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September 29, 2025

NEW WEBSITE!

Greetings!

I’m quite fired up to present my NEW WEBSITE! I’m still getting a few kinks worked out (all user-generated LOL!), but I hope it’s going to be easier for people to view and perhaps purchase my books.

Check it out if you get a chance! 🙂

https://theviewfromlonglake.com/

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Published on September 29, 2025 14:53

Jim’s Poetry Corner – Sun Power

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Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Poetry Corner. Today’s reading comes from my collection, “The Evolution of Tomorrow,” published in 2024 by Steve Cawte and Impspired. Today’s short poem is entitled “Sun Power.” I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Published on September 29, 2025 04:02

September 28, 2025

Jim’s Poetry Corner – Frozen Stare

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Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Poetry Corner. Today’s reading comes from my collection, “The Evolution of Tomorrow,” published in 2024 by Steve Cawte and Impspired. Today’s poem is entitled “Frozen Stare.” I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Published on September 28, 2025 03:57

September 27, 2025

Jim’s Poetry Corner – Snowy Shore

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Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Poetry Corner. Today’s reading comes from my collection of poems, “The Evolution of Tomorrow,” published in 2024 by Steve Cawte and Impspired. Today’s short poem is entitled “Snowy Shore.” I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Published on September 27, 2025 04:14

September 26, 2025

Jim’s Poetry Corner – Staying

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Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Poetry Corner. Today reading comes from my collection, “The Evolution of Tomorrow,” published in 2023 by Steve Cawte and Impspired. Today’s short poem is entitled “Staying.” I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Published on September 26, 2025 04:26

September 25, 2025

Jim’s Poetry Corner – Venus

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Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Poetry Corner. Today’s reading comes from my collection of poems, “The Evolution of Tomorrow,” published in 2024 by Steve Cawte and Impspired. Today’s short poem is entitled “Venus.” I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Published on September 25, 2025 04:04

September 24, 2025

Sharon Frame Gay – New Author Page

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Hi Everyone! If you get a chance, check out Sharon Frame Gay’s new Author Page!

https://sharonframegayauthor.com/

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Published on September 24, 2025 14:13

World of Myth Magazine – Eye of the Beholder Teaser Chapter One

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Many thanks go out to editor Steph Bardy and David Montoya for including a teaser for the first chapter of my book, “Eye of the Beholder,” in this month’s publication. “Eye of the Beholder” was published last year by Dark Myth Publications. Congratulations to all the contributors 🙂

https://www.jayzomondarkmyth.com/darkmythproductions/theworldofmyth/index.html

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Published on September 24, 2025 04:16

Jim’s Poetry Corner – Snowflakes

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Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Poetry Corner. Today’s reading comes from my collection of poems, “The Evolution of Tomorrow,” published in 2024 by Steve Cawte and Impspired. Today’s poem is entitled “Snowflakes.” I hope you enjoy it 🙂

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Published on September 24, 2025 03:53