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Greet the Day
The best way to start any day is with a grin and a slow start. Unlike some people, I do not enjoy rolling out of bed into a quick shower, hopping into clothes and rolling out the door. I am more of a meaner into the kitchen, pick out my flavor of coffee and inhale…
Read MorePatti
Do you know someone who uses helpful criticism as a form of insult and keeps others away? I based this character on the people I know who do, and then gave her a motivation that I felt was understandable. If her husband had cheated on her with a friend that would cause a certain distance…
Read MoreRE: Pics on social media have disappeared…
I’ll need more information to walk through and repeat the issue. I have a meeting at 9AM in the morning. I will call you after that if that works for you? Probably around 11? ……. Bryon Craig Craig Technology Consulting 201 E. 4th Street Salem, MO 65560 573-453-2322 —–Original Message—– From: Julia Schmeelk [mailto:julia@juliaschmeelk.com] Sent:…
Read MoreBrom in the Woods
Can you see how walking through dense brush over uneven ground could be difficult for a dragon? They can get into a situation where the canopy of trees closes them in up top and the thorny foliage encroaches on their feet, sides and tickles their tail. A nature walk if you are a dragon is…
Read MoreHeron’s Wedding Plan
There is a scene in Heron’s Bonds where the sisters take Heron aside and give him hell for not making plans for his bonding ceremony with Trissy. It is a moment of revelation for him when he realizes that just because their minds are linked doesn’t mean he knows everything. It also is a stark…
Read MoreFeed the Birds
Our bird feeder is very active. There is an established pecking order between the species and it would seem everyone has their preferences earmarked for their favorite seeds. Disruption occurs only when a new bird appears or if I buy a different food with some new seed or missing some essential ingredient. Now it is…
Read MoreWinter
With a longer cycle (year) but only 4 seasons, how long does winter last? Like here it depends on the position on the planet. The area closest to the suns, the equator gets the shortest or no real winter.In Grabon’s territory, well winter can seem very long, but in truth it is about a quarter…
Read MoreCooking
My characters spend a lot of time cooking. There is a reason for that. Food does not magically appear, just as clothes do not wash themselves. Too often we are conditioned to overlook the hard work that goes into running a household and it is devalued as unimportant. Writing about a world where everything is…
Read MoreBunnies
We have an ongoing adventure in our yard. There is an extended family of bunnies that lives, plays, hunts and hangs out around our house. Often in the early morning they come out in small groups to chase one another, run around and play. When our dog comes out, they hide, unless he’s on the…
Read MoreThe Heartsinger (2)
Dotty, or Dot as her family calls her, is an interesting character. Without giving too much away I can tell you she has a sister. Her mother is a Farmer, her father is a goldcrafter from a Craftsman family. By the time the story begins, Dotty has lost her mother to a mysterious illness when…
Read MoreThe Heartsinger
A number of people have now read Gordon’s Pride and Heron’s Bonds and they are anxious for a clue about what will the third book be about. The love story is Tad and Dotty. Tad is Gordon’s cousin of course, and Hess’s brother. He is a Farmer who is also a trader. He and Hess…
Read MoreTech Complications
This somewhat ages me but, I still think of a book as the original lap top. In the course of my career as a teacher I used a type writer, a word processor, a computer and eventually after generations of development a tablet. Having seen all that tech develop and come and go, I got…
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