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Many years ago, I did a 12-week fitness program based on a book called “Body for Life”. Do you remember it? It was all the rage back in the late 90s and new millennium.
Hyped-up programs that promise personal and physical transformation come and go, but there’s
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not exactly how i wanted to start the day...
so, let me begin where this little adventure called life left off yesterday. i needed the top team in the Mexican soccer league to beat one of the worst ones to get a 5 team parlay to hit. so, i watched them lose at home to that lower team, 2-1. now, apparently, that set off a major case of bad moj
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Happy, Healthy Birthday, Little Bird!
Read her true, unfathomable #Holocaust story at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1689790946/
It may be her birthday, but SHE'S the gift that inspires us each and every day!! W Read more of this blog post »

Just one tiny step
$77 is that step.
Just $2.57 a day.
That’s just a little more than a short Café Americano at Starbucks and a whole $1 less than a Carmel Macchiato at McDonalds.
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Welcome!
This kind of work is not for the faint of heart but for the determined and those willing to find health and purpose individually and tog Read more of this blog post »

🍂 New Halloween Release in the Galaxy of Monsters Series!
As the leaves turn and the nights grow longer, I'm thrilled to announce the release of my latest short story, WHERE THE MOONS BLEED. This season, journey with me to Darkrift—a chaotic planet echoing with whispers of ancient tales and the haunting presence of an immortal demon hound.
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WHY WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT UAP DISCLOSURE
First, there is the sheer wonder of the monumental discovery that we are not alone in the universe, the most momentous and consequential paradigm change in human history.
I am with the Lakota, who have a saying, ‘’Mitakuye Oyasin...we are all related. Two-legged, f Read more of this blog post »

Reading Book Column: "The Lost Child."

The Lost Child
Thanks to my editor, Ben Rowe, for another fantastic book column. September brings a challenging ten-year exploration of novel writing. My new crime thriller, The Lost Child, is front and center in this month's Reading Room. Read more of this blog post »

Attention
My Heart For You
The Countdown
Terror in the Shadows
Thanks!

ANCIENT MYSTERY
Forced into reading your writing
Envisioning the
Ch’u Silk Manuscript
Soft and seductive
Yet cryptic like the stars
With indecipherable
Calligraphic messages
Will I ever understand…?
© 2023 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
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Beginnings and Endings

Kindle promotion

Books Review: The Running Grave
In mystery circles, criticizing Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) is akin to criticizing Agatha Christie. Nonetheless, “The Running Grave” is long (961 pages), has too many characters (more than 24) and suffers from extended str Read more of this blog post »

The Corporate Capital’s Secret Sauce

T. Coleman Du Pont, Pierre S. Du Pont, and Alfred I. Du Pont (l to r)
Delaware’s one million plus registered corporations include two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies. More businesses than residents call the state ‘home.’
Why the Chancery Court Matters
Delaware’s emergence as the premier state for incor Read more of this blog post »

One Week Away!

September is Suicide Prevention Month: A Letter to a Friend
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please dial 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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Kindle Book Sale Starts Today!

Young Writers (Grades 5-8)
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$1.99 KINDLE BOOK SALE!
Sep 30 – Oct 7
Covers characters, plotting, dialogue, and action. Read more of this blog post »

Creepy stories coming soon

New Book
Available at Barnesand Noble in addition to other retailers: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/futu...
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I Don't Do Soprano
My favorite experiences have been with a partner or in a choir.
I sang in the Glee Club in high school, but the choir classes were held in high esteem. Yet one of my crispest musical memories from Avondale is an assembly where Ken and Bill harmonized with guitars, and Ken san Read more of this blog post »

New interview about "The Zinester Manifesto: A Novel of the Underground"

What's in the Works

The Sacketts

Mistakes...

Daily Meditations of a Nurse Warrior
Each person has their place in this world, as no one is left out. For Rahab, of all things, it was being a spy for the Lord (see Joshua 2:4), as she was a Canaanite, woman and a prostitute. Despite everything she had against her, she believed in the Lord, knowing that He "is God Read more of this blog post »

NOW AVAILABLE: Make Your Own Supervillain #4: Wrath
See ya,
Lucas Flint

¿No he visto también aquí al que me ve?
“Entonces llamó el nombre de Jehová que con ella hablaba: Tú eres Dios que ve; porque dijo: ¿No he visto también aquí al que me ve?” Genesis 16:13
De ayer a hoy no he podido quitar cierta imagen de mi mente.
Empieza con el día cuando mi hogar se derrumbó aquí en la tierra, pero sorprendentemente,
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Content We All Need: Inspire Others to Write
The problem is grave, but it also presents us with an urgent opportunity for a solution. Now, more than ever, pastors must extend their…
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An aphorism
I just tried to invent an aphorism. Few words to express some nice feelings…


Talking about Soaked Flour Bread, Super Yogurt, and My Cookbook
I was happy to chat with my sweet Kitchen Pioneers during this month’s live stream on September 21, 2023. Among the variety of topics, we talked about the release of my new cookbook, making soaked flour bread, and the occasional challenges when creating L. Reuteri “Super Yogurt”.


Savior of the Damned is Available for Preorder!
It’s been a trial to get here, but I’m over the moon I finally made it. Two years of writing, revisions, editing, and beta reading have all paid off. It was not my first book ever written, but it was the first one I managed to get into publishing shape. I learned so much along the way. About writing
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Zoom Crush

Hello there,
I’m harboring a Zoom crush. It’s someone in an online community I’m in. It’s a big one and it’s been going on about a year.
When it started to creep up on me again, I checked the date. It was September 23rd, the autumn equinox. Of course, my body knew before my
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