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By Raymond C. Marra

There is something about growing older that makes you appreciate the places you once took for granted.

When I was growing up in Westport, Connecticut, during the 1960s and 1970s, I never thought of my hometown as particularly extraordinary. It was simply home. It was where my famil Read more of this blog post »

One of the greatest misconceptions about healing is that one day you'll wake up and everything that happened to you will no longer matter.

But healing doesn't work that way.

Some memories stay with us. Some experiences leave scars that time alone cannot erase. And sometimes, the smallest thing can awa Read more of this blog post »

More than 700 of you entered the Giveaway for Stronger Than on its first day. I didn't expect that, and I'm grateful that so many are interested.

If you're not familiar with my story, I wrote this book in the year I survived septic shock and then cared for my mom through the end of her life. It's par Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone! I am really excited to be here and to be able to chat with all of you. For those of you who have written reviews for Snow Day, thank you so much!🌷🌷

As a newly published author, I am touched by your kind words, the time and effort spent in order to leave a well thought out review, and you Read more of this blog post »

When I learned my first grandson was on the way, I started thinking about the stories I’d get to read with him. I wanted to have one waiting for him when he gets here. That’s where Luca and the Stock Tank Sea started.

Luca is a little boy who looks at an old stock tank and sees a sea. A lizard can be Read more of this blog post »

~13-11-2026~

✨ Vrijdag de 13de werd deze maand extra speciaal voor mij. ✨

Happy release day voor mijn nieuwste boek: 'De wereld achter de spiegel - De staf'!

Grijp jouw persoonlijke exemplaar via onderstaande link:
https://www.boekscout.nl/shop2/boek/9... Read more of this blog post »

Some books are enjoyable while you're reading them. Others have you thinking about them days, weeks or even months later.

The characters, the plot twists, the heartbreak, that one scene you simply cannot stop thinking about…

And don't even get me started on books that leave you staring at the wall aft Read more of this blog post »

With the holidays approaching, I thought I’d mention two books I’ve written that might make useful gifts for anyone who runs or attends meetings. Robert’s Rules of Order Fast Track is an easy-to-follow introduction to parliamentary procedure. It’s designed for people who want to understand Robert’s

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“When we practice awareness, we become more than reactive; we become responsive, attuned, and connected to ourselves and others.”
—Waves of Resilience, p. 72

As we grow in awareness of ourselves and others, we open ourselves to spiritual awakening. We begin to recognize the sacred connection between m Read more of this blog post »

The good news is that it seems a number of fresh new independently owned book shops are around me now in northeast Ohio. The bad news is that they seem to skew very sharply in direction of fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance, etc. and generally with a strong gaming component. Thus a busines Read more of this blog post »

You might have heard or even watched the new mini-series on Netflix "Below" that is set in a small coastal village in Newfoundland. My favorite fisherman and I watched the show right away, of course, and ticked boxes in the air when something typically Newfoundland was mentioned (for example, kissin Read more of this blog post »

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for ARC readers for the newly updated 2nd Edition of my fantasy book, Under the Cover of Darkness!

What’s New in the 2nd Edition:
Completely re-edited and polished
Includes new chapters, updated character names, and expanded world-building
Updated cover and interior formatting
(No Read more of this blog post »

10 Days!

Blurb:

Tis the season to treat yourself...

Give yourself the gift of bonus content from eleven different series/standalones - covering USA TODAY Bestselling Author Xavier Neal's most popular books and a few that are less well known - along with an early look at a brand new, planned mafia rele Read more of this blog post »

Free ARC: THE EATEN STARS — clean Christian sci-fi by Kimani Upshur, M.Ed. Book One of The Pilgrim Fleet: the last free churches flee a darkness that eats stars. Complimentary EPUB/PDF review copies for honest readers through the Upshur Unlimited ARC Team — THE LANTERN ROAD (Book Two) and AI SAFETY Read more of this blog post »

By day I'm a software engineer, which made the Les Beans website the easy part of this whole author business. I know how to build a page, point a domain at it and make the buttons go where they should. What I did not know, until about two weeks ago, was how to make anything look good on Instagram. I Read more of this blog post »

Editor’s Note: The following message was recently intercepted from an encrypted server and left on my review page. No names were provided, though the sender appears to be an anonymous Alpha who is very, very unhappy with how things played out in Short, Lethal & Claimed.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 out of 5 stars

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JUST PUBLISHED CONFERENCE WIFE, A GOOD WIFE'S SECRET LIFE IN HOTEL ROOMS

Rebecca bills by the hour for hotshot legal advice. Becki has an hourly rate of her own..

The fifth story in the Filthy Little Secrets series, Conference Wife (13,000 words) is a sizzling story of secret identities, interracial h Read more of this blog post »

It is fun to feel the fresh breeze in the trees. to fly down from the mountain, to connect to the earth.  Click here to see the kids so Tai Chi in the Forest  

The post Tai Chi for Kids Feels Like Being in a Forest appeared first on Tai Chi for Kids.

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A new weekly ritual begins: one page of the XoXan manga, every week. 🌿 Page 1 is below.



The manga is the short version of the story – no violence, no heavy emotional content. The full story, with many illustrations, is reserved for readers of the paperback.

👉 Read Blooming Doom (XoXan I) as paperb Read more of this blog post »

Hello, my friends!

“What are you prepared to risk to remain faithful to yourself?” is penned on a note card clipped to my desk, eye-level. I need this encouragement daily, for my first mainstream novel, POLLY’S ROAD launches January 3. I’m anxious over the criticism I’ll get, not for my writing style Read more of this blog post »

Hello everyone.
Here is my latest article on the relentless push to expand physician-assisted dying and how society is turning its back on the sick and the elderly.

https://www.catholic365.com/article/6... Read more of this blog post »

https://youtu.be/j0hjpreK2dM It's that time again! The official DM Guay store is open, so if you'd like to buy signed books, 7-inch records, and stickers directly from me, head on over to http://www.247demonmart.com to get started! This year, I have added some gift wrapped bundles, as well as some p

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It’s 7:12 on a Tuesday morning, and you’re on your knees in the driveway with your phone’s flashlight under the car. The key to the church van is gone, it’s due back by eight, and you stopped your prayer halfway because someone else’s trouble sounded so much bigger. This new article looks at a borro Read more of this blog post »

How Human Psychology Controls Money, Spending, Saving, Investing, Financial Decisions, Business Behaviour and Wealth Creation

Why do people make financial decisions that contradict their own interests?

Why do some individuals accumulate wealth while others struggle despite earning good incomes?

Why do Read more of this blog post »

Benvenuto/a nel mondo magico ed incantanto di Maja Solenya Solarys...Romilda ed il mondo inverso nasce da un momento di piena ispirazione, scritto in solamente 20 giorni...Capirà il valore della magia, dell'amicizia e sarà ammaliata dal mistero...Vivrà insieme ai suoi amici tante avventure...Non fin Read more of this blog post »

Now this is a challenge of a post to write but here goes. As at the time of writing this, 14th November 2026, I’d say my top five novels were:-

The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice - Austen
Men at Arms - Pratchett
Murder on the Orient Express - Christie
The Code of The Woosters - Wodehouse Read more of this blog post »

 "All writing is rewriting." Now that we're in the depths of November (half gone already!) I'm thinking about NaNoWriMo and the relative freedom it granted for a month: all drafting, no apologies, no edits. Pure forward momentum. NaNo's promise lead to December's Despair, though, once the ink dried Read more of this blog post »

An excerpt from Chapter One of VEYRBORNE: THE CURSE OF BLOOD.

Thunder rattles the windows, and a few women cry out. The tavern fills up. So much for a little peace and quiet. Everyone’s staring at me. I can feel it on my skin. They glance at one another as if they’re talking about me. Who am I kiddin Read more of this blog post »

Here is the Booklife review of Flash Harry's Confession and Other Stories. This will appear in Publihser's Weekly 14-Dec-2026.

https://booklife.com/project/flash-ha...

Here's the text of the review:

This playful, eclectic collection of short stories and occasional poems, the pseudonymous author’s ficti Read more of this blog post »

Wow—thank you so much to everyone who entered the Goodreads giveaway for The Jitterbug Jump: A Big Band Dance Adventure! Having nearly 2,800 readers add this story to their shelves means the absolute world to me.

A huge congratulations to the three lucky winners! Your signed paperback copies are gett Read more of this blog post »