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Look, it’s my fault, I think.

I must have forgotten to mention the trees. Surely, if you’d known, they’d still be standing.

That little aspen grove in the corner of the yard? They were babies, not higher than my knee, when we moved in 16 years ago. Eight or 10 of them, connected in ways we may nev...

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Today is Hailey’s birthday.  She’s now officially a teenager, which seems wrong because this was her yesterday: Or maybe it was seven years ago. Feels like yesterday. Except yesterday she was still a pre-teen and two days ago I tucked … Continue reading → Read more of this blog post »

President Abbas of Palestine delivered a stunning rebuke to Theresa May in his speech to the UN General Assembly, which differed from his prepared and released script. What Abbas actually said was this:

My message to you, Mrs May, as Prime Minister of this country, if I may be so bold, is this: w...

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And that’s just how I like it. It’s been a good week here, a routine week–my favorite kind. Work, workouts, dogs, my favorite teenage boy after school. And the weather’s holding onto summer just a little longer. Since my man took off for a week at the beach, and I stayed home, it’s been a … Conti... Read more of this blog post »

Silver Guardian by yanadhyana

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Today is my FREE erotica writing workshop from 2:10 to 3 p.m. at Sex Expo at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint! Get free tickets using the link above - there's a whole slate of programming today and vendors include Shag (the sex toy store where I once had my boobs cast), Unbound, an excellen... Read more of this blog post »

The Brooklyn-born Cuban-Jamaican poet Aja Monet has emerged as a powerful voice of struggle for justice against police violence and violence against women. Her poems also critique capitalism and men who make war. Monet spent time in Palestine and has become an outspoken critic of Israeli occupati...

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When you grew up with this poster on your wall and suddenly, all these years later, you’re there. Standing in front of those same buildings. Walking those same cobblestones. All that’s missing is ABBA themselves, yet somehow they’re everywhere, especially in my heart.

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I forgot to post photos from my launch party the other day. Here’s one featuring authors Jo Cotterill (as Lucy Carlyle), Tamsyn Murray (as the ghost of Annie Ward), and Kathryn Evans (who actually CAN fence)! Also two small ghost-hunters, showing off their moves…

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lostminyard:

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favourite characters: poornima “nim” chaudhary, wonder woman: warbringer by leigh bardugo

“it’s the people who never learn the word impossible who make history, because they’re the ones who keep trying.”

bubble, bubble. make some trouble.

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1979 – CompuServe began offering a consumer version of its dial-up online information service called MicroNET. The name would later be changed to CompuServe and offer public email among other online services.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/happy-30th-birthday-compuserve/24853

1993 – Broderbund So...

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Signing at Forbidden Planet
Monday 25th September
6:00 - 7:00 PM
179 Shaftesbury Avenue
London WC2H 8JR Read more of this blog post »

First, I want to thank Elizabeth for hosting me today. I appreciate being able to speak to her fans and readers.

For those who haven’t met me yet, I write epic fantasy. My current series – Champion of the Gods – is a five book epic fantasy work. Books One through Four are already available and Boo... Read more of this blog post »

Learn from the most common mistakes that indie authors make and save yourself time, money and heartache in today's show with Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy.

In the introduction, I mention my thoughts on the Independent Publishers Guild autumn conference and what we can learn from print-focused retailer...

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Jika Anda seorang pecinta film horor, maka Anda harus menonton film ‘It’. Film tentang badut peneror yang diangkat dari novel Stephen King ini adalah versi baru dari cerita yang pernah populer di layar kaca pada awal dekade 1990-an. Sumber gambar: moviepilot.com Meski baru dirilis di Amerika Seri... Read more of this blog post »

 Achieving Your Goals!

By Diana Cosby ©2017

Dreams are visions of what we can become.  But, dreams are also an invitation to doubt, to wonder if you’re good enough, or if you have what it takes.   When I retired from the Navy, I decided to pursue my dream of becoming a published author.  After 100...

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Busy weekend!

Chicken's birthday was today, but we had a family dinner at Wong's which is sort of tradition. I surprised Chicken with clothes and pie, but her real present was concert tickets, and she texted me from the event and it sounded like she had fun.

Anyway-- we had to do the dinner on Fri... Read more of this blog post »

Words that captured my attention this week.

Wonder what is releasing and when? Check out the release schedule (going up till January, so far!) Their Furever Mates Bundle —————- September 5 Lazy Son ———————————– September 26 Pint-Sized Protector ———————— October 12 Mr. Peabody’s House ———————– November 9...

Robert Allen, Rosario Ortega, Unrecalled Kind Person, Alice, Daniel Ortega Managua, Nicaragua, mid- Eighties   Leaving Managua ©2017 by Alice Walker You were never to know, until now perhaps, that I was weeping as my compañero and I left Managua all those years ago. We had witnessed the graceful... Read more of this blog post »

By Becky Castle Miller Jane was a student at The Master’s College (now The Master’s University, TMU) in 2006 when she was drugged, forced to drink alcohol, and raped. The school’s response was to expel her for breaking their honor code. This brave survivor of sexual assault shared her story publi... Read more of this blog post »

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The reviews for Darren Aronofsky’s film ‘Mother!’ caused an uproar – among audiences mostly, not critics, who quickly saw how the director had set out his stall. But in a time when Victorian linearity and 20th century realism still rule in literature, film and theatre the fuss was to be expected.... Read more of this blog post »

I'm home! Back from hospital last week after three weeks as an inpatient. It was a much longer stay and more difficult surgery than I’d anticipated, so I’m very glad to be home! A huge thank you for all the lovely messages sent via Facebook and Twitter. They kept me going. I’ve got to be patient... Read more of this blog post »

A quick message as I frantically pack my suitcase . . .

This Tuesday is the release of There's Someone Inside Your House, and I'm going on tour to celebrate! Catch me (and my author friends!) at the above locations. For further information about each individual event, please visit my events page.

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UNDER CANVAS

“Paulie? The others will be here soon.”

I felt his shoulders tighten. Lying side by side inside the tent, even though we were fully dressed against the chill and not actually, actually touching, was intimate in a whole new and torturous way.

He sighed. “It’ll be dark...

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Now they're scoring touchdowns.

(Thanks to Rob Simbeck)

I’ve been seeing this meme on Facebook, and it drives me up the wall.

The man on the left is Cary Grant.  He was born in 1904.  In 1917, he would’ve been 13 years old. He is older in the picture and the cut of his coat is quite generous so I would put this closer to mid-century.

The image on the le...

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Have you tried ClickList? You order your groceries through the Internet, then pick them up the next day.

Yes, I know what you're thinking. We make a lot of decisions in the grocery store. There are seasonal products and new items that we don't know about. Plus we're picky about our fresh fruits a... Read more of this blog post »

Heat, humidity, and slippery roads dashed the world record dreams at the Berlin Marathon

Life is... messy... on this football Sunday.

The Jets won. To the astonishment of all, or at least of me. What's more, they won in dominating fashion over the Miami Dolphins. Does this mean they are a much better team than expected, and a contender for the playoffs? Hoo hah. If you believe that, p... Read more of this blog post »

...Another generative idea that could not find a home in any media...

Gerrymandering has reached a point of such outrageous blatancy that it seems likely the US Supreme Court will have another look, soon. This NewYorker article dissects the problem, describing some new insights from logic and math... Read more of this blog post »

On the first day God created the dog. God said, “Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years.” The dog said, “That’s too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I’ll give […]

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Cover design by Yong Wen Yeu

I am very proud to announce the contents and cover design for the third volume of the Best New Singaporean Short Stories anthology series, guest edited by Cyril Wong, to be published in October 2017 by Epigram Books, and launched at Kinokuniya later that month.

The E...

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What a nice thing to wake up to. Age of Swords hit the Washington Post's Bestseller's List for Hardcover fiction. Thanks all for the amazing support.


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