Monthly Archives: August 2015

THURSDAY MORNING COFFEE BLOG – Time Is Relative

You might have noticed that my “morning coffee blog” doesn’t come out in the morning. Usually I write it in the morning – despite my best intentions, life gets in the way. But there are reasons. REASONS, not excuses. Some … Continue reading

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THURSDAY MORNING COFFEE – College packing: “But what about your orchid??”

Sending my 20-year old for another year of studying animation, where orchids, a fish tank, and a well-equipped kitchen constitute the necessities of today’s college life. Continue reading

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Day 232 of 365 Days of Silver ~~ So Deeply Thankful for Solidarity

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So the other day the wondrous and sweet and very kind Brandon Witt posted praises for my book Spring Affair; Seasons of Love – Book One. He published a very nice picture too. My…

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THURSDAY MORNING COFFEE – Hyphenate everything? CMoS woes.

Vive la resistance! Raise your erasers and fight CMoS’s insane, promiscuous propagation of no-longer-needed (or, “no longer needed”) hyphens! Continue reading

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SNEAK RELEASE – “Treading Water,” book 1 of SwimBikeRun

Shh… this is a little earlier than scheduled, but “Treading Water” is up on Amazon for Kindle users. For the rest of you, the ePub and PDF versions are ready to go, but it will take a few days to … Continue reading

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Day 220 of 365 Days of Silver ~~ Grateful or Free Books!

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ~~ Marcus Tullius Cicero “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ~~ Jorge Luis Borges “Outside of a…

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THURSDAY MORNING COFFEE BLOG – Fine details of indie publishing

By now, you all know that my next release is “Treading Water,” a triathlon M/M romance. What you may not know is that I ventured forth to publish this one through Mugen Press. Or, indie. On my own. Because authors … Continue reading

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Day 217 of 365 Days of Silver ~~ So Grateful for Elizabeth North

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“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” ~~ Brodi Ashton “The real heroes are the librarians and teachers who at no small risk to themselves refuse…

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