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Bright lights shine along with the crowd as the bass shakes the club’s floors. Everyone is here to escape—some more often than others. My body jumps to the beat that helps you out the everyday emotions and thoughts. In between each song, the thoughts try to creep in but are quickly chased off again. Young […]

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A writing colleague recently hosted a zoom discussion with several self-published authors which they then wrote up for their newsletter. (You can read it here.) It was a fun and interesting chat about the pros and cons of self-publishing and discovering how similar our experiences have been. The interview got me thinking about my own […]

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Wait, what? Of course, you need to trust your friends and family! They would not be your friends unless they were trustworthy, and your family is – well, you’re related to them, right? Let’s assume your friends and family are utterly trustworthy, so why not trust them? The title should read, Don’t Trust Your Friends […]

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Wait, what? Of course, you need to trust your friends and family! They would not be your friends unless they were trustworthy, and your family is – well, you’re related to them, right? Let’s assume your friends and family are utterly trustworthy, so why not trust them? The title should read, Don’t Trust Your Friends […]

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It’s my birthday and I’ll change if I must. That was going through my mind when I woke up.  You see the devil IS in the details and like most people I didn’t read the details. I saw the pain that tormented my parent’s bodies.  I went to bed their grief ringing in my brain, […]

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I watch her writhing, body doubling up as a fresh rush of pain hits her with all its force.  The Magic Wives tend to her and provide relief from the torment, via a torturous process.  A creature they call, ‘The Needle.’  She stays still, my love, despite the agonies. Pensive and ready, The Needle hovers […]

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Who doesn’t love Christmas? Okay, confession, I’m too lazy to get into the holiday spirit. It’s not just Christmas, but all the holidays. Halloween (which I refer to a “Satan’s Birthday”), Easter, or the Rogue River Rooster Crow (aka Stoney’s Birthday Party). I’m not a Christmas grinch or anything, but there are certain aspects about […]

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5 Reasons to consider producing your book in audio format Audio format for books was developed in 1931 by The American Foundation for the Blind and the Library of Congress Book for the Blind Project with their Talking Book Program. Their first test audio recordings in 1932 include a chapter from Helen Keller’s Midstream and […]

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When it comes to me and music, I love variety. My musical tastes span a wide range of genres—Rock, rap, instrumental, country, pop, hip hop, metal, etc. I like artists in each of these genres, but also like those that cross genres, such as rap/metal or pop/country. But if you were to pin me into […]

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The sky was dark. The smoke-filled air eliminated a view of the moon or any visible stars. Forest fires were burning too close for comfort. Above me, I saw nothing but blackness, an abyss. I had read something once about nearing a full moon. The energy shift that occurs, the effect it can have on […]

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