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Fair Copy of the Draft of the Declaration of Independence (Source New York Public Library)

…We mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes , and our Sacred Honor.

Part 4 in a series that begins here.

Father and grandfather of presidents. A simple farmer.  A workaholic.  The next five...

As I sit down to start combing through this weeks' "finals box" and going through articles to blog about, the weather is again turning […]

The post WEATHER CONTROL’S TWO FORGOTTEN EVENTS: THE RAPID CITY FLOOD, ... appeared first on Giza Death Star.

A visit to Sommarøy frees you from the tyranny of your watch. As long as you stump up for a ticket – and don’t miss your flight

Article for the Guardian

The Great Parasolverse read along continues with Romancing the Werewolf, the third novella I wrote and my first gay romance.

released in November of 2017

Here are some fun blog posts and resources that tie to Biffy & Lyall, reunion romances, not to...

Swimming and the first half of Neon Genesis Evangelion

“We can learn so much by observing the way our pets rejoice in life’s simplest moments. For a dog, every morning is Christmas morning. Every walk is the best walk; every meal is the best meal. Take time every day to celebrate the many gifts that are hidden in the ordinary events of your life.” –...

Braided Hairstyles for Natural African American Hair

There are thousands of Black hairstyles open to African-American women regarding how to tame, tease, and have a tendency to our tresses. We discuss some different African-American hair styles below and welcome your comments on the hot Black hai...

Google Docs is already a useful free word processor. But these 6 Google Docs add-ons for writers will help you brainstorm, write and revise further:

Billed as being ‘for the smarter writer’, ProWritingAid is a useful suite of editing tools for revising that messy first draft.

Altho...

We were pleased to see The Tiger Hunters of Tai O next to The World of Suzie Wong on the shelves at Bookazine in IFC, Hong Kong.

Fact fans (or, er, fiction fans) might not know that Suzie’s boyfriend, Robert Lomax, makes a cameo appearance in Tiger Hunters!

“When the action in Tiger Hunters led t...

Dani Erickson is one of Deb Logan’s favorite characters! Kind of an alternate universe version of Deb herself … a *VERY* alternate universe. One where a bookish straight-A student turns into a swashbuckling demon hunter *lol*

Anyway, Deb’s five Dani Erickson tales have now been collected into a si...

[NB: As always, check the byline. Thanks! /~Rayne]

Tonight only at 9:00 p.m. EDT (sorry, Rachel Maddow) the (nonprofit-?) organization Law Works will stream a live play based on the Mueller Report.

Read about the program at Variety, which calls this a “star-studded” “live reading” of the report.

Clusterfuck Nation

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As the first of 12 presidential debates blows in at mid-week like an evil patch of bad summer weather, twenty candidates vie for the position of Ole Massa on the Democratic Party plant...

A man was reportedly sprayed in the face with a substance before a dog bit his penis in Croydon .

(Thanks to pharmaross)

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Henri Nouwen calls hospitality “the creation of a free and friendly space where we can reach out to strangers and invite them to become our friends…. He goes on to suggest that the most important guests, the most important strangers we get to entertain in our homes are our child...

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I was going to write a post 4? 5? hours ago.  Instead, as always when I’m tired, the ADD is driving. So I’ve done a million things, but mostly hung out with friends…

One of them posted this (at himself, not me) early this morning:
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It’s kind of true…  Add in that I’m tired though not...

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Just-out-of-the-oven bread can make you feel like you’re tasting the divine.

Jesus’ declaration, “I am the Bread of Life” takes on a whole new meaning—one that’s more textured than ever before.

In one statement, I realize, Christ makes endless stat...

I found out this morning that I’ll be getting another round of revision notes on the book for Audible at the end of the week, which means I really need to make progress on the book I’ve been working on before then. I’m going to try something wild and crazy called Book in a Week. That’s when you t...

Earth Songs. The New Yorker, July 1, 2019.

Yay! THE HEART YOU BREAK will be available tomorrow! I can’t wait for you to read Bran and Julia’s story! So excited about this one! (And, hey, the prologue and first chapter are up on my website–you can go ahead and start reading right now!)

Her new client is the bad boy of rock.

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On episode #55 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling!

In our follow up segment, we discuss some exciting news from the world of the parent and trademark office and from a recent Moth StorySLAM. We also hear from a listener who identifies an unfortunate verbal t...

I was honored to be invited to contribute to the New York Times‘s excellent “Op-Eds From the Future” series (previously), with an op-ed called “I Shouldn’t Have to Publish This in The New York Times,” set in the near-future, in which we have decided to solve the problems of Big Tech by making t...