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it's been two weeks since i started teaching english at 北安 (beian junior high). i'll give myself some more time before writing a full-blown reflection on my work as a fulbright english teaching assistant here because I have too many thoughts at present to assemble them in any coherent or meaningful

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A cold winter chill made me think I was back in Pittsburgh. The breeze seemed to come out of nowhere, and then I turned around like someone had tapped me on the shoulder, and I wasn’t sure exactly how long I had been walking or why I Read more of this blog post »

I have a really sweet tooth. It's a huge problem for me. I would rather eat cake than dinner and if I'm feeling particularly delicate I will reach for the lollies big time.

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“The explanations a writer gives himself for having written any particular book are more often not the real reasons why that book has been written. Honesty is not the issue. Understanding is. A man does not write one novel at a time or even one quatrain at a time. He is engaged in the long process o Read more of this blog post »

He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might he increases strength. Isaiah 40:29

Having just finished my fourth self published book
‘Titmouse’
I cannot afford to advertise
I recall someone … a publisher… once saying to me
“Nick, never pay to have your books printed.”

However I am willing to send either a printed/kindle version to anyone who is interested in reading & reviewing it he Read more of this blog post »

Now I’ve lived in Orpington – an agreeable but unfamous London suburb – for over three decades, but I was still pretty amazed to learn (from an adult cello pupil) that the worthy Rotarians were mounting the very first Orpington Literary Festival.

I mean, we’re not exactly Hampstead, where – as is wid Read more of this blog post »

Face of the Day – Humpback whale: https://www.scubadiving.com/sites/scu...

  

Image by my best in collections - see and press 👍🔖 from Pixabay

Hello, Naughties and Roosties, This heat has me feeling a bit like my brain has melted. It's tolerable with the fan blowing right on me today. I've been falling asleep in the afternoon for the past few days but am going to try not Read more of this blog post »

Link for this poem in my personal page, where it looks better

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My new sister is in love with the princess
I got a human friend, she’s a knight
We have four wizards in our party
There’s some crap going on with the king
But I don’t care one bit
About fantasy world politics

I like how my new family treats m

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Well kick me in the rear end. I can't believe I missed two weeks without making an addition to my favorite books shelf. Memorial Day weekend was a celebration/reunion with my old friends at the Indianapolis 500. Last weekend I just dropped the ball, but I'm back in the game now.

This week I'm adding Read more of this blog post »

I am fully vaccinated against Covid-19. For an accurate representation of my mood after I got fully vaccinated, go here. In short, remember how I said I started having anxiety spikes when the lockdown began? I don’t have those anymore, and I have the technology of vaccines to thank for my newfound p Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone! I'll be chatting with author Lacie London about her debut novel THE LAYOVER on its release day this Tuesday 6/15 at 7 pm EST!

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The Layover is a hilarious rom com featuring a flight attendant who gets stuck in Belize with her nemesis on her last trip. I loved it and I can't wait to Read more of this blog post »

A few have heard this fun and amazing story. It's worth sharing.

Shortly after I teased the cover for Pillars of Barabbas on social media, I received a message through my Books page on Facebook from someone named Thomas Mucha, in Germany. He said he was very excited to see that his photograph was app Read more of this blog post »

I have submitted the 'murder on Mars' story, the steampunk 'this means war' story, and the 'evil Count so-and-so' adventure/mystery story, and been allowed to vet the second story in that list for initial edits. (NO, this does not mean that it has been accepted! Believe me, I would have told you so Read more of this blog post »

Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction —Book 14—"live" on June 13, 2021



This is to announce the release of the 14th book in our Flash Fiction Anthology series, Flash Fiction Stories of the Sea , by Theodore Jerome Cohen and Alyssa Devine. (Know that Alyssa Devine is a pen name used by Theodore Jerome Read more of this blog post »

Inspiration is a gift. I don’t know where it comes from, or why it comes to us, but it’s hard to imagine what our world would look like without it. I feel very fortunate to have received flashes of inspiration that have led to several books, including two series, one of which is waiting not-so-patie Read more of this blog post »

In the mood for some reads from me that can just fly solo?

Try one of these READER PICKED one clicks!

Hike/ Hike Baby (Rom Com featuring a Plus-size Heroine):
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2S02ByM
Available on Audio: https://amzn.to/3wZyyq3

Walking Away (MMF Ménage featuring a Disabled Hero):
Amazon: https://am Read more of this blog post »

Working on Book Two of Mae’s Merc’s – Crashed.

Today I researched:

The current world record speed of racing dronesHow people die from electrocutionThe origin of the wedding old/new/borrowed/blue traditionHow to transfer crypto-currencyWhat white flowers can be used for making garlands

 

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I’m writing my next-generation short stories (at least two per week). This episode covers the two from this week:

The Resistance
Face-to-Face

If you like how I think, maybe you’ll like how I write. Check out the “Current Titles” tab on this website: www.talesunli Read more of this blog post »

The 1979 Revolution in Iran stems from human nature. It is the nature of instant self-gratification. The spirit of instant self-gratification is careless and does not process information carefully about what human needs are and what dangers lurk in the shadow. The essence of human nature is focusing Read more of this blog post »

I recently had some great fun in putting together a couple of podcasts with widely read Canadian music and culture writer Gary Wells (https://soulrideblog.com/), on the influential 1970 cinema documentary, Elvis That's The Way It Is.

"...It's the summer of 1970, and Elvis is riding an exhilarating wa Read more of this blog post »

This new animated adaptation covers perennial themes of growth and self-discovery, and arrives at a curious moment for the superhero landscape:
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“Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists.”

~Eckhart Tolle

Part of the Chocolate at Midnight series...free read through Monday...

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I write romantic suspense with dark elements and psychological thrillers.
I do write under a pen name because I want to keep my personal life separate from my author life. But, that doesn’t always work out because my pen name is very personal so, I will blur the lines a bit.
My dad followed his dre Read more of this blog post »

Here's the opening scene for my first erotic story, Her Teeth: A Queer F/Nonbinary Vampire Erotic Short. Enjoy!

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Charlie was hit by a sudden clarity through the fog of desire that overwhelmed them: what they were doing was dangerous, and incredibly, inexcusably stupid.

They were open, vulnerable, ex Read more of this blog post »

I am building a novel out of three quotes:

"To live beyond the law you must be honest" Bob Dylan
"I want to do right but not right now." Gillian Welch
" Father forgive us for what we must do. If You forgive us, we'll forgive You."

However, due to copyright law I can't use a quote, even if attributed f Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone. I’ve been absent for some time as I learn how to compartmentalize and prioritize current events that zapped my enthusiasm for creative writing. I was in the middle of edits for a revamped romance when my light dimmed. I’m slowly coming back.

I checked Amazon this morning to discover T Read more of this blog post »

In my mental padded white room
Hearing sounds of well pure nothing
Except for a ticking noise in my ears
How annoying, batteries need to drain

Here I go hearing this tick tock, tick tock, tick
Well, you get the idea of what I am saying
Sounds of a clock’s arms moving, a leg shaking
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I gotta get my laughs in, you know I do. I just love how these white folks online think I'm writing stories "for" them to rate and review. I'm just saying, what I do isn't for you. It's just something I do, for fun or what have you. I don't have anything to prove.

Sue Monk Kidd jumped out at me this afternoon. I was sitting quietly, listening for . . . well, I guess for a kick start to my purpose, some renewed clarity in today’s writing. Anyway, her book caught my eye. It lay buried in a pile of other titles. I pulled it out from under the others; somehow I f

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