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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty seven…

(Author’s commentary): Okay, this is almost the last chapter I am going to post… I mean, nobody is really reading it anyway… ********** The Seven Kingdoms   Chapter Thirty Seven   Hildy began snapping orders. It was pure chance that … Continue reading

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty six…

(Author’s commentary): I love this chapter. A little magic, a little romance, humor and tragedy mingling together. Sometimes it strikes me that it isn’t the big adventure parts of a story that make it real. The battles and the heroics … Continue reading

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty five…

(Authors commentary): Okay, that’s just evil… pushing a starving old lady into the sea to drown. Stupid prince! Stupid evil empire bent on world domination! Good thing there are some brave teenage princesses to stand up to these asshats! Also: … Continue reading

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty four…

(Author’s commentary): I know this chapter is a little heart wrenching… but I felt it was important to show just how depraved and evil the enemy that my young heroes are fighting against truly are. And once again, I will … Continue reading

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty three…

(Author’s commentary): I love this chapter. We get to see Hildy really stepping into her role as commander of the resistance army. Yeah, she is just making it up as she goes along. I don’t write her in a way … Continue reading

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The Seven Kingdoms… chapter thirty two…

(Author’s commentary):  Why yes, I am still working on my newest novel; The Seven Kingdoms. For those of you who are new here, a little background. This is my attempt to not only write from a mostly female perspective for … Continue reading

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How an alien helped me meet Eric Idle… and this is going to be a long post, so grab some coffee… oh, and this also explains why I did all those funny Photoshop pictures of Eric…

Okay, technically, that is not the alien that made it possible for me to meet Eric Idle… that is Mamma Fawnya, and she shows up in the same book as the alien in question, but so far, I haven’t made … Continue reading

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A poem I wrote warning you about Trump, way back when he first slithered into the primaries…

Donald, may I call you Don? Or would you prefer Mr. Trump? Into the primaries you have been drawn You say America is in a slump As much as I would love to end up as your pawn I’m afraid … Continue reading

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We… a poem…

We   We surround ourselves with walls to protect our fragile hearts, and our fortress becomes our prison… We are flawed perfection… We are uncut jewels… We are unlimited potential bounded by procrastination… We are unfocused beams of light… We … Continue reading

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You are the sun… (Or): What goes on in my head when I am alone in a car on a long drive: The crack squirrel chronicles… the final chapter…

The sun tints the sky, setting fire to the heavens. It careens with wild, child-like abandon through a drop of dew on the tip of a rose petal and shoots off in new directions and colors. The sun is all … Continue reading

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