Taiwan
• Saudi Arabia
• Italy
• Canada
• Brazil
• Indonesia
• Mexico
• Vietnam
• Thailand
• Colombia
• Austria
• Macau
• Ireland
• India
• Singapore
• Moldova
• Pakistan
• Netherlands Antilles
• South Africa
• Philippines
• Czech Republic
• Finland
• Malaysia
• Kenya
• Australia
• Estonia
• Japan
• United Arab Emirates
• Greece
• Nepal
• Bangladesh
• Switzerland
• Hungary
• Portugal
• Slovenia
• Bulgaria
• Israel
• Mongolia
• Puerto Rico
• Iraq
• Latvia
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Georgia
• Azerbaijan
• Iceland
• Croatia
• Egypt
• Algeria
• Turkmenistan
• Cyprus
• South Korea
• Ecuador
• Kenya
• Ethiopia
• Kazakhstan
• Armenia
• Morocco
• Uzbekistan
• Madagascar
• Belarus
• Mozambique
• Albania
• Haiti
• Zimbabwe
• Uruguay
• Fiji
• Afghanistan
• Guinea
• Panama
• Hong Kong
• Venezuela
• Sweden
• Argentina
• Ecuador
• Chile
• Paraguay
• Dominican Republic
• Trininad & Tobago
• Botswana
• Algeria
• Peru
• Tunisia
• Kuwait
• Bahrain
• Costa Rica
• Kyrgyzstan
• Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Bolivia
• Angola
• Western Sahara
• Gabon
• Oman
• Côte ďlvoire
• Sri Lanka
• Guatemala
• Senegal
• Brunei
• Honduras
• St. Kitts & Nevis
• Congo - Brazzaville
• Côte ďlvoire
• Bhutan
• Jordan
• Guyana
• Palestine
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Barbados
• Jamaica
• Burkina Faso
• Mali
• Togo
• Cameroon
• Mayotte
• Nigeria
• Maldives
• Lithuania
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Eswatini
• Rwanda
• Mali
• Mauritius

  

Thinking About My Country’s 250th Birthday...

Below is a quote that relates to the July 4th Celebration in the United States that occurred on July 4th—two days ago. It relays a perspective on patriotism that I believe is relevant and important to consider during these times.

Quote is from the substack of Reverand Benjamin R Cremer written on July 1, 2026.