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Patricia Iles

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I believe in the power of the storyteller: from the famous filmmaker to your grandmother's stories about her youth, I think a passion for stories are hard-wired into our minds.

Films give us stories that are shown to us in vibrant detail. Books let us create that colorful image in our own minds. I love both and always have.

Let me take you on a journey in your imagination. You'll meet some new people and get a look into their lives. You will like some of those people, and you may hate some others. You may find yourself reaching for a tissue while you read, and you might even laugh out loud a few times.

I write for fun. I blog for fun. I cook for fun. And I clean because I have to.

Visit my blog at http://contemplatinghappiness.blogspo... . It
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Cooking for Myself

Someone said that my husband is blessed because I like to cook. Maybe that's true, but the real truth is I am
even more blessed. 

I am so fortunate that he is a hearty eater, adventurous about food, has no food issues worth speaking about and is not a picky eater. It would be no fun at all to cook for someone who wouldn't even try something new. Both of our sons are also fun to cook for, for th Read more of this blog post »
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Published on January 20, 2020 13:30
Average rating: 3.59 · 88 ratings · 13 reviews · 7 distinct works
A Gathering of Light

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Patricia Iles My next book, "A Light in the Mountains" is now available at Amazon and Smashwords. If you are interested in giving me a review on it, I will happily send you a coupon for a free one!
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Patricia Iles A gift for you! Get "A Gathering of Light" FREE through December 31st. Go to smashwords for your free copy.
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Happy New Year!


Patricia Iles Look for the next book in this series, "A Light in the Mountains", coming in January of 2012.


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