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Science Fiction, Psychology, Christian

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A life-long native of the Pacific Northwest, S. Kirk Pierzchala is inspired by mist and moss. She has been creating as long as she can remember. Whether playing with color and texture in a mixed media work of art, or puzzling out the perfect phrasing to depict a character's inner turmoil, she seeks to always present beauty and truth.

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Average rating: 4.53 · 34 ratings · 16 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Echoes Through Distant Glass (Beyond Cascadia #1) 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harshest Dawn: Beyond Cascadia: Four 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eclipse Rising (Beyond Cascadia #2) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solitude Of Light (Beyond Cascadia, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stare at the Sun: Beyond Cascadia: Five it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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...but it's time for an update! So it's been a bit since my last post, but rest assured I am still out here plugging away! In addition to working on various art, beta reading and editing projects, my main focus is the grand finale of my Beyond Cascadia series, Scent of Far Lotus . The first draft is weighing in at 96,000 words, but the end is not quite in view....yet. I am excited about how it's t Read more of this blog post »

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Beyond Cascadia (3 books)
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Overture of Shadow (Muses' War Book 1)

by Wally Waltner

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Business for the Right-Brained

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The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1)

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Fun little novel, combining dryly sarcastic social commentary with genuinely disturbing 'untoward' elements. Just the right length. ...more
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Quit at the egregious, graphic sex scene between characters that were just introduced and I didn't know or care about them and certainly didn't need their genitals shoved at me. Great prose up to that point, though. ...more
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Marcus is sent to investigate the state of affairs on the space station overseeing mining operations on the asteroid 16 Psyche. The operations are rather vital to the survival of the Martian colonies, so it's an important investigation. He has a bad ...more
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The premise of the first part: 1. Near-death experiencers' testimony, private revelations, angelic visitations, etc., are most likely demonic trickery, so avoid them for the sake of your soul. 2. The concept that the soul visits a series of 'toll boot ...more
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