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July 1, 2019

Welcome to the WATCH “RWISA” WRITE Showcase Tour! Day 1 #RRBC #RWISA

Welcome to Day 1 of the Watch RWISA Write Showcase, where each day a different author will be featured! It is my pleasure to start off this tour with Author, John W. Howell! The Road by John W. Howell Just a couple more hours and I’ll be able to rest my eyes. Been on this …

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April 18, 2019March 3, 2026

A Story of Love and Time

A STORY OF LOVE AND TIME BY RICK SIKES I can’t tell you why men write and I have been thinking pretty hard on it these past few hours. It could be a man finds something inside of him so damn beautiful that he wants to get it down on paper before it slips …

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March 31, 2019

What comes first?

April kicks off two separate short story writing competitions for me. So, I started going through my folder of ideas and characters and it struck me the varied ways stories come. It made me wonder. Which comes first for you, as an author? The story idea? Or the Characters? For me, it has come both …

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January 6, 2019

2018 The Year of the Short Story!

I'm still looking back at 2018, and one thing that stands out for me, in the literary world, is the number of short stories that were published. Part of the reason for the large surge was a 90 Day Alpha/Omega Beginning to End Short Story contest sponsored by the RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB. While I …

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December 23, 2018March 3, 2026

Hard Times – Part 4

This has been a short story based on a true incident that occurred to one of my older siblings and passed down from my mom. I hope you've enjoyed it as I wrap it up today. When we left Ella, Walter and the children, they were in the doctor's office where the doctor had removed …

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December 23, 2018

Hard Times – Part 4

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December 19, 2018

Hard Times – Part 3

When we left Ella and her three children, a kindly neighbor had driven them to the doctor's office. Charlie, the baby, had eaten glass and was bleeding. Let's join them in the doctor's office. Ella ushered the two girls up the steps and through the wooden door ahead of her. A nurse dressed in a …

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December 16, 2018

Hard Times – Part 2

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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September 12, 2018March 3, 2026

Do Press Releases work?

As a staff writer for two magazines, I receive a plethora of Press Releases every day. I can tell you some grab my eye immediately and some I never open. So what is the secret? First of all let me answer the question: Do Press Releases have value? The immediate and short answer is "Yes." …

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September 12, 2018

Do Press Releases work?

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