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People who rate and review books are amazing!  Not only have they used their own hard-earned money to purchase the book, but they went out of their way after reading it to tell people what they liked about it.  Believe me, nothing brings more satisfaction to an author's spirit than reading a review Read more of this blog post »

S P E C H T R E U MInfernal Progeny



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Hey all! Feel like I need a new catch phrase for the start of a new post or something? Maybe “Gather ’round, maties!” Or “Pew pew pew, the long overdue news from yours truly!”

Sidetracked.

Anyone know what this post is gonna be about?

Yeahhh. Its another cover reveal!!!!!

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Our recent discussion about the slow death of the legacy gatekeepers drew a lot of comment. One reader who’s in the know wrote in to relate his personal experience. Related: No Gatekeepers Where There Are No Walls Related: Elle Griffin: Shooting Holes in Oldpub Related: Not Even King Brandon Can Ge

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There’s a very particular joy that comes with a story you love finding not one but two homes—that two editors read your work and thought, “Yes, I want to put that out into the world.” It’s a great privilege to be able to share my weird little wordcreatures with the world, and reprints make me just a

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Gesù sta scegliendo te. Lo sta facendo ora, mentre leggi questa riflessione. Lo ha fatto stamani, mentre tu hai riaperto gli occhi al tuo risveglio. Lo ha fatto nel momento in cui sei venuto al mondo. E lo fa ogni volta che ti rialzi, dopo una caduta. Gesù ti sceglie e ti vuole con sè… Leggi tutto » Read more of this blog post »

Whatcha readin’?

Why was April so very long?! Here's what I read in the longest month of the year.

April 2024

Bridesmaid for Hire by Meghan Quinn, narrated by Erin Mallon & Jason Clarke

Unshifted: A Fantasy Parody (Magical Mischief, Book 1) by Irene Bahrd, narrated by Caleb Schroeder

Honeymoon for One b

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Take a trip to Italy with novelist and amateur sleuth Eleanor Dash as she tries to save the leading man in real life while killing him off on the page.

The post Book Review: Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies by Catherine Mack appeared first on Savannah Carlisle.

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There was a time when you could call your game Hydlide, and not only would you not be arrested, people would buy it. Goodness gracious.

Wrath – the sixth book in the Love is Cure, Vol. 1 – Vices & Virtues series – is available now in eBook and paperback!

Meet Lauryn and Asher, the newest characters in the latest installment in the most emotional story in the series.

Be sure to check the “Message from the Author” before reading and

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It has been quite a week of news, and I’m willing to bet I’m not the only one who’s tired. So I figure it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to look elsewhere for a bit of a break. Tomorrow is the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, and in its honor, I'm posting a piece my friend Michael S. G

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Friends,

It’s been a week of surprises. A week of firsts. A week of blog material.

I took Wednesday off to accompany my son on a ‘class field trip.’ Now, he is in college in the Running Start Program, and this ‘field trip’ was a mandatory assignment for the class. The teacher did have a van t

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It never ceases to amaze me how different every swim can be. Today I dropped in on the fossil-beach side of the Beaumaris Motor Yacht Squadron and headed out to where it’s about 2m deep. Visibility wasn’t great but I was able to find not one but three species of sapsucker. These seas slugs have

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So what's going on with Trump and all these contempt fine and threats about throwing him behind bars? An associate of the Legal Eagle explains…

We’re in the early stages of AI-Slavery I was looking for an electrician in my area and contacted three by email. ALL wrote back asking “What’s a good phone number for ya so we can put you into our system?”. Being in experimental mood I responded: “I don’t share my phone number because it only resul

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I believe I learned about Wattpad at the beginning of 2023. It seemed like a great place to share my stories and grow an audience from a different area of the web. Instantly, I uploaded a handful of my short stories and even created the short story that started the Eldenhaven series Forgive Me Lord.

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Reader, it’s been a while. As much as I love blogging and the Brontë juvenilia, writing about it doesn’t pay the bills, and I have a day job to do. Also, I’ve recently been working on edits to a murder mystery novella I’ve written called Death in Angria. As the title suggests, it’s set in… Continue Read more of this blog post »

 

Grief bites I thought you knew.

Thought you knew that leaving was not you.

Leaving without saying goodbye,

without explaining why

was unacceptable.

Grief steals taking joy leaving pain.

Leaving pain, tears like rain.

Tears raining, soaking my spirit,

a spirit that once lived for you

Is now dead,

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Hooray – Sci-Friday is here – please enjoy this DIY Solarpunk: Build your own EV charging station. Why waste time buying a crummy indoor charger off of Amazon when you can *build* your own charging station for fun and profit! Pedro Neves walks us through the process step by step in this video. Take

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As well as reading a lot of books, I also read a ton of articles every week. Here are some of the articles that I’ve read recently and have found interesting, helpful, challenging and encouraging. I hope that they will be the same for you, my dear readers… Are Parents to Blame for Prodigals? Scripts Read more of this blog post »

If you’ve read my author’s note in Love in Tandem, then you already know the story was inspired by a similar trip my husband and I took years ago on a tandem bike down the Natchez Trace. A reader at a recent library event wanted to know more about the raccoon story I reference in the acknowledgments

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Back in the day, Shinobi was a video game, kinda like Kung-Fu, but with more ninjas. This movie isn't based on the video game, although it might have been better if it was.

Shinobi are the lower class foot soldiers of samurai. They are assassins and swordsmen trained to kill or be killed. They l

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17th Century Almanac for May The 17th Century almanac for May – ‘Queen of Months!’. 17th Century Life and Agricultural Labour In the 17th Century, May was the beginning of […]

The post The 17th Century Almanac for May appeared first on CHARLES CORDELL.

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Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) assists with decision-making related to patient care, to improve outcomes and patient satisfaction. This study aimed to analyse the attitudes, skills, and utilization of EBP among South African chiropractors, focusing on perceived skill levels, training, use and identif

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A series of transformations have marked Tulsi Gabbard’s political journey. Initially a staunch Democrat, her perspective began to shift during her tenure in the military, where close interaction with fellow service members exposed her to their frustrations and struggles. Their stories resonated with

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Get more from Jill Reid in the Substack appAvailable for iOS and AndroidGet the app Photo by Amadeo Valar on UnsplashAs children, we didn’t realize how intuitive we really were.

For example, we weren’t afraid of very much and followed our natural curiosities wherever they led. 

We took chances our

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