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May 29, 2017
Life’s Little Alphabet – ‘A’ is for Attitude
This is a new 26-week series I’m starting. Life’s Little Alphabet. I hope you enjoy it.
[image error]‘A’ is for Attitude
It only seems appropriate that the word “attitude” begins with ‘A,’ which puts it at the beginning of the list. Without question, our attitude is the single most important factor in how we live our lives and how we view and approach the situations we encounter on a day to day basis.
Put quite simply:
Your attitude will always magnify whatever agrees with it, and minimize whatever doesn’...
May 28, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 21, “Bird’s Eye View”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Bird’s Eye View
To say Reyga had been pleased to see Lenai would have been an understatement of epic proportion. Jason smiled again as he remembered the expression on the old Loremaster’s face when he opened the door. Although they both protested, he excused himself, say...
May 27, 2017
Why I Don’t Follow You on Twitter
[image error]I’m not a social media savant, but I enjoy my time on Twitter and other social media, and I like finding people to follow. That being said, there are certain situations in which I simply refuse to follow a Twitter account, even if they follow me first. Let me know your thoughts on my list. Do you agree? Disagree? Did I miss something. I’d love to hear from you!
And here we go. Why I don’t follow you on Twitter.
You’re selling Twitter followers
When I go to your Twitter page, and your banner...
May 24, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 20, “Soul Searching”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Soul Searching
Jason and Lenai sat cross-legged on two cushions she had dropped on the floor. They faced in opposite directions, with his knee by her hip, and her knee by his hip. He felt his pulse quicken as she drew out her dagger and laid it across her lap.
“Before we...
May 22, 2017
Batter Up!
[image error]Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. – George Herman “Babe” Ruth
You may be thinking, “Sure that’s easy for the Sultan of Swat to say. He was a home run machine!” Yes, he did hold the home run record for many years, but did you know he also held the record for the most strike outs for several decades as well? In fact, the Bambino struck out almost twice as often as he hit home runs (714 HR / 1,330 SO). Do you suppose that upset him? When asked, he said, “Every strike brings me...
May 21, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 19, “Visitors”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Visitors
Brin Jalasar sat by his window, staring with unseeing eyes at the scenery below. Cale is gone. The thought dropped endlessly into the empty chasm of his soul, leaving echoes of its passing as it fell. Cale is gone…is gone…gone… The strike against the enemy army...
May 17, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 18, “Starting Over”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Starting Over
Jason tossed in his sleep, turning his head from side to side as he dreamed…
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“Where are we?” he asked. He and Nyala stood at the edge of a forest. After her strange pronouncement about where she was going to take him, she’d opened up a portal that led h...
May 15, 2017
Step by Step
[image error]A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Chinese proverb
Sometimes, the distance between where we are and where we want to be can seem like a thousand miles. Maybe we want to change careers, or start a business, or we have an idea for a new product, invention, or service. Perhaps we need—or just want—a new home or a new car. Or maybe we want to help someone else, but their circumstance seem so overwhelming that we don’t see how we can make a difference.
Because the “destinati...
May 14, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 17, “The Best Laid Plans”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
The Best Laid Plans
“Where are they?” Gatlor asked no one in particular. He held his hand above his eyes to shield them against the sun’s onslaught. Even through the shimmering waves of heat rising from the parched ground, it was clear there was no sign of an army anywhe...
May 10, 2017
From a Far Land – Part 16, “Revelations”
[image error][For 14 weeks, beginning on March 19th, on Sundays and Wednesdays, I’ll be posting chapters of book one of my Jaben’s Rift trilogy: From a Far Land. I hope you enjoy it. The first part is here. I’d love to hear any feedback.]
Revelations
Jason watched the bird circling high overhead. The yellow color told him it was a fortunewing, but it was too high for him to tell if it was the same one that seemed to be following him.
He looked at his surroundings. Bothan’s home was considerably larger tha...
