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The author AI scam (almost got me!)
Yep. They tried to get me too. Actually, still trying. Basically every day, everyone gets spammed by scammers. And there’s a new scam in town to get wise to, at least, if you’re a word nerd trying to make it in this ever-more-highly saturated book market. With so many people trying to be writers today,… Continue reading
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1, 3, 5 Minute Stories — New short-form fiction!
You may be familiar with the writing format of short stories which take one, three, or five minutes to read, at the average reading speed of 180 words per minute. It’s a fun writing exercise and a challenging one at that. My local library even has one of those machines which prints a long thermal… Continue reading
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Sing!
3,200 words, 18 minutes estimated read time While the world loses its collective mind over AI, I seem to be in the minority who couldn’t care less. Let me rephrase. I couldn’t be less interested in using it in my life in any form. That said, of course it’s being foisted upon all of us… Continue reading
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Making a comeback
I’ll always say it: you gotta get out there! Life cannot be lived sitting at home. On the couch. In bed. We all know a ton of people whose lives are lived thusly, and on some level or another, it is difficult to observe. It’s essentially like watching someone commit suicide in slow motion. An… Continue reading
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New fiction published!!!
Greetings! I’m extremely excited to announce the publication of my new book! Now available on the global eBook marketplace, is the novella Too Many Bigfoots. In this shorter work, we follow the misadventures of Gloria, a homeless woman suffering from severe mental illness as she survives the streets of a small Oregon city. The voices… Continue reading
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The Rowena Fire 2025: My Personal Story
The entire story, the truth, is always the best story. And I realized that this story needed to be told in full. I’m taking a chance and revealing some rather personal things, because how I got here, and what this means for me, is a story with a message, a lesson. Meaning. Well, at least… Continue reading
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One project nearly finished, another looms large
My current project is basically finished! It was about a six-month process, mainly in editing. I have no editor, so it’s all on me. I’m very happy to have reached the finish line. It was a wild ride, and I can honestly say I’ve never spent as much time on any written work in my… Continue reading
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