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The Blog Thingy
Where Emotion and Information are Dispensed Inconsistently... Sometimes
You'll find some interesting stuff here...
a few Op Eds, some Writing Craft Information, Book Reviews, and More. Poke around the categories and see what ruffles your feathers... in a good way!​
Indie Reads Aloud with T.L. Shively and "Spider's Awakening"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 240 Spider's Awakening Written by T.L. Shively  Unwanted. Unloved. Battling to survive among the gods...
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The Hazel Park Art Fair 2025
August 2025 This past weekend, I happily returned to the Hazel Park Art Fair . Last year was my first time attending, and I and I had...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Ashley Grant and "If The King Falls"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 239 If The King Falls Written by Ashley Grant  LISTENER ADVISORY: MATURE SITUATIONS In If the King...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Carla Stockton and "Too Much of Nothing: Notes on Feminism, Identity, and Womanhood"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 238 Too Much of Nothing: Notes on Feminism, Identity, and Womanhood Written by Carla Stockton   ...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Nevah Ann
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? My first short story was published under my real name in an...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Nevah Ann and "Double-Edged War: Taking Flight"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 237 Double-Edged War: Taking Flight Written by Nevah Ann  LISTENER ADVISORY: STRONG LANGUAGE, MATURE...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with David Hirschman
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? No, I have not considered that. My writing is integrated in some...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Lisa Jacovsky and "Happy Thoughts! Going To The Beach"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 236 Happy Thoughts! Going To The Beach Written by Lisa Jacovsky Illustrated by Brainstorm Productions...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Eloise Epps MacKinnon and "The Man In Pew Three"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 235 The Man In Pew Three Eloise Epps MacKinnon  Brothers and Sisters, are you sitting down? Let me...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Mark McCraw and "Anna's Amazing Alaskan Adventure"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 234 Anna's Amazing Alaskan Adventure Written by Mark McCraw  Have you ever been on an amazing Alaskan...
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Writing Craft Resources vs Generative AI: An Increasingly Unpopular Opinion
August 2025 I recently added three new writing resource books to my collection. 😊 For more than five decades, I've used writing craft...
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Sweetwater's: A Brief Escape with Books and Cocoa
August 2025 Several times a year, I'm privilaged to share my books with the coffee house patrons of Sweetwater's Coffee & Tea in Novi...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Samantha Bryant and "Going Through The Change"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 233 Going Through The Change Menopausal Superhero Series Book One Written by Samantha Bryant  "The...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Liz Bullard and "Chasing Nightmares"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 231 Chasing Nightmares Book 2 in the Lira Somers Mystery Series Written by Liz Bullard  Can Lira break...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Erica Miner
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? I once wrote some letters to the New York Times Sunday Magazine...
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