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Short Story: Soar

I’m putting together a collection of fantasy short stories, and this is a new one to the set. A short story often has the potential to turn into a novel, but sometimes it is complete as it is. This one … Continue reading

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I sat in the high school principal’s office last week…

And so continued my quest to become a weekly 9th grade, social studies classroom volunteer. The students had adored the previous teacher who’d quit in December to have a baby, then seen a variety of substitutes. Somewhere in the mix … Continue reading

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A Coronation of a Lifetime

By Jeanine Englert This past Saturday I got up at 4:30am eager for the day to begin as if I was a child on Christmas morning. The reason you ask? I was excited to view the Coronation of King Charles … Continue reading

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May the first be with you!

I can’t believe it’s already May, though we’ve been getting plenty of warm weather and spring sunshine here in Oregon. I’ll admit my day to post on the blog snuck up on me, just like the new month. Has 2023 … Continue reading

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World Building for Romance

A book is a wonderful and amazing thing. You hold in your hands the key to another world, a world that previously only lived in the mind of another person, who may have died a hundred years ago, or live … Continue reading

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Earth friendly gifts

It’s late November and everyone is frazzled and freaked by how close it is to Christmas. A month from now and before you know it you will be getting presents from the service station! I’ve tried to gift some earth … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving with Family and Friends by Susan Hanniford Crowley

My husband is descended from a Mayflower Pilgrim on one side of his family. Some of you may not know the history of the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts. For one thing, the Mayflower was supposed to land in Virginia where … Continue reading

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Lovely Digits’ Layer-out of the Dead Heroine

By Jeanine Englert To celebrate having 200 Amazon Reviews for my first book, Lovely Digits, I thought I’d highlight one of the most interesting facets of research I discovered while writing the book back in 2017-2018. That aspect was that … Continue reading

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Do You Have an Empty Well Emergency Kit?

By Jeanine Englert If you are like me, there are times when you simply cannot write. It doesn’t matter if you have your favorite fuzzy socks on, with your favorite coffee in your favorite mug in hand, and have the … Continue reading

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Our Allotted Time

I lost someone today. A facebook friend, an acquaintance really. I doubt we would have been good friends in real life, but I guess I’ll never know. Despite not being close, it shocked me, made me stop and reassess my … Continue reading

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