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Well, would you look at that.

According to a wildly inaccurate tracker I’ve been using, I wrote approximately 100,000 words this year. 110,845 to be exact. That includes the 26,132 words I wrote this week by requiring myself to hit 5k words as my minimum. My goal is the reach 100,000 words this month, an imminently reachable goal if I continue … Continue reading Well, would you look at that.

So to Catch You Up…

Whew, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ve been pretty quiet about everything for the last several months and that is mostly just a time mismanagement thing. I need to be better about that. I’m working on it. Besides that, I’ve had and given up two different jobs, and now I’m in-between things and writing … Continue reading So to Catch You Up…

Review: Folly by DJ Blackmore

I was given this book in return for an honest review. Okay, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let me say, I read and enjoyed “Folly” by DJ Blackmore despite the fact I would not have picked up the book on my own. For me, a book about a set of colonists … Continue reading Review: Folly by DJ Blackmore

Godzilla Returns…again?

So Godzilla…. I’m a little flabbergasted that after so many iterations, the old movie monster has returned for one more go round. Well, maybe I’m not. All things old are new again and all that. In this particular iteration on Netflix, apparently Godzilla not only showed up and kicked some butt, he ran the human … Continue reading Godzilla Returns…again?

Thoughts on Get Out

The visceral fear of losing who you are is the heart of Get Out. Someone taking you over just adds a level of creepy flare to it which can’t be matched. Assimilation is something we all deal with when becoming a part of a new group. Before I got married, I met my husband’s family who are … Continue reading Thoughts on Get Out

On Being Myself

Today, like many days, I am reminded that being myself does not come with a manual. I come back to things a couple of times a year. Around my birthday, I wrote the post “There is Only During”, which remains my mantra in life. There is no before or after, only during. The question is … Continue reading On Being Myself

Amen [Fiction] + A Question

Lore retreated from the world. Sheridan offered her a room, apparently it had been her’s, but Alexander had it cleaned out after she passed away. For that much, she was thankful. No need to have to look at more pictures of her and the mystery man together. As she waited for Alexander to come looking … Continue reading Amen [Fiction] + A Question

Real Romantic [Fiction]

Lorelei watched Alexander sleep with her knees drawn against her chest. The chair next to his bed was comfortable enough, but she didn’t dare move. This place felt familiar and strange in turns, just like the man in the bed. They’d talked for a while before he passed out again from exhaustion. If she could … Continue reading Real Romantic [Fiction]

Sometimes You Get What You Want [Fiction]

Attending to his duties took up his nights and when he should have been sleeping during the day, blackout curtains pulled to cut off the sun, he busied himself about his other project: a machine to amplify his abilities and let him truly be with her once more. Sheridan claimed he’d lost it. Their fight … Continue reading Sometimes You Get What You Want [Fiction]

So Many Right Ways

You’ve heard it a million times: “There is no right way to …”. In my case, it’s “there is no right way to write a book”. However, as Gretchen Rubin says, the opposite of a great truth is also true meaning “there is no wrong way to write a book”. In one way, this is … Continue reading So Many Right Ways