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February 15, 2016
February 14, 2016
"The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being."
- Tom Robbins
February 13, 2016
"I am not the first person you loved.
You are not the first person I looked at
with a mouthful of..."
I am not the first person you loved.
You are not the first person I looked at
with a mouthful of forevers. We
have both known loss like the sharp edges
of a knife. We have both lived with lips
more scar tissue than skin. Our love came
unannounced in the middle of the night.
Our love came when we’d given up
on asking love to come. I think
that has to be part
of its miracle.
This is how we heal.
I will kiss you like forgiveness. You
will hold me like I’m hope. Our arms
will bandage and we will press promises
between us like flowers in a book.
I will write sonnets to the salt of sweat
on your skin. I will write novels to the scar
of your nose. I will write a dictionary
of all the words I have used trying
to describe the way it feels to have finally,
finally found you.
And I will not be afraid
of your scars.
I know sometimes
it’s still hard to let me see you
in all your cracked perfection,
but please know:
whether it’s the days you burn
more brilliant than the sun
or the nights you collapse into my lap
your body broken into a thousand questions,
you are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.
I will love you when you are a still day.
I will love you when you are a hurricane.
- Clementine von Radics, Mouthful of Forevers (via thatkindofwoman)
January 14, 2016
Top Library Journal / Self-E Library Pick in 2015 -- Coeur d'Alene Waters !
I am honored to announce that my Northwest noir novel COEUR D'ALENE
WATERS was named one of Library Journal’s Self-E TOP Mystery books in 2015.
Here’s the complete list of top selected ebooks on the Library Journal Self-E website.
Thank you, library readers, for reading my book!
(you can get the book in print or e-book here – http://CoeurdAleneWaters.com )
Rest in Peace, Alan Rickman.
For you Professor Snape, the...
Rest in Peace, Alan Rickman.
For you Professor Snape, the bravest man I ever knew.
After all this time?
Always.
AlanRickman
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January 13, 2016
Searing Story
Review: 5/5
Lost Girl - Adam Nevill
book
Lost Girl is a searing novel by Adam Nevill about the all-too-close-to-reality
possibilities that await us as the world becomes more crowded, more affected by climate change and less hospitable to humanity.
However, it’s not just a commentary on our present and fast accelerating condition.
Instead, Nevill manages to weave fine touches of horror storytelling into his tale and link this terrible tale to his other works with subtle references as well. As always, masterfully written and
astonishingly well crafted. Well done, Mr. Nevill!
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January 4, 2016
January 2, 2016
BOOK QUOTE: “Cold tears as salty as ocean spray wet my face. I...
BOOK QUOTE:
“Cold tears as salty as ocean spray wet my face. I remember the day before she died, my mother took me out in our little fishing boat, out on the open water of the sea—the thrum and hiss of surf upon the shore behind us, the rhythm never ceasing. And she taught me something: strange and secret words in a foreign tongue, a lilting singsong cadence to it.”
January 1, 2016
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my readers and friends! 2016 HappyNewYear
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December 21, 2015
What an amazing Christmas present – today, I’m happy to...
What an amazing Christmas present – today, I’m happy to announce that all publishing rights for my book THE EAGLE TREE have been acquired by the good people
at Little A – the literary fiction imprint of Amazon traditional publishing.
This means that come spring 2016, you’ll be able to buy the book in print, audiobook, and E-book. This weekend, I also received a knock-your socks-off phone call from Steve Silberman, award-winning author of NEUROTRIBES, and he’s offering a hearty endorsement for the novel! Thank you to my editor, Kyra, and my family and friends for all their support!
