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with Drake The Duck Muse
Multi-Genre Author ~ Editor ~ Book Designer ~ Writing Coach
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!
The Sphere of Story
January 2022 The process of story creation can be explained as a sphere of creation. It is a process where ideas form and are passed...
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An Author's Flight Plan
February 2022 Migrating my way through the world as a writer has never been hard for me. From my duckling days, I knew that writing...
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Validate Reading… No Matter How You Choose To Do It!
February 2022 I spend a lot of time with people who love books, authors, and readers. In almost every case, the conversations are...
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Editors Protect The Rush
May 2022 I love words. I love diving deep into sentence structures, vocabulary, and the rhythm of one paragraph, flowing after another,...
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Ten Sacred Words
August 2022 Sacred [sey-krid] adjective; regarded with reverence; secured against violation and infringement. Since I was about seven...
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A Tribute to Kate McNeil (1979-2022)
Yesterday, as I celebrated her birthday, and my honor of sharing another year of life with such a vibrant soul, I received a phone call...
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The Why of My Book Obsession
I’ve done a few interviews – radio programs, podcasts, newspaper interviews – over the past fifteen years. I love talking about books...
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Josh White Jr. (1940-2014)
I was first introduced to Josh White Jr. and his music when I was 14 years old. I was an awkward, frail, shy, tremendously self-critical...
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Snuggly Puppies
The impact and contribution of dogs in my life appears in my memory as double underscored, in a bold font. Since childhood, I’ve...
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Writing and Books
A teacher once asked me, when I was a freshman in high school, “When do you know you’re most yourself – your real self?” “When I’m...
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Bacon Stuffed Waffles
Everyone has at least one… a food that you didn’t know existed, but you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing and who...
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Carmina Burana
There are several pieces of music that are particularly special to me. Some for their melodies, some for their lyrics, some for the way...
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Cheese Fondue
American popular culture has always been, and will probably always be, super-eclectic. Our way of life is a by-product of congealing...
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Giving Gifts Just Because
From the time we’re very young… too young to actually understand the social expectations, we’re given presents. Every occasion has...
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Ausie Cheese Fries
Some of my greatest memories of life were, and still are, made while huddled around a plate of French fries. In high school, late-night...
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