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Self Acceptance

By Julia Schmeelk | September 14, 2018

A major theme that runs through all of the NewEarth stories is the value of self knowledge and self acceptance but also the hazards of making a mistake in setting our limits and boundaries in the wrong place. Self knowledge is not absolute, what we think about ourselves is not constant and it is not…

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Tea in the Market

By Julia Schmeelk | September 14, 2018

With few or no paper products used on NewEarth, what happens with all the mugs and cups that people take at the market? Who collects and washes them? How far do cup collectors have to go to find them? Are there people who search the market grounds looking for empty cups and bringing them all…

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Grabon’s Apology

By Julia Schmeelk | September 14, 2018

There are a few scenes, in different books, where Grabon, the territory dragon himself, steps in it by either saying the wrong thing, or causing someone hurt or embarrassment. He usually feels bad and tries to fix it, and like all of us sometimes it works and occasionally he makes the situation worse. The reader…

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Humans and Dragons

By Julia Schmeelk | September 13, 2018

Aside from wings and tails, large snouts and claws, are dragons different from humans? There are some surprising cultural difference involving sex, going to the bathroom, modesty, and their views on maturation. Dragons have a much longer history with the planet, so they know more about her, what she needs, what she likes, what they…

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Free Book

By Julia Schmeelk | September 13, 2018

On September 27th, on Amazon, you can download for free a copy of Heron’s Bonds onto your kindle or phone if you have the free kindle ap. Heron’s Bonds: NewEarth2 is the story of Heron, his past, his travels and relationship with Grabon and how he meets and establishes the mating bond with Trissy. It…

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Safety First

By Julia Schmeelk | September 12, 2018

With major storms hitting our coast, volcano 🌋 activity in Alaska and all manner of other challenges, please consider your safety and the security of those around you. It is easy to make decisions based on emotion as things happen, but logic needs to take over. Evacuation can be smart and in a contest of…

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New, New, New

By Julia Schmeelk | September 12, 2018

While the prospect of a new house, new location, new book, and new area are exciting, it is a lot of new to be processing. I only know of one way to manage and that is to organize. To that end the lists have started. I worked with someone once who thought writing lists and…

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Porter’s Acceptance

By Julia Schmeelk | September 12, 2018

Porter may not have been the most likable when he first arrives hunting LeeAnn, unconvinced that Golly was worth saving, and skeptically looking over Grabon’s Territory, wondering why one of the humans was not in charge. Of course he has grown since his arrival in the territory. He was assigned to Zack, has learned to…

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Lars

By Julia Schmeelk | September 11, 2018

Being a dragon of a certain age relieves him of the need to constantly be on the lookout for a possible mate. It is seldom that a male past 100 cycles finds his mate and rarer still that the couple decides or is able to grow the bond successfully between them. Maybe because they are…

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Cattle Pulling a Wagon

Fits and Starts

By Julia Schmeelk | September 11, 2018

My life is a series of fits and starts, wait and hurry, delay and leap, stand-still and move demands. It always has been, and I wonder if others experience the same frustrations with the pacing of events as I do? We are getting the house! 🏠 This is positively joyful 😄, we are excited. That…

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Exploding the Sauce

By Julia Schmeelk | September 10, 2018

I would bet I am not the only person who has ever forgotten to put a lid on something in the microwave. I heard the pop and knew I had created a mess. What was going to be a simple meatball sandwich, made an artistic splash within the microwave. Cooking disasters, accidents, and messes are…

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Eating 🍎🍎🍎

By Julia Schmeelk | September 9, 2018

My parents dog grew up in a house with an orchard and even through this last move, they still have an ample supply and variety of apples for her to choose from. There are at least five apple and two pear trees in the new place. This morning on the great morning apple hunt, she…

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