Celebrating the success of Grumpy Old Gods Vol 1, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions.

Book club questions Grumpy Old Gods Vol 1

1. Would you make a deal with an old god? Why/why not?
2. What did you think about the blended family aspect?
3. What do you think of the magical cat?
4. What do you think of the gods spying on each other?
5. What do you think of the idea that Terror should be unleashed?
6. Do you think that an offering of tuna sandwiches really counted?
7. What do you think about Morrow’s panic?
8. What are your thoughts about cranky old gods living together?
9. Do you think Odin did the right thing for himself to take a break?
10. What did you think of Odin’s idea of golf?
11. How do you think the transcripts really worked?
12. Do you think Death really took retirement?
13. Would you try to interfere in a retirement home of the gods?
14. Do you think Ms Stagg really wanted to have any part in her family’s ongoing issues?
15. What do you think of the idea that Althea Stagg is Artemis’s daughter (knowing what you do about the Greek pantheon)?
16. Would you recommend this anthology?
17. What did you think of the stories in this anthology?
18. Is there a specific author(s)’s work you would look up and read? Why/why not?
19. Did this book tickle your funny bone? Why/why not?
20. How would you sum up each story?

About the book

What happens when gods wane, retire, or just decide they need a change of employment?
13 writers took up the challenge and let their imaginations run wild in this anthology that is nearly-always amusing, somewhat insightful, and completely irreverent as we imagine the gods of yore in retirement.
Pan by Vanessa Wells: Gwen Henson is a witch trainee with a nose for trouble; when she gets into something deeper than her mentor can help her with, they are forced to contact a cantankerous former god for help…help that he is willing to give, for a price.
A Low Key Game Night by Elizabeth Shaffer: Family Game night is always a risky situation when a former god of mischief is involved; add in a son bringing a new mortal girlfriend to meet the godly household and the stakes get a bit more interesting than anyone intended.
For Want of a Feather by Andrew Dunlop: When the God in charge of afterlife management goes AWOL, two intrepid (if somewhat dead) souls and a talking cat set off to find him. What they find isn’t exactly what they anticipated.
Out of Luck by Vanessa Finaighty: Loki, God of Mischief has a history of going too far: when one of his pranks goes wrong, he and the rest of Gods are out of luck…literally.
Rule 34 by Avery Vanderlyle: When the Primal Terror goes AWOL, Demeter is forced to chase him down in order to keep humanity from destroying themselves; unfortunately, he has a new hobby, and it’s for mature audiences only.
Immanent Domain by Wendy Smyer Yu: When Cara accidentally invokes Coyote after a terrible date, the young woman has to channel her inner trickster so that the bored deity doesn’t wreck her life.
God of Morning by Elizabeth McCleary: When Morrow, god of morning is informed he is in danger of losing his position to Chaos god of well…chaos, he has to pull himself out of his recent funk and find joy in the morning once more.
Zeus Really Needs To Go by Shawn Klimek: Lactose intolerance and a distinct lack of a statute of limitations combine to give the former King of Olympus one very bad day.
Breaking the Habit by Ronel Janse van Vuuren: Odin finds that escaping his throne to make mischief at a rest home might be exactly what the doctor ordered.
The New Chief Medical Officer by Tom Vetter: Controlled chaos reigns in the Elysian Fields Retirement facility. The new chief medical officer arrives to take charge; but when retired gods are involved, nothing is ever as easy as it seems at first glance.
Playing Hooky by Juneta Key: Death’s FA can’t catch a break; the head reaper himself has gone AWOL and someone placed an ad in the Paranormal Chronicles implying that the position was open! Now Alister has a waiting room full of deities who are demanding to interview for the position, a position he’s fairly certain can’t be filled by anyone except Death himself!
Harbinger of Doom by Katharina Gerlach: A mortal with a distasteful job finds that he can be more than he ever dreamed, if he simply has the courage to reach out and take what he wants.
Whither Athena by Marshall J. Moore: In which Althea Stagg has a client she can’t refuse and a missing Goddess who has no intention of returning: caught between two primal beings, what’s a demi-goddess detective to do?

Available as an ebook and in print from Amazon.

Blog Posts About Grumpy Old Gods Vol 1

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• Ronel Janse van Vuuren GOG Vol 1 Meet the Authors Women In Publishing Writing Conference

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