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Five Easy Body Pieces by J J Dare
“Dismembering the human body in five steps” is one of many terms I use when researching books I’m writing. One day I can see this getting me into trouble. While “the amount of blood in a human body”...
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The Day of the Trickster by J J Dare
The first day in April is a silly day. If this day had a spokesperson, it would be Monty Python’s Flying Circus (“Nudge, nudge! Know what I mean? Say no more! A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat,...
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Broken Finger Syndrome by J J Dare
Better than a palm smack to the forehead, I’ve come up with a surefire way to prevent future writing embarrassments and shameful literary episodes. It’s called Broken Finger Syndrome. Posters, pens and...
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Jumping Trains by J J Dare
“How many trains have you jumped in your life?” These nine little words gave me pause. For the past week, I’ve been alternately obsessing, compulsing and nonchalanting. Yeah, I know, I’m adding my own...
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Highfalutin Flying Pigs by J J Dare
When friends and acquaintances find out I’m a writer, a few of them want to pick my brain about something they’ve either written or want to write. For the most part, I don’t mind. I mean, after all,...
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Three by J J Dare
Three is a nervous number. It’s not part of a pair nor is it part of two couples. Three is that in-between number sitting at the table twiddling its thumbs awkwardly while trying not to feel the odd...
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It’s Raining Words by J J Dare
I like rain and gloomy weather. My middle child and I were discussing where we’d like to live in the future. The upper west coast is definitely an option, particularly Oregon and Washington, and the...
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This In-between Life by J J Dare
A new chapter is starting in my life. My youngest, The Baby, is moving a gazillion miles away. While it’s actually only five hundred miles away, it feels like a gazillion. She’s never been more than...
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March 29th is Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day
Celebrate Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day! Grab a book from Second Wind Publishing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Spark of Heavenly Fire by Pat Bertram The Red Death has quarantined...
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The Good, The Bad, and The Useless
Just like gossip, give a story to five different editors and you might get back five different edited copies. When this happens to me, I try to find a common theme in the critiques. In one instance...
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