Writing and Music

The “Son of the Serpent” Book Release Tour @VashtiQV

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Son of the Serpent: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HS4C3B7 Hello, everyone! Today I thought I would mention some of the places in my Fantasy Angels Series, along with some of the supporting characters and other beings introduced in Son of the Serpent. “Son of the Serpent features a conflict of phenomenal proportions, characters that are richly developed and compelling, and a skillfully […]

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Thankful

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Happy Thanksgiving! As I reflect on all I have to be thankful for, I am astounded that there is so much! We tend to go through our days without stopping to really take a look around us and truly appreciate what we have. We are always chasing a carrot just out of reach. But, today,

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Exposing your work, on #LisaBurtonRadio

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Because this post includes some of my favorite bloggers AND the always fantastic Lisa Burton, I have to share it. Authors, one thing that stands out to me in this post is about supporting others. If you have tunnel vision and ONLY promote yourself and your work, you aren’t going to see a lot of

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Old Jim’s Christmas Parole

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This poem and piece of artwork are taken from Discovery – Poetry And Art by Rick and Jan Sikes. Prison was a lonely place to be during the holidays. Rick often told stories of depression and how there was an increased number of suicides around Christmas. I chose this poem because, in a twisted way,

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Hard Times – Part 1

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I felt the urge to share a Christmas story this year and I truly hope you enjoy it. My family was poor. Not the kind of poor that we think we are today, but the kind of poor that, for many years during the great depression, had no home in which to live, and very

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Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – Buy a Book for Christmas – #thrillers #short stories Luna Saint Claire, Jan Sikes and Kristina Stanley

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The always amazing and supportive, Sally Cronin, is spotlighting “Two Shorts and a Snort” on her “Buy A Book for Christmas” series!

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Christmas

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Dr. Bob Rich put this post together with such insight and thought that I had to share. Take a minute to think about what he is saying. Let’s try to keep a perspective of what Christmas truly is or is not. Many thanks to Dr. Bob for this!

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Hard Times – Part 2

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I started a short story last Sunday that is based on true tales passed down from my mom and older sister. The story takes place during a time when the full raging effects of the Great Depression had displaced so many. We met Walter and Ella Smith, who are living with their three children in

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