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Beached Whale Syndrome
Are you familiar with that old expression that your eyes are bigger than your stomach? This is what happens when you overstuff yourself and feel it an hour later. You feel like you are too fat to move, like a beached whale must feel. The more you struggle to move the worse you feel, but…
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Gordon’s Pride
In this first novel of the epic fantasy adventure of NewEarth, Gordon, the male main character, loses his temper when he comes home to his farm and finds everything unexpectedly clean. He hates the intrusion on his privacy and makes the mistake of psychically striking out following an unknown energy signature. One mistake leads to…
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Left Turn Fail
I took Shawn to the doctor. Since he was good and did not snarl, growl, or bite any of the nurses or the doctor, I took him for McDonalds after. We went through the drive through so I could practice driving it. That all went swimmingly, but instead of turning left out of the parking…
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Giveaway!!
Help us celebrate!🎊🎊🎊🍾 This weekend only you can download a free copy of Gordon’s Pride, the first of the epic fantasy NewEarth Series. Get it while you can!
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The House is Ours
Wow! According to my folks, closing went off without a hitch. The walkthrough went smoothly. Everything is pretty much as we last saw it. All we have left to do is pack up, load the truck and get everything there. My wonderful mother is even turning everything on and setting everything up. Internet, TV and…
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Dreams and Sleep
As some people might have guessed, I have a well developed imagination. The thing about having a mind like mine that invents whole worlds from a blank page is that my thoughts do not always behave. They do not travel straight lines or stay in reality shaped boxes. In fact, my thoughts are not always…
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Instant Success
I know some people who expect instant success, who release their first book and expect it to pay for itself right away. They also expect that their first attempt at something ought to be enough to get the job done. Don’t get me wrong, they are wonderful people and I am not complaining about them,…
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Books I am Reading
I too often forget to include what ai am currently reading because it changes so often. My current reading list is Robyn Carr’s What We Find and Christine Feehan’s Covert Game. Then I am rereading again until I find something else new that catches my interest. Fortunately I have an extensive library. I am also…
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Donkey Ears
Did you know that donkeys and horses use their ears, feet, and tails to communicate? It is amazing the amount of conversation that goes on between three horses and a donkey. It is also obvious that the donkey has learned to speak horse, but I wonder if he has a donkey accent.
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Gordon’s Pride Give-Away
In celebration, for closing on the house, we are giving away the first book in the NewEarth Series. If you go to Amazon from the 19-22 of October 2018 you can download Gordon’s Pride for FREE from https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Schmeelk/e/B07DBV7J8H/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
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Closing
We close on the new house tomorrow. My poor parents have to do the walk through at 8:30 in the morning and then go to the closing a little later at 10am. They could have spaced that better, making walk through later in the morning and closing later in the afternoon. No matter the schedule…
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Trissy
Trissy has a tremendous amount of strength to admire. Her skills are undeniable, from carving, child care, cooking, skin sewing, making do with what she has, and general woodcraft, her skills shine. However what makes her unforgettable is her character. She isn’t loud and attention grabbing, she is far more subtle and dignified. Trissy keeps…
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