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Happy Corduroy Day!

Corduroy day? You may ask.

Yep! It’s a thing – 11/11, baby. November is not reserved for bearded wannabes only.

(insert: manly grunt)

National Corduroy Day – What is it and what does it mean?

To celebrate this annual event, all titles are FREE – today only!

I’ll stop right there – we all know I don’t need a lame holiday to have a FREE promotion event. Still, it’s totally fun. I even have a hilarious story about the mother of all corduroy days – 11/11/11! But, that’s more of a beer story than a post recap. And, it’s really not that funny sober.

Anyway, same drill – click a jacket link and download the title. It really that easy. My latest project is buried a few posts back. So, I included the link below for those that don’t want to scroll.*

Read on and wear corduroy!

 

*this sounds really dumb, but I’m not sure if that link to my latest project pasted properly. If that’s the case, just scroll down a few posts; it’s not that labor intensive. The book is actually worth the effort!

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identity crisis

I decided to approach my latest promotional effort differently. Considering I have been a bit, wait for it, split, personally and professionally, this current FREE attempt to generate interest in my writing would have even Freud scratching his head.

It’s not that dramatic, of course. In fact, it makes perfect sense.

Yesterday, both Adam Thomas titles were FREE for download. Remember, I have issues with being complete. Which meant that both My Life and My Thoughts were FREE game.

That didn’t go so well – no one wanted to read about either.*

Today, I am following suit, making all three books by my alter ego, Robert C. Bradshaw, FREE.

Just click on the icon covers to download one, two, or all three titles – FOR FREE!

ALL are wonderful summer beach read!

Happy holiday week!

 

*In A. Thom’s defense, I didn’t advertise his promotion. We’ve been fighting; he’s been a bit Random lately!

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new title, new genre, and new FREE promotion

I recently finished a project that has been wanting to be written for some time. Yeah, couldn’t stop myself unfortunately. Though some probably thought an intervention was necessary to stop me. But, that did NOT happen.

So, My Thoughts About Random Nonsense: A Non-fictionalized Guide to Positive Existing is ready to be read! I think of it as a companion guide to my first book My Life As A Retail Pharmacist: A Fictionalized Memoir. I had the Yin and now I have the Yang. I am finally complete. Even though the two books  couldn’t be more different, each is worth the read.

To celebrate, I have decided to complete this trifecta of craziness with a FREE promotion today only!

Just click on the book jacket icons to the right and download any or all titles.

I was having issues uploading My Thoughts About Random Nonsense to my widget panel. It’s a personal problem. I’m adapting; it’s all good.

Just hover over the synopsis in the previous post. You will be directed to the correct screen. Apologies for the additional click.

As always, thanks for reading!

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My Thoughts About Random Nonsense: A Non-fictionalized Guide to Positive Existing

Merriam-Webster just added, like, 690 new words recently. And I wondered if positive existing would be one of them. But it wasn’t. The words appear separately, of course, but not as a concept like positive thinking.  Since that is what this nonsense was all about in all its randomness, ….

 

That is the beginning of the end, so to speak—the opening to the conclusion of this book. Yet, it also exemplifies my unorthodox approach to presenting how to positively exist.

The self-help/motivational genre is flooded with some really evidence-based books written by some really smart people. Well, there ain’t nothing factual about this book. And I ain’t that intelligent—the only letters after my name are RPh.  

But I’ve survived. And continue to do so despite the is-what-it-is circumstances that riddle everyday existence. It’s been a struggle, let me tell ya’. However, I have collected an arsenal of ways to deal with the been-there-done-that’s in this game called life. 

The book opens with a brief introduction where I openly proclaim I lack the educational credentials to be a self-help author. But, like everyone else, I have found ways to function, often quite positively. And I figured I had something to say that might help others do the same. That is what the remainder of the book details: My thoughts about random nonsense.

 

Back in 2012, I released My Life as a Retail Pharmacist: A Fictionalized Memoir. Over the course of that story, my charmed reality spirals out of control. A minor misunderstanding with a customer escalates in ways only fiction can detail. 

Since 2019, a series of unfortunate events happened that yielded the potential for another downward spiral. These were real life situations that only nonfiction can produce, though—none of which were minor.

This book was inspired by both counts: A earnest attempt to remain positive amidst the challenges.  

It’s often said that life imitates art.

In this case, that art is both fiction and nonfiction.

In my case, it’s an interesting read either way.

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Five star review for 265 Linn

 

Life is full of chances taken, roads not followed and detours that can derail what we thought our lives would be. Follow the residents of 265 LINN as their temporary home becomes a springboard to self-discovery, life’s adventures and learning to go with the flow, or if the path less taken is what one desires, to have the courage to forge forward with renewed strength.

Robert Bradshaw may not be a household name in the world of independent authors, but he deserves to be as he can tell a story that is as entertaining as it is relatable in the scheme of life or the life we live sometimes in our minds, thoughts, dreams.

A group of friends are all invited to share a life changing experience with a wealthy friend who is generous to a fault. To call them a band of misfits is the perfect description as they take their scrambled lives to a new state, new experiences and an opportunity for a direction do-over.

Pleasantly surprising at how highly entertaining and quirky this one can be, there is a love story, a new understanding between family members, the courage to boldly go into unchartered territories and secrets revealed.

I loved each character, they were flawed, human, far from what their stations in life would label them to be and the vulnerability was off the charts! In a perfect world we would all have secret pillars of strength to lean on, someone to give us the tools to “fix” what needs to be fixed and a seemingly endless pot of gold to do it with, if necessary.

A fun read that kept me reading, often smiling and feeling like I was part of this story or least wanting to be! We all need an escape from life, to come back to reality feeling good is the icing on the cake! Robert Bradshaw has given a place to go to and the address is 265 LINN!

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265 Linn – cover artwork by Jack Rutkowski

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265 Linn synopsis

               John David Smith is the self-proclaimed king of the Chicago business world. He has good reason to assume these accolades—he manages the most successful boutique investment firm in the world. Consequently, attaining such lofty status reaps its share of unforeseen calamities. Margaret Connors, J.D. Smith’s admin assistant, helps the best she can to control such damage. Unfortunately, she causes more than her fair share.

               Steven Porter, Pharm-D has just received a horrific blow to his already bent ego—the last in a long line of rejections: He was callously down-sized from his corporate pharmaceutical position. So, Steve decides to follow his best friend John David back to Iowa to finish his MBA internship. When his wife accepts an overseas work assignment, his attempt to reclaim his life fails. Miserably. Change is always difficult—at age fifty-two, it definitely requires intervention.

               Captain Dependable Dan Brady has had his share of tragedy over his thirty-five years. His older brother James, John David’s college friend, died when Dan was young. Then, his wife, Abbie, succumbed to her long battle with cancer. Heeding advice from his mother, Dan decides to take advantage of being an Army veteran and attend college.

               When circumstances offer the opportunity for each college-bound enrollee to navigate their own cross-road, their paths collide head on. Worst of all, John David’s son, Max, is coerced to live his senior year of college with his father and this newly formed band of misfits.

               As with any new school year, an orientation introduces each main character, allowing insight into how they arrived at The Little House. Then, the real story begins. Over the course of two semesters, the events unfold like a playlist; highlighted song lyrics shape each chapter. Graduation forces them to go their separate ways. Fortunately, the now and forever bonds forged during their time together will never be broken.

Follow the characters as they deal with the past, present, and future of this once in a lifetime chance to regain control of their flawed realities.

               Welcome to 265 Linn—the walls don’t talk, but there is a story to be told!

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Loveuary is in the air

Yep! February is all about love. That IS why Hallmark dubbed it—loveuary!

Here at adamthomasrph.com, we’s gots the love, baby! Well, in FREE love story downloads, that is.

Granted, the Free-for-all ALL for FREE is today and NOT Valentine’s Day. I decided to get a jump on the holiday and promote early.

The drill is the same: click on a jacket icon and download the title.

For FREE

Even though My … Fictionalized Memoir is NOT a love story. I couldn’t NOT included it! Because, like, I love that story and it’s, like, My Life!

 

 

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The adamthomasrph.com Christmas tradition

“It’s that time of year, when … .“

… I post about challenged AND struggling. Christmas Carols. If this was about people that would be an everyday occurrence, of course. But I’m not. Instead, I am highlighting those treasured classics that will always be a blog tradition.

Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear?Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented AreDementia —I Think I’ll Be Home for ChristmasNarcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About MeManic — Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and . . .Paranoid — Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get MeBorderline Personality Disorder — Thoughts of Roasting on an Open FirePersonality Disorder — You Better Watch Out, I’m Gonna Cry, I’m Gonna Pout, Maybe I’ll Tell You WhyAttention Deficit Disorder — Silent Night, Holy OOOOOOOOh look at the Froggy, can I have chocolate, why is France so far away?Obsessive Compulsive Disorder — Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bell …Ho – Ho – Ho — Merry Christmas!

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