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Quadruple Threat: Amazon, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter?

I can’t believe I never realized this before.  Well, I realized, but I didn’t pick up on it before.  We all know how important social media is to the self-published author.  It’s the life-blood of our marketing whether we like … Continue reading

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Day in the Nerdy Life

This should counter the dark one.  In response to We Drink Because We’re Poets poetry prompt: Day in the Life of a Nerd. There was a young nerd with some dice Who bought the whole set for a low price … Continue reading

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(Extremely Dark Story) They Did It Again

John W. Howell asked me to write a story about an author in pain writing his latest manuscript with a crazed fan having him at gunpoint.  I put a different twist on it and went rather evil and super dark.  … Continue reading

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When the Weather Always Sucks

Mere months ago it was too cold I shivered in my bed Cursing Father Winter For torturing my hearth and home Now I swear it is too hot Sweat flooding from my pours Making sleep a tumultuous affair That I … Continue reading

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I Got Nothing

Due an impending date with Captain Back Pain, I can’t think of anything.  A little panicked and annoyed that this seems to have been caused by the fact that this house is being quite at a balmy 80 degrees.  I’ve … Continue reading

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Goal Post for Last Week of June

First, I’m supposedly rather bendy for a 32-year-old with a shrinking gut.  Apparently, the ability to fold my knees and lay down at the same time is considered flexible.  I was stretching in odd Spider-Man style positions since my back … Continue reading

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Origins: The Cursed Hearts?

I should mention that this idea is evolving as I type.  It popped into my head this morning as I read more poems and stories about love.  Pandora with its songs about women, love, broken hearts, and whatnot didn’t help.  … Continue reading

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The Greatest Sound of Summer

Ring a ding a ling Now the ice cream man is here Unleash the children

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Wishing for the Void

Bring me to the void Where noises cease to be Wrap me in a womb Made of silence and numbness Take my ears and eyes And dash them upon the ground Leave me with my thoughts As I listen to … Continue reading

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Scenes of Awesome

One thing about riding my exercise bike in the morning is that I’m stuck in a simple procedure and can think.  My mind wanders to my life and my writing.  This morning I realized I have two awesome things that … Continue reading

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