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Netflix's newest true crime docu-series, directed by Ryan White, is about the cold case murder investigation of a nun in 1969 Baltimore. Her name was Cathy Cesnik, and she disappeared in early November while out shopping for an engagement present. Her body was discovered miles away in early Janua... Read more of this blog post »

We are at war.

Back in 1977 Paul Johnson, Boris's uncle, published a book called Enemies of Society, in which he castigated all those who made meaningless or unverified statements. They would, he said, destroy the basic certainties societies need to function. The book was written from a right-win... Read more of this blog post »

I am a scrapbook-er. Oh,not a tidy one. Quite the contrary. As a matter of fact sometimes little bits and pieces collect for awhile before I sit down and put them in my scrap book. And sometimes I put them in with such enthusiasm there is no real rhyme or reason--but they are all captured. Rememb... Read more of this blog post »

Sticks, Stones and Names: Short Stories free this weekend at this link:

https://www.amazon.com/Sticks-Stones-...

Hey everybody, I’ve got some awesome news! I just joined Patreon! Patreon is a simple way to contribute to my writing, and you’ll get some great rewards in return like having your name in the acknowledgements of my books, getting a free ebook of my story “The Captured Dead,” or exclusive updates... Read more of this blog post »

At my age, one doesn’t consider the act of leaping. It’s just not something I do. But I found myself in need of a leap this past week.

On Thursday, I went to help my husband prep his sailboat in case Tropical Storm Cindy hit Clear Lake, where our boat is moored. Bill spent several hours adding and... Read more of this blog post »

Of the Subterranean Press hardcover; I don't think they cover many e-books. May be seen here:

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A Publishers Weekly review is, or was (probably still is), considered rather a coup for an aspiring writer. I remember how excited my agent was for my first one; sh... Read more of this blog post »

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gave a rousing speech at Glastonbury today in which he also quoted the sublime poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.


Rise like lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you –
Ye are many - they are few.


“Let us be... Read more of this blog post »

Just wanted everyone to know that I typed THE END for Finding Us, Bradley's book. It can be read as a standalone. Hoping to have it to you soon!

Hey all,
since I last wrote I've added a lot of new material to Amazon. I have 2 new audiobooks and a reissued novella for sale:

HISSERS 2: DEATH MARCH, narrated by Shawn Zuzek. This sequel to Hissers picks up right where the first one left off and follows Connor and Amanita across the country as t... Read more of this blog post »

216. Singurul aspect pozitiv al atentatelor sinucigașe este faptul că exclud recidiva.

Oliviu Crâznic, autorul volumelor:


Comandă aici:
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Varianta electronică poate fi comandată aici:
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Enter to win --> chellebliss.com/giveaway
Open to US residents only.
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Nectar, book one, is FREE for the next few days.
Grab it!
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Freebie Alert!!
Like alpha male vampire book boyfriends? What about dark romance? If you answered yes to both, you should meet Tristan. And you can. FOR FREE!
Book 1 of the Nectar Trilogy is FREE for a limited time (books... Read more of this blog post »

Have you ever noticed a flock of birds flying, or a school of fish swimming? They all seem to change direction simultaneously, even though you didn't hear one of them call out, "Okay, guys, left on three!" Yet they do it with such perfect coordination that not one wingtip (or fin) bumps another.... Read more of this blog post »

Moo Deer is available on kindle for $0.99 in the US, only until Monday.
Why not find out what is so great about the greatest of the great stags?
Moo Deer

Free with Kindle Unlimited

$0.99 on Amazon.com (At least should be)

0.99 Pounds on Amazon.co.uk

Buy now it is 3 days only till the price goes up again.

Reputations were handy if you were a lawman like Earp or Masterson. More than once both of them defused potentially deadly situations with little more than a steely eye and the imagination of what they might do. Some of those reputations, Masterson’s in particular were inflated by gaudy newspaper... Read more of this blog post »

They say life is beautiful. I ask - are you sure? Say all the humans suddenly disappear from the face of earth. Will "life" still remain beautiful? In reality, life is not beautiful, it is ugly and wild. Life is not beautiful, if there is no human self to deem and glorify it as such. Take away th... Read more of this blog post »

I was so excited last year when Roland West, Loner (the first in my series of Catholic teen fiction) won 2nd place from the Catholic Press Association book awards.

Now I'm even more excited! Battle for His Soul won 1st place from the CPA book award in the teen books category!

I loved researching... Read more of this blog post »

Quite frankly I'm so outraged I almost don't want to take a sip of my Whiskey... Almost. So yes, this is being posted on a Wednesday because I didn't have anything I felt particularly needed blogging; but then I stumbled upon yet another image of authors / publishers being damn well irresponsible... Read more of this blog post »

I grew up in Louisiana and got my driver’s license at age fifteen, which means I have been driving a very long time. Traffic in the small-town South is almost non-existent. Mostly you have to look out for fearless toddlers on trikes, stray chickens, and erratic grandmas.

The traffic and rules of... Read more of this blog post »

Dienos tikslas: 1316 žodžiai. Parašyta: 1221.

Tinklaraštininkui tinginystė – pajamų šaltinis.  Tinklaraštininkas Debesyla užsidirba tingėdamas.

Tinginiams ir pasakose, ir gyvenime grūmojama pirštu, todėl ne daug kas yra pagalvojęs, kad iš tinginystės galima užsidirbti. Bet, pasirodo, tai visiškai...

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For readers who are used to me posting something on Sundays, once in a while, I step away from things that are author and book related to talk about other things that come to mind. It's where I write about things that would be political in nature, whatever happens to pop into my head.

The topic th... Read more of this blog post »

Although my blog is usually focused on writing, becoming a new author, and tips for becoming successful in your endeavors, I still have to go with my heart on some topics like the one on which this post is based.

Every so often, I have to venture into touchy subjects outside my normal realm: topic...

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I wrote about how the “genderless” goth culture doesn’t quite do right by its trans members for @slate’s #pride2017 Visibility Issue.

Howdy, y’all! I’m super excited to announce today that Crossroads is officially LIVE!

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The ebook is available on

Amazon Kindle

Google Play Store

iBooks

and Kobo

Pick it up, read it, and leave a review!

 

The paperback will be available very, very soon… possibly by tomorrow. I’ll ann...

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All my students were buzzing about the Netflix show 13 REASONS WHY.  I'd heard of it, of course.  I knew about the controversy.  And I knew, even without watching, that it in no way portrayed suicide accurately, and I had no desire to watch it. 

But then I found out a high school friend of mine,... Read more of this blog post »

photo credit medicine.emory.edu

            All the fauna in your system, all those micro-creatures, have garnered much attention lately.  There used to be a time, not so long ago, when we thought killing all the little creatures, internally and externally, as in taking antibiotics or sterilizing...

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Friday, June 23, 2017 - 21:25

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

It's been a lot of fun doing a themed set of blogs and podcasts this month focusing on Sappho. The new episode is out, talking about the transmissiong of Sappho's body of work down the centuries, with examples of translations and work...

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¡¡Hola de nuevo!! Llevo más de una semana sin actualizar y eso va completamente en contra de mis nuevos propósitos para Ecos de la Distancia.   No es que hoy tenga algo muy intenso que contaros, pero llevo toda la semana pensando una cosilla y me apetecía soltarla por aquí. Y es que desde que […]... Read more of this blog post »

Sorry to be so long updating this. I am waiting for the re-launch of the books by the publisher, which should be any time now. I will update again when they go live.

The post I’m Still Here appeared first on P.A. Glaspy, Author.

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Porque hasta el más pequeño ejercicio ayuda a mejorar.
¿No os ha pasado nunca que hablando con una persona se os ocurren ideas geniales que normalmente no guardan ni remota relación con el tema de conversación?
Bueno, pues a mí sí me ocurre, y el otro día, hablando con mi editor (un beso, precioso... Read more of this blog post »

So fashion I match my cars to my errands. You should see my Home Depot Porsche.

Já me perguntaram muitas vezes de onde vem esta capacidade de sorrir em (quase) qualquer circunstância, mesmo em face dos momentos mais difíceis.Muito bem, vou dar-vos a pólvora. Acreditem ou não, a força do meu sorriso vem da minha capacidade de chorar. É verdade. Penso, sinto e choro muito com... Read more of this blog post »

During our last big giveaway, we had a prize pack designated for international readers. It was a lot of fun to put that particular prize pack together and to be able to reward an international reader with some print books. (Shipping is normally cost-prohibitive when it comes to sending print book... Read more of this blog post »

Alguien se ha pasado esta noche con las hogueras, o bien el Padre Tierra se ha enfurruñado aún más, porque menuda nochecita... La buena noticia es que alguien lo va a conocer en breve y ya rendirá cuentas con él, como buen orogén. ¿Quién será, será?


22 participantes y 47 participaciones después (... Read more of this blog post »

“Vay canına!” dedi Alice. “Sanırım bir kitap yorumunun içine düştüm!” Dönüp Şapkacı’yla Mart Tavşanı’na baktı. “Baksanıza… İşte bir blogdayız; yukarıda da kitabın adı, yazarı ve fotoğrafı duruyor. Ama burada ne işimiz var? Acaba kitabın konusunu ve ana fikrini mi açıklayacağız?” “Konu falan yok,”... Read more of this blog post »

Keren Kang is a tech entrepreneur in the mobile platform space. Today, she serves as CEO of Native Commerce Media, a top content marketing agency headquartered in Austin, TX. She specializes in technology operations, content and direct response marketing, and rapidly growing companies from startu... Read more of this blog post »

Yes, there are plans afoot here in Casa MacLeod!

Do they involve sexy Scotsmen?

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Red roses?

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Crumbling castles?

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Why, yes! Yes, they do.

Stay tuned for more, my virtual friends…

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Used some Beyond Meat to make a bolognese.  I used more or less this recipe from attorney and new mom Michelle.

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thanks Michelle!

Shoutout to Filip H. for teaching me the secret to sauces is using this particular brand of crushed San Marzanos.

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As you can see...

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VideoAudio Transcript

We've been going through the Gospel According to Mark here as a church for the better part of this year so far. From the very first verse in Mark, we're told that this contains the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the good news of what Jesus has come to do for sinners, people like you...

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February 7, 2017 1.30 pm Tiruvannamalai, India, Open Mic

Q: For some time I’ve been getting a sense of the ‘us’ as the form of the one being and that you’re pivotal in moving ‘us’ into form as the one being. It seems to be opening up more and more and I wondered if you could fill out something a...

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Aujourd’hui, 17 janvier 2010, j’appose mon tout nouveau patronyme, Chris Marker, au bas de la première des chroniques lunaires. La jeune femme brune qui lit par-dessus mon épaule sursaute et murmure : « Impossible !
— Quoi, impossible ? Pourquoi ne m’appellerais-je pas ainsi ? Ce nom est superbe.... Read more of this blog post »

Ik vind lezen fantastisch en ik heb ook nog eens de mazzel dat ik vrij snel lees; geef me een boek en een fijne leessituatie en ik vlieg door de pagina’s. Ondanks mijn lekkere leestempo, lukt het me echter niet om mijn tbr daadwerkelijk in te korten. Herkennen jullie dit ook? Ik besloot om eens [...

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