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Disease
Disease does not know your face, it does not care about your race. It cannot tell rich from poor but it lives in thrives in a crowded space. From the president to the beggar, the human condition is fragile. Our ego screams to lead others by example. This is not a flashing neon light or…
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The Characters
As a writer, just because I lack time or energy to drag my characters out and write down their dialog does not mean they are sitting patiently with their hands folded. In fact they age, get smarter, find new places to live, get into trouble and generally carry on with their own concerns. When I…
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The Joy of Fiction
I know some people who only read worthy books, or self improvement types of things. A few memorable people told me the only book they have ever read is the Bible. That idea gave me nightmares. What a twisted sense of place and value those people must have had. Ancient text is not the same…
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NewEarth Equality
The idea of being equal yet different is a huge part of the NewEarth world. Hanna may have been traumatized, but she is equally important, and equally valued to everyone else. Gordon may have the most visible, vibrating power, but he is equally valued as anyone else. Not more, not less. The same is true…
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The Hunter
After many false starts and lots of rattled nerves, Jo, my first and favorite editor is back to work on book 7. It has been so long and I felt that the story might have gotten scattered and disjointed, I have been taking some time to go through it. Under the circumstances, with our pandemic…
Read MoreRefuge
Moving was hard when we left Alaska, leaving all our friends even as we moved closer to family. Making new friends has been hard because we are so busy all the time, but we have made a few inroads. Mostly situational friends, which are wonderful, but not like the friends we left behind. But as…
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Pia and Nyaseth
The thing about Grabon’s Nest that makes it different from most romances, isn’t that Pia is a dragon, although that might raise a few eyebrows. Of course, Grabon is also a dragon, so that shouldn’t really signify. It isn’t the color bigotry- as humans we see that along with false myths about people who might…
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Springing
My dad got 8 🐥 in early March. It is amazing how quickly they grow and hit adolescence. Currently hey all have feathers and are working on their crests and amassing weight. If the weather holds we are hoping to put them outside instead of under their protective heat lamp. Their tub is almost too…
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Gordon
Watching the news, following the pandemic, because really what choice do we have, I gave myself a giggle wondering how Gordon and his Farmer’s wisdom would deal with covid19 and all the idiocy that surfaces around a disaster here on old earth. Here are a few of my thoughts… feel free to add your own.…
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Hanna
When Hanna first sees Gordon, she notices his height, the size of his arms, the stubborn set of his jaw. Like most abuse victims, she notices his anger, his frown, and she tries to appease him using a variety of tricks. Later, when Hanna feels the connection to the planet come back to her, she…
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Springing Up
So no matter that the world is facing a plague and people are locked out of work and wondering how they will survive the coming months,- spring has arrived. The planet keeps on turning and the seasons continue to change no matter what human concerns may consume us. Here in northern Illinois, spring is making…
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