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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!



Turkeyville 2025
September 2025 This past weekend, I enjoyed a return to Turkeyville, USA in Marshall, Michigan. This delightful place brings together...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Tom McAuliffe and "Dark Open Sky: The Disappearance of Flight MH370"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 245 Dark Open Sky: The Disappearance of Flight MH370 Written by Tom McAuliffe A Thriller Inspired by...
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Indie Reads Aloud with Rohan Srinivasan and "An Imagined Life"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 244 An Imagined Life Written by Rohan Srinivasan Eleven-year-old Akash Patil lives happily with his...
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Meet The Pets: Presidential Animals from A to Z
September 2025 Click The Cover To Order! I'm constantly on the lookout for new books to send to the little people in my life. While...
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Sweetwater's Canton: September 2025
September 2025 Once a month, I get to share my books with a few other Indie Authors at the Sweetwater's Coffee & Tea cafe's in Novi and...
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Indie Reads Aloud with Samantha Bryant and "Change of Life"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 243 Change of Life Menopausal Superheroes Series Book Two Written by Samantha Bryant With great...
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Indie Reads Aloud with Jacob Hubbard and "Sounds of Yesterday"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 242 Sounds of Yesterday Written by Jacob Hubbard LISTENER ADVISORY: STRONG LANGUAGE, MATURE...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Liz Bullard
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? I have never considered writing under a pseudonym. I’ve always...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Chris Dungey and "Evacuation Route"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 241 Evacuation Route Written by Chris Dungey LISTENER ADVISORY: VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE, MATURE...
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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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